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Finnish singer (born 1945)
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Katri Helena
Katri Helena in 2007Katri Helena in 2007
Background information
Birth nameKatri Helena Koistinen
Born (1945-08-17) 17 August 1945 (age 79)
Tohmajärvi, Finland
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1963–present
Musical artist

Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen; born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish singer.

Career

Katri Helena released her first songs in 1963 and has since sold over 630,000 certified records, which makes her the second-best-selling female soloist in Finland behind Madonna and places her also among the top 20 best-selling music artists in the Finnish market. She has represented Finland twice in the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1979 with her song "Katson sineen taivaan" and in 1993 with "Tule luo". She also took part in the Sopot International Song Festival in Poland in 1969, singing "Valssi".

Personal life

Katri Helena has been married three times. She had two daughters and a son with her husband Timo Kalaoja, who died of a heart attack in 1988. His death affected her so much that she withdrew from public view and stopped performing and recording for four years. Her only son, Juha Kalaoja, died at age 33 of a stroke on 29 April 2009.

Discography

Albums

  • Vaalea valloittaja (1964)
  • Puhelinlangat laulaa (1964)
  • Katri Helena (1966)
  • Katupoikien laulu (1967)
  • Paikka auringossa (1968)
  • Ei kauniimpaa (1969)
  • Kai laulaa saan (1971)
  • Lauluja meille kaikille (1972)
  • Kakarakestit (1973)
  • Kun kohdattiin (1973)
  • Paloma blanca (1975)
  • Lady Love (1976)
  • Ystävä (1978)
  • Katson sineen taivaan (1979)
  • Sydämeni tänne jää (1980)
  • Kotimaa (1981)
  • Minä soitan sulle illalla (1982)
  • Kirje sulle (1984)
  • On elämä laulu (1986)
  • Almaz (1988)
  • Juhlakonsertti (1989)
  • Anna mulle tähtitaivas (1992)
  • Lähemmäksi (1993)
  • Vie minut (1995)
  • Hiljaisuudessa (1996)
  • Missä oot (1998)
  • Leidit levyllä (2000)
  • Tässä tällä hetkellä (2004)
  • Elämänlangat (2006)
  • Hiljaisuudessa (2006)
  • Tulet aina olemaan (2009)
  • Valon maa (2011)
  • Sinivalkoinen (2012)
  • Taivaan tie (2014)
  • Niin on aina ollut (2015)

Singles

See also

References

  1. "Katri Helena" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  2. "Suomen edustajat kautta aikain". Yle. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. "Interviisut". Punatähdet. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Katri Helenan suuri suru: Rakkaat kuolivat". Iltalehti. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

External links

Preceded bySeija Simola
with Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus 		Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1979 		Succeeded byVesa-Matti Loiri
with Huilumies
Preceded byPave Maijanen
with Yamma, yamma 		Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1993 		Succeeded byCatCat
with Bye Bye Baby
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Countries
Final
Withdrawn
  • Turkey
Artists
Final
Withdrawn
Songs
Final
Withdrawn
  • "Seviyorum"
Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Countries
Final
Qualification
Artists
Final
Qualification
Songs
Final
  • "Alle mine tankar"
  • "Better the Devil You Know"
  • "A cidade (até ser dia)"
  • "Donne-moi une chance"
  • "Don't Ever Cry"
  • "Ellada, hora tou fotos"
  • "Eloise"
  • "Esmer Yarim"
  • "Hombres"
  • "Iemand als jij"
  • "In Your Eyes"
  • "Mama Corsica"
  • "Maria Magdalena"
  • "Mi stamatas"
  • "Moi, tout simplement"
  • "Shiru"
  • "Sole d'Europa"
  • "Sva bol svijeta"
  • "Þá veistu svarið"
  • "Tih deževen dan"
  • "This Time"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Under stjernerne på himlen"
  • "Viel zu weit"
  • "Vrede"
Qualification
  • "Amnestia na neveru"
  • "Árva reggel"
  • "Muretut meelt ja südametuld"
  • "Nu pleca"


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