Katri Helena

Finnish singer

Katri Helena (née Koistinen, born on 17 August 1945, Tohmajärvi) is a Finnish sangster who haes been performin syne the 1960s. She haes been marriet three times (Turunen, Kalaoja, Rajala) an is nou livin as a single mither.

Katri Helena

In terms o commercial success, Katri Helena is ane o the most popular singers in Finland. Durin her career, she haes sauld a total o ower 630,000 certifee'd records, which maks her the seicont-best-sellin female soloist in Finland ahint Madonna an places her amang the top 20 best-sellin muisic airtists in the Finnish mercat an aw.[1]

Katri Helena haes haed various hits, includin "Puhelinlangat laulaa", "Katson sineen taivaan" and "Syysunelma". She haes twice representit Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1979 wi her sang "Katson sineen taivaan" ("A'm Leukin at the Blue Sky") an 1993 wi her sang "Tule luo" ("Come tae me"). She teuk pairt in the Internaitional Sopot Festival in 1969, singin "Valssi" durin the Pols day.

In the search for the 100 Greatest Finns o aw time, votit in the simmer o 2004, Katri Helena placit 43rd.

Katri Helena haes 3 childer, 2 girls an a boy, wi her husband Timo Kalaoja who dee'd o a hert attack in 1988. His daith affected her so hintle that she athdrew frae public view an stoppit performin an recordin albums for fower years. Her anerly son, Juha Kalaoja, dee'd o a hert attack an aw at the age o 33, on 29 Aprile 2009.[2]

Discografie

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Albums

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  • 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)

See an aw

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References

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  1. "Katri Helena" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived frae the original on 24 Februar 2012. Retrieved 9 Julie 2011.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 15 Januar 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)