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Kaija Kärkinen
Kaija Kärkinen (born 9 September 1962) is a Finnish singer and actress. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, with the song "Hullu yö", finishing 20th. Kärkinen was born in Sodankylä. She started her career in the group ''Lato'' as a vocalist. After her Eurovision appearance, she started working as a duo with Finnish musician and guitarist Ile Kallio Ilkka Tahvo "Ile" Kallio (born 18 November 1955) is a Finnish guitarist and singer. Kallio was born in Oulu, Finland. He was a founding member of the Hurriganes, then a member of the Finnish band The Dogs. During the 1990s performed as a duo wit ..., releasing a number of albums. Discography Albums *1991: ''Mustaa vettä'' *1995: ''Sade'' *1996: ''Lupaus'' *1997: ''Suuri salaisuus'' *1999: ''Noitavoimaa'' *2000: ''Kaikki oikeudet'' *2002: ''Kymmenen laulua'' *2004: ''Kuka saa kyyneleet'' *2005: ''Sodassa ja rakkaudessa'' *2008: ''Saman taivaan alla'' *2012: ''Köyhän naisen paratiisi'' Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sodankylä
Sodankylä (; sme, Soađegilli ; smn, Suáđigil; sms, Suäʹđjel) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Highway 5 ( E63) and along Highway 4 ( E75). The Kitinen River flows near the center of Sodankylä. Its neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski. The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami. The municipality has a population of , () which makes it the fourth largest municipality in Lapland after Rovaniemi, Tornio and Kemi, and at the same time the largest municipality in population that does not use the title of city or town. It covers an area of of which is water, making it the second largest municipality in Finland in terms of area, right after its neighboring municipality of Inari. The population density is . Sodankylä has an airfield. Also, one of EISCAT's scientific radar receiver stations is located outside Sodank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 55 times since its debut in . Finland won the contest for the first – and to date only – time in with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah". The country's best result before then was achieved by Marion Rung with the song "Tom Tom Tom" in , which placed sixth. Finland has finished last in the contest eleven times, receiving '' nul points'' in , and . Since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Finland has failed to reach the final eight times. In , the country had its best result in eight years when Softengine with "Something Better" finished 11th, a result that would be surpassed seven years later by Blind Channel with " Dark Side", which came sixth in , thereby achieving the country's joint-second best result to date and its first top 10 result since 2006. In , Finland finished last in the first semi-final with the shortest-ever Eurovision entry, "" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. History Before the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rome, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song " Insieme: 1992" by Toto Cutugno and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI). The contest was held at Studio 15 di Cinecittà on 4 May 1991 and was hosted by former Italian winners Gigliola Cinquetti and Toto Cutugno. Twenty-two countries took part in the contest with participating for the first time since , and the deciding not to participate. This contest was also the last time that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia participated, the country would soon be split up opening up new countries to participate in the coming years. It was also the first time that was represented in their reunited form since East Germany joined West Germany by the German reunification. The winner this year was with the song "Fångad av en stormvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hullu Yö
Finland was represented by Kaija Kärkinen, with the song "Hullu yö", at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Rome. "Hullu yö" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised by broadcaster Yle and held on 2 March. Before Eurovision National final The final was held at the Typhon Hall in Turku, hosted by Kati Bergman. Ten songs took part with the winner chosen by an "expert" jury, which included Tina Pettersson, who had represented Finland in 1990 with the group Beat, and veteran Finnish Eurovision conductor Ossi Runne. Other participants included former Finnish representatives Riki Sorsa (1981) and Kirka (1984). At Eurovision On the night of the final Kärkinen performed 16th in the running order, following Israel and preceding Germany. "Hullu yö" was the only rock-influenced song in the 1991 contest, but went largely unappreciated by the national juries as at the close of voting it had received only 6 points, placing Finlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duet
A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo section rather than performing simultaneously. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is a "piano duet" or " piano four hands". A piece for two pianists performing together on separate pianos is a " piano duo". The term ''duet'' is also used as a verb for the act of performing a musical duet, or colloquially as a noun to refer to the performers of a duet. A musical ensemble with more than two solo instruments or voices is called trio, quartet, quintet, sextet, septet, octet, etc. History When Mozart was young, he and his sister Marianne played a duet of his composition at a London concert in 1765. The four-hand, described as a duet, was in many of his compositions which included five sonatas; a set o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ile Kallio
Ilkka Tahvo "Ile" Kallio (born 18 November 1955) is a Finnish guitarist and singer. Kallio was born in Oulu, Finland. He was a founding member of the Hurriganes, then a member of the Finnish band The Dogs. During the 1990s performed as a duo with Kaija Kärkinen. Discography Albums ;As part of Hurriganes *1975: ''Crazy Days'' *1976: ''Hot Wheels'' *1977: ''Tsugu Way'' *1978: ''Hanger'' *1983: ''Seven Days, Seven Nights'' *1984: ''Hurrygames'' *1996: ''Live in Stockholm 1977'' ;As part of The Dogs *1979: ''Dogfood'' (credited as Pera & The Dogs) *1980: ''Radiator'' ;Solo *1977: ''Irock'' *1980: ''Get Out'' *1982: ''Rocks and Stones'' *1986: ''Tänä yönä'' ;as duo Kaija Kärkinen Kaija Kärkinen (born 9 September 1962) is a Finnish singer and actress. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, with the song " Hullu yö", finishing 20th. Kärkinen was born in Sodankylä. She started her career in the ... & Ile Kallio *1991: ''Mustaa vettä'' *1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beat (band)
Beat were a Finnish band who represented their country in Eurovision Song Contest 1990. The group performed the song Fri? (Free?) in Swedish and finished 21st out of 22 countries, scoring 8 points. The group was composed of members Janne Engblom, Kim Engblom, Tina Krause and Tina Pettersson. The song was also recorded in Finnish and English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide .... Discography * ''A Hope For Peace'' (1981) * ''Beat'' (1990) Bibliography Lyrics the song Fri? (along with translation) Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1990 Finnish musical groups {{Finland-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fri?
Finland participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. The Finnish entry was Beat with the Swedish language song "Fri?", the first time the Finnish entry had been sung in Swedish. After that the only other time Finland has participated with a song in Swedish was in 2012 with Pernilla Karlsson singing "När jag blundar". Before Eurovision National final The final was held on 17 February 1990 at the Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki, hosted by Kati Bergman. 11 songs took part and the winner was chosen by an expert jury. This would be Ossi Runne's last participation as a conductor for the pre-selections in 24 years. He would hand over his baton to his successor, Olli Ahvenlahti, as he would conduct at Zagreb At Eurovision Beat performed last of 22, following Cyprus. At the close of the voting they had received 8 points, placing joint last with Norway. Voting References External linksFinnish National Final 1990 {{Eurovision Song Contest 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pave Maijanen
Pekka Juhani "Pave" Maijanen (3 September 1950 – 16 January 2021) was a Finnish musician, who worked as a singer, songwriter, bass player, keyboard player, drummer, guitarist and producer during his long career. As well as his solo career, Maijanen was a member of The Royals, Rock'n'Roll Band, Pepe & Paradise and he was the keyboard player and producer of Dingo and the Hurriganes. Maijanen's first work as a producer was for the album '' Nuclear Nightclub'' by Wigwam. Career Pave Maijanen was born in Lappeenranta, and became interested in music at the age of 6, when he started playing the harmonica. In the 1960s, he was already playing in several bands, the most famous of which was ''Mielikummitus'', the background band of singer Kristian. Maijanen's music career continued as the bass player of the famous band Pepe & Paradise and as the vocalist of The Royals. Maijanen also acted as the vocalist on the albums of guitar virtuoso Albert Järvinen. Maijanen's first solo single '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamma, Yamma
Finland entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with "Yamma, yamma", sung by Pave Maijanen after they won the Finnish national final. Before Eurovision National final The Finnish broadcaster, Yleisradio Oy (YLE), held a national final to select the Finnish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, held in Malmö, Sweden. The contest was held at the Typhon Hall in Turku on 29 February, hosted by Kati Bergman. 10 songs competed, with the winner being decided through two rounds of jury voting, the first to select the top 4 songs, with the second selecting the winner. The winner of the contest was Pave Maijanen with the song "Yamma, yamma", composed by Maijanen and written by Hector. At Eurovision Maijanen performed 12th on the night of the contest, following Iceland and preceding Switzerland. "Yamma, yamma" received 4 points, placing last of 23 countries competing. Among the members of the Finnish jury was Vicky Rosti, who represented Finland in the 1987 contest. Vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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