Katri Helena Kalaoja (

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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

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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

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with her song "

Katson sineen taivaan Finland was represented by Katri Helena, with the song "Katson sineen taivaan", at the 1979 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 31 March in Jerusalem. "Katson sineen taivaan" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final organised ...

" and in

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with "

Tule luo Finland was represented by Katri Helena, with the song "Tule luo", at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 15 May in Millstreet, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. "Tule luo" was chosen as the Finnish entry at the national final on 6 ...

". She also took part in the International Sopot Festival in 1969, singing "Valssi" during the Polish day.

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 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

* "Vierellesi kaipaan" (with Jari Sillanpää) (2007) * "Taivaan Tie" (2014)

References

Official home page.

External links

* 1945 births Living people People from Tohmajärvi 20th-century Finnish women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1979 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1993 21st-century Finnish women singers {{Finland-singer-stub