Kaija Kärkinen (born 9 September 1962) is a Finnish singer and actress. She represented
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
in the
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 Br ...
, with the song "
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 he ...
", finishing 20th.
Kärkinen was born in
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 ne ...
. 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''
External links
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1962 births
Living people
People from Sodankylä
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1991
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland
21st-century Finnish women singers
20th-century Finnish women singers
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