Kaija Lustila (born 8 November 1965) is a

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singer. She first came to fame as a

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...

singer; now her repertoire includes evergreens, iskelmä and Finnish pop.

Biography

Lustila was born in

Kurikka Kurikka is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kurikka is () and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water () ...

. Her career began in 1982, when she had the opportunity to audition with Risto Oja-Lipasti's band. Within a few years she had made such an impression on the dancing public that she formed her own band, Pajero, with herself as solo singer. (Latva & Tuunainen p 254) In 1987 she entered the prestigious

Tangomarkkinat The Tangomarkkinat is the world's oldest tango festival. It is held early every July in Seinäjoki, Finland. As well as competitions to find the country's best tango singers, composers, and dancers, the festival features public dancing to live mu ...

competition and reached the finals, though she did not win. One of her fellow competitors was Aura Stenroth, the mother of 2007 Tango King Henri Stenroth. (Nyman p 220) Her first album was "Sellaiset silmät" (Eyes Like These) in 1992. Other albums followed in 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2011. In 1999 she took part in the Sysyn sävel competition with "Kaukainen tähti" (Faraway Star). (Latva & Tuunainen p 254) In 2009 she took part in the Tangomarkkinat again, and came second to

Amadeus Lundberg Juha Grigori Amadeus Lundberg (born 29 March 1989), better known as Amadeus, is a Finnish singer. He became famous after winning the Tangomarkkinat tango contest in 2009. As the Tangomarkkinat winner, Amadeus was invited to Euroviisut 2010 song ...

. It was unfortunate for her that the rules had changed to allow only one winner; under the previous rules a male and a female winner were chosen, and she would have been Tango Queen. (Ilkka 12 July 2009) Kaija is an enthusiastic dancer herself and maintains that danceability is a necessity when it comes to music. (Latva & Tuunainen p 255)

Discography

Albums * 1992 Sellaiset silmät * 1994 Kaija Lustila * 1999 Meitä tansittaa * 2004 Sydän ohjaa * 2009 Tangomarkkinat 22 (1 track) * 2011 Näiden tähtien alla Singles * 1992 Sellaiset silmät & Tule kanssani * 1993 Sinun aina & Armonaikaa & Liisa ihmemaan * 1993 Sinun aina & On sellainen ihmisen mieli * 1994 On sellainen ihmisen mieli & Tänne minä kuulun & Sydämet * 1999 Anna pois muistot * 1999 (Syksyn sävel) Kaukainen tähti * 2003 Mikä mies

Sources

* Marja Nyman, Tangokuninkaalliset, Revontuli 2002, * Tony Latva and Petri Tuunainen, Iskelmän tähtitaivas, WSOY 2004,

External links

Tangomarkkinat

Official fansite
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