Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen (8 November 1939,

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– 26 October 2000,

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) was a

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singer. She was one of the most popular Finnish singers of the 1950s and 1960s, and represented Finland at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, the first time Finland participated in the contest. She spent her childhood in

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as a refugee from the

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, returning to Finland at the age of ten. Her first album, released in 1957, was a success, and she continued to release music until 1980. From the 1970s she suffered from severe

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. Her daughter is Finnish singer Milana Mišić.

Albums

* ''Laila'' (1965,

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) * ''Iskelmiä vuosien varrelta'' (1974, Scandia) * ''Ajaton Laila Kinnunen'' (1974, Scandia) * ''Sävelkansio'' (1980, Hjgitjelmi) * ''Valoa ikkunassa'' (1986, Helmi) * ''32 ikivihreää'' (1989, Safir) * ''24 ikivihreää'' (1989, Finnlevy) * ''Mandschurian kummut'' (1989, Basebeat) * ''Unohtumattomat'' (1992, Helmi) * ''Parhaat'' (1994,

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) * ''20 suosikkia – Lazzarella'' (1996, F Records) * ''20 suosikkia – Valoa ikkunassa'' (1996, F Records) * ''20 suosikkia – Mandshurian kummut'' (1997, F Records) * ''20 suosikkia – Idän ja lännen tiet'' (1997, F Records) * ''Muistojen Laila'' (1999, F Records) * ''Kaikki kauneimmat'' (2000, F Records) * ''Muistojen kyyneleet: 20 ennen julkaisematonta laulua'' (2001, Mediamusiikki) * ''Kadonneet helmet: 20 ennenjulkaisematonta laulua'' (2002, Mediamusiikki) * ''Kadonneet helmet 2: 20 ennenjulkaisematonta laulua'' (2004, Mediamusiikki) * ''30 suosikkia'' (2007,

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) * ''A la Laila: Alkuperäiset levytykset 1957-1980'' (2009, Warner Music)

References

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Laila Kinnunen
at Pomus.net. 1939 births 2000 deaths People from Vantaa Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1961 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland 20th-century Finnish women singers Refugees in Sweden Finnish refugees {{Finland-singer-stub