Päivi Paunu (20 September 1946 – 14 December 2016) was a Finnish singer, born in

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. Paunu and

Kim Floor Kim Floor (born 14 March 1948 in Porvoo) is a Finland, Finnish singer, actor and television host. Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in Eurovision Song Contest 1972, 1972 with the song "Muistathan" ("I Ho ...

performed in the 1972

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contest in the United Kingdom with the song "

Muistathan Finland was represented by Päivi Paunu and Kim Floor, with the song "Muistathan", at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 25 March in Edinburgh. Before Eurovision National final The Finnish national final was held on 29th Janu ...

" ("I Hope You Remember").

Music career

Päivi Paunu started as a folk singer at mid 60s singing at folk concerts in

. Asked to make records her first published single was "Aamulla varhain" / "Mene ikkunani luota" in 1966. The first single gained attention as B-side "Mene ikkunani luota" got full points at ''Levyraati'' ("Record Panel"). The single was followed by album ''Päivi Paunu'' in 1966. She died on 14 December 2016, aged 70, of cancer.Laulaja Päivi Paunu on kuollut

Discography

Albums

* Päivi Paunu, 1966 * Päivi, 1969 * Hei vain, 1971 * Uskon päivään kauniimpaan, 1972 * Huomiseen mä luotan vieläkin, 1973 * Jos rakkaus jää, 1977 * Arkinen hartaus, 1986 * 20 suosikkia: Oi niitä aikoja, 1996

References

1946 births 2016 deaths Singers from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1972 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland Deaths from cancer in Finland {{finland-singer-stub