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Hullu Yö
Finland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 with the song "", composed by Ile Kallio, with lyrics by Jukka Välimaa, and performed by Kaija Kärkinen, Kaija. The Finnish participating broadcaster, (Yle), selected its entry through a national final. Before Eurovision National final (Yle) held the national final at the Typhon Hall in Turku, hosted by Kati Bergman. Ten songs took part with the winner chosen by an "expert" jury, which included Tina Pettersson, who had represented with the group Beat, and veteran Finnish Eurovision conductor Ossi Runne. Other participants included former Finnish representatives Riki Sorsa () and Kirka (). At Eurovision On the night of the final Kärkinen performed 16th in the running order, following and preceding . At the close of voting "" had received 6 points, placing Finland 20th of the 22 entries. The Finnish jury awarded its 12 points to . Voting References External links * {{Eurovision Song Contest 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaija Kärkinen
Kaija Kärkinen (born 9 September 1962) is a Finnish singer and actress. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, with the song " Hullu yö", finishing 20th. Kärkinen was born in Sodankylä Sodankylä (; ; ; ) 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 near the center of Sodankylä. Its neighbouring mun .... 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, 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 with Kaija Kärkinen. Discography Albums ;As part of Hurriganes *1975: ''Crazy Days'' *1976: ''Hot Wheels'' *1977: ''Tsugu Way'' *1978: ''Hanger'' *1983: ''Seven Days, Seven Nights'' *1984: ''Hurrygames'' *1996: ''Live in Stockholm 1977'' ;As part of The Dogs *1979: ''Dogfood'' (credited as Pera & The Dogs) *1980: ''Radiator'' ;Solo *1977: ''Irock'' *1980: ''Get Out'' *1982: ''Rocks and Stones'' *1986: ''Tänä yönä'' ;as duo Kaija Kärkinen & Ile Kallio *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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 4 May 1991 at Stage 15 of the Studios in Rome, Italy. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RAI), and presented by Gigliola Cinquetti and Toto Cutugno, the contest was held in Italy following the country's victory at the with the song " : 1992" by Toto Cutugno. Twenty-two countries participated in the event: made its first Eurovision Song Contest appearance in sixteen years, having last participated in , while the decided not to participate because the date of the event coincided with the country's annual Remembrance of the Dead commemorations. It was also the first time that was represented as a single state following the reunification of East and West Germany. For the first time since , the contest resulted in a draw for first place, with both and being awarded the same number of points. The contest's tie-break procedure was implemented ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while the Turku metropolitan area, metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the third most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country after Helsinki metropolitan area, Helsinki and Tampere metropolitan area, Tampere. Turku is Finland's oldest city. It is not known when Turku was granted city status. Pope Pope Gregory IX, Gregory IX first mentioned the town of ''Aboa'' in his ''Bulla'' in 1229, and this year is now used as the founding year of the city. Turku was the most important city in the eastern part of the Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden (today's Finland). After the Finnish War, Finland became an Grand Duchy of Finla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ossi Runne
Ossi Runne (23 April 1927 – 5 November 2020) was a Finnish trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer. in ''Uppslagsverket Finland''. Career He changed his name to Runne in 1936, and in the early part of his career was known as a trumpeter and an orchestra leader. at Pomus (in Finnish). Upon his return to Finland from the post of conductor for the China Variety Orchestra in Stockholm in 1957, he joined the Musiikki-Fazer company as a studio manager. In 1965 he moved to and became head conductor of the national radio orchestra; later he led the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riki Sorsa
Esko Richard "Riki" Sorsa (26 December 1952 – 10 May 2016) was a Finnish pop singer. He started his career in 1974 as the lead singer in the band The Zoo. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the entry " Reggae OK", a reggae influenced song in Finnish which came 16th (out of 20 countries). The song was composed by Jim Pembroke, the lyrics were written by Olli Ojala, and it was conducted by Otto Donner. Sorsa released several albums, singing in Finnish, Swedish, and English. Sorsa died of cancer on 10 May 2016. Personal life Sorsa's parents were Esko Sorsa, a goldsmith and entrepreneur, and Margaretha von Bahr, a ballerina. His maternal grandfather was a Swedish-speaking Finn and maternal grandmother Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirka
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (Russian '' Кирилл Бабицын'', 22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was a Finnish vocalist and musician. One of the most commercially successful artists from Finland, his career lasted from the late 1960s until his death in 2007. Previously associated with Ilkka Lipsanen's band, The Islanders, Kirka went on to record a wide array of rock and pop music. Some of his most famous songs include "Hetki Lyö" (Beat the Clock), "Leijat" (Kites) and "Varrella virran" (Down by the River). His 1988 album ''Surun Pyyhit Silmistäni'' (The Sadness in Your Eyes) went on to be one of the best sold records in Finnish history. He also represented Finland in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest. Early life Kirill Babitzin was born in Helsinki in 1950 to a Russian family. His father, Leon Babitzin was from St. Petersburg and fled to Finland in the aftermath of the October Revolution. His mother, Elizaveta Babitzin (née Zarubina) was partially of History of Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Hanski
Anna Milanja Hanski (born 6 September 1970) is a Finnish singer and actress. Her most famous songs include "Tunteisiin", which was featured in Salatut elämät, "Jos et sä soita" and "Kotiviini". Since 2021, Hanski owns the Konnustupa summer restaurant located in Leppävirta. Career Hanski started her music career at the age of 17. She released her first self-titled album in 1989, which went platinum. The next album ''Sykysiesen unet'' went gold, after which her popularity was at its peak. Her fourth album ''Jos et sä soita still'' also double platinum. In 1993, Hanski recorded the English-language album ''Gypsies & Indians'' with singer-songwriter Lee Hazlewood. Before that, Hanski had recorded several songs from Hazlewood in Finnish language, Finnish, the most famous of which is Hazlewood's "Kotiviini" ("Summer Wine") made famous by Nancy Sinatra. Hanski presented the song in Finnish in 1990 with Pekka Kaasalainen playing and singing in Vilperin Perikunta. The song is also f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hector (musician)
Heikki Veikko Harma (born 20 April 1947) is a Finnish singer-songwriter who has also distinguished himself as a translator of song lyrics, but has written popular lyrics of his own too. To the public he is better known by the name Hector, which he has used since the release of his 1965 debut single "Palkkasoturi", a Finnish translation of Buffy Sainte-Marie's " Universal Soldier". His 1974 album ''Hectorock I'' became the fastest-selling record in Finnish history, selling 50,000 units within a few months. Hector was at the height of his popularity in the first half of the 1970s, but his steady string of recordings provided occasional hits well into the 1990s. In the 2000s he made a strong return to popularity with ''Ei selityksiä'', which became one of his most successful albums. In 2007 he made a farewell tour on big arenas, but has performed occasionally after that too. In 2011 he made a massive comeback tour and released a new album ''Hauras'' (Fragile) in 2014, ten years aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arja Koriseva
Arja Koriseva (born 21 April 1965) is a Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a Finnish tango, tango singer; her repertoire now includes evergreen, pop, musical theatre, and sacred music. Koriseva has sold over 330,000 certified records, making her the seventh best-selling female soloist in Finland. Biography Koriseva said of the village school she attended: “The school was very small and homey; my class had just three pupils. We were good in different subjects and learned a lot from each other. Because we were so few, the classes were joined so that the first and second were together, the third and fourth similarly, and so on. During the breaks we went swimming; on Shrove Tuesday we tobogganed. The cook baked pulla buns and brought them to us with juice as a snack. In fine weather, we had lessons outside and when it was raining, we did sums in class. Once a storm blew down a birch tree in the school yard, we made firewood from it and carried them inside.” (Nyman, p.&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuli Edelmann
Samuli Casimir Edelmann (born 21 July 1968) is a Finnish actor and singer. Family and career Edelmann was born in Pori, Finland, the son of actress Marja-Leena Kouki and composer Toni Edelmann. He has two children with his ex-wife, Laura Tuomarila. In the spring of 2006, he and his family moved to Malta, and in late 2015, he and his family moved back to Finland. In 2018, Edelmann divorced. Actor Edelmann graduated from the Theatre Academy of Finland in 1991. Before graduating, he had acted in three movies: ''Talvisota'' and two ''Vääpeli Körmy'' movies. His role of Vähy in the movie ''Veturimiehet heiluttaa'' in 1992, however, was what shot him to fame. Some of his other well-known roles include Patrick in '' Romanovin kivet'' (1993), Jussi Murikka in '' Häjyt'' (1999), Roope in '' Levottomat'' (2000), Aki in '' Minä ja Morrison'' (2001) and Tomppa in '' Rööperi''. In addition to movies, he has acted in the TV series '' Vintiöt'' and '' Irtiottoja''. He has also du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vexi Salmi
Veikko Olavi "Vexi" Salmi (; 21 September 1942 – 8 September 2020) was a Finnish lyricist. He wrote the lyrics to numerous popular songs for several prominent artists, including Irwin Goodman, Jari Sillanpää, and Katri Helena. His career as a lyricist began in the 1960s, and continued until his death. During his prolific career, he wrote the lyrics for over 4,000 songs, more than 2,400 of which have been recorded. In addition to song lyrics, he authored several novels and one collection of poetry. Salmi's latest work also included collaborating with Ilkka Lipsanen on a 60th anniversary album, and he also acted as a judge on a television program on music lyrics, Salmi was awarded the Juha Vainio Writer's Award in 1993 for his long and successful career as a lyricist. Another music writer's award, the Vexi Salmi Award, was named after him in 2003. Biography Early life Salmi was born in Hämeenlinna, Finland, on 21 September 1942. His father was a carpenter and his mothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
