Katri Helena

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Katri Helena
Katri Helena in 1993
Katri Helena in 1993
Background information
Born
Katri Helena Koistinen

(1945-08-17) 17 August 1945 (age 80)
Tohmajärvi, Finland
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1963–2025

Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen; born 17 August 1945) is a retired Finnish singer.

Career

Katri Helena performing for the workers at Rettig Tobacco Factory in Turku. In the background are Eino Grön and Matti Heinivaho in 1968

Katri Helena released her first songs in 1963 and has since sold over 630,000 certified records, which makes her the second-best-selling female soloist in Finland behind Madonna and places her also among the top 20 best-selling music artists in the Finnish market.[1] She has represented Finland twice in the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1979 with her song "Katson sineen taivaanCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text" and in 1993 with "Tule luoCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text".[2] She also took part in the Sopot International Song Festival in Poland in 1969, singing "ValssiCategory:Articles containing Finnish-language text".[3]

Personal life

Katri Helena has been married three times. She had two daughters and a son with her husband Timo Kalaoja, who died of a heart attack in 1988. His death affected her so much that she withdrew from public view and stopped performing and recording for four years. Her only son, Juha Kalaoja, died at age 33 of a stroke on 29 April 2009.[4]

Discography

Albums

Singles

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Katri Helena" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011.Category:CS1 Finnish-language sources (fi)
  2. ↑ "Suomen edustajat kautta aikain". Yle. Archived from the original on 2016-02-26. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Interviisut". Punatähdet. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Katri Helenan suuri suru: Rakkaat kuolivat". Iltalehti. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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