Inka Auhagen

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Inka Minna Auhagen (born Kuoppamäki) (Helsinki, May 9, 1966) is a Finnish singer and actress whose father is actor Jukka Kuoppamäki. With her husband Kai Auhagen she got a daughter called Emilia in 1994.

As a young girl she acted in several Finnish movies, like Solveigin Laulu (1974) and Rakastunut Rampa (1975).

Two years later, in 1977, Inka moved with her family to Stuttgart (Germany), where she went to school and sang in schoolbands. In 1996 she participated in the Finnish national Song contest with the song "Keinuta Mua". Following this she released her first pop-album called Tomua Tuulessa, which was no big success.

Her former neighbor, Sascha Lappessen, who is part of dance project Sash!, invited her in 1998 to do vocals for his album Life Goes On (Sash! album)'s track The Trip 1:03 and to provide backing-vocals for the single Colour the World (UK #15). In 2000 she did another collaboration with the dance group for the single With My Own Eyes (UK #8).

After Sash! she worked with several other people, like rockband Silent Force and a German show band.