Kaija Koo

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Kaija Koo
Background information
Birth name Kaija Irmeli Kokkola
Born (1962-09-10) 10 September 1962
Helsinki, Finland
Genres Pop (Finnish)
Occupations Musician (Singer)
Instruments Singing
Years active 1980—present
Labels Warner Music;
Cosmos Music Group;
Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto

Kaija Kokkola (born 10 September 1962, in Helsinki, Finland), better known by her stage name Kaija Koo, is a Finnish singer.

Kaija began her career when she was 17 years old, as a member of a band Steel City, later known as Kaija Koo Band, until it broke down and Kaija Koo became a soloist. Her debut solo album Kun savukkeet on loppuneet was released in 1986. The next album Tuulten viemää, created with her then-husband Markku Impiö, released in 1993, was Kaija Koo's major breakthrough. It sold 175 000 copies, making it the sixth-best selling album of all times in Finland. Kaija has also participated in the Finnish qualification of Eurovision Song Contest 1981 as a member of the background choir in Frederik's song "Titanic".

Since her breakthrough, she has been very active and still successful, releasing a new album every few years. The lyrics were written by Kaija and Markku together and songs are composed by Markku. However, they divorced in 2006. During her career, Kaija Koo has sold over 530,000 certified records, which makes her the 16th-best-selling music artist, the ninth-best-selling soloist and the third-best-selling female soloist in Finland.[1][2][3][4][5] In June 2010, she signed out of Cosmos Music Group and started under Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto ("Päijänne Tavastian Oppression and Exploitation"),[6] an independent label established in September 2009 by the members of the Finnish rock band Apulanta.[7] In 2010, she released the number-one[8] single "Vapaa", which belongs to the album Irti, released shortly after. Irti has thus far peaked at number two on the Finnish Albums Chart.

Discography

Studio albums

The (rough) English translations of the albums are in the brackets.

  • Kun savukkeet on loppuneet (1986) (When We're Out of Cigarettes)
  • Tuulten viemää (1993) (Blown Away by Wind)
  • Tuulikello (1995) (Wind Chime)
  • Unihiekkamyrsky (1997) (Sleep Sand Storm)
  • Operaatio jalokivimeri (1998) (Operation Gemstone Sea)
  • Tinakenkätyttö (1999) (Girl in Tin Shoes)
  • Mikään ei riitä (2002) (Nothing Is Enough)
  • Viiden minuutin hiljaisuus (2004) (Five-Minute Silence)
  • Joulukirkossa (2005) (In Christmas Church)
  • Irti (2010) (Loose or Afloat)

Compilations

The (rough) English translations of the compilations are in the brackets.

  • Tuuleen piirretyt vuodet  (2000) (Years Drawn in the Wind)
  • Minä olen muistanut  (2006) (I Have Remembered)
  • Kaunis, rietas, onnellinen – Parhaat 1980–2011 (2011) (Beautiful, Lewd, Happy – The Best of 1980–2011)

Singles

  • "Steel City" (1980) (Steel City)
  • "Seis" (1980) (Steel City)
  • "Kaupungin kasvot" (1981) (Steel City)
  • "Radio Girls" (1982) (Steel City)
  • "Muodikkaat kasvot" / "Pelihalli" (1983) (Kaija Kokkola & City Band)
  • "Velho" / "Kolmen jälkeen aamulla" (1984)
  • "Tyhjyys" / "Kuka huutaa" (1985)
  • "Kaikki vanhat filmit" (1985)
  • "Kun savukkeet on loppuneet" (1986)
  • "Pelkään sua, pelkäät mua" (1986)
  • "Kuka keksi rakkauden" (1993)
  • "Niin kaunis on hiljaisuus" (1993)
  • "Tule lähemmäs Beibi" (1993)
  • "Kylmä ilman sua" (1994)
  • "Menneen talven lumet" (1995)
  • "Seuraavassa elämässä" (1995)
  • "Taivas sisälläni" (1995)
  • "Viisi vuodenaikaa" (1995)
  • "Maailman tuulet vie" (1995)
  • "Unihiekkamyrsky" (1997)
  • "Minä muistan sinut" (1997)
  • "Minun tuulessani soi" (1998)
  • "Päivät lentää" (1998)
  • "Siipiveikko" (1998)
  • "Valomerkin aikaan" (1998)
  • "Tinakenkätyttö" (1999)
  • "Isä" (1999)
  • "Ex-nainen" (2000)
  • "Jos sua ei ois ollut" (2000)
  • "Antaa olla" (2001)
  • "Mikään ei riitä" (2002)
  • "Yhtä kaikki" (2002)
  • "Et voi satuttaa enää" (2002)
  • "Kylmät kyyneleet" (2004)
  • "Aika jättää" (2004)
  • "Alan jo unohtaa" (2004)
  • "Huone kahdelle" (2005)
  • "Jouluyö, juhlayö, toive joululaulu" (2005)
  • "Minä olen muistanut" (2006)
  • "Mentävä on" (2007)
  • "Erottamattomat" (2007)
  • "Miltä se tuntuu?" (2007)
  • "Minä uskon" (2008)
  • "Vapaa" (2010)
  • "Rakkaus on voimaa" (2010)
  • "Ja mä laulan" (2011)
  • "Vanhaa suolaa" (2011)
  • "Kaunis rietas onnellinen" (2011)
  • "Päivä kerrallaan" (2012)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jenni Vartiainen" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät kotimaiset singlet" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Kaikkien aikojen myydyimmät ulkomaiset singlet" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  6. ↑ Leinonen, Ann-Mari (20 June 2010). "Apulannan pojat nappasivat Kaija Koon levy-yhtiöönsä" (in Finnish). Bonnier Group. Retrieved 13 February 2012. 
  7. ↑ Kallio, Tero (30 September 2009). "Uusi levy-yhtiö – Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto" (in Finnish). noise.fi. Retrieved 31 July 2011. 
  8. ↑

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