Kaija Koo

Infobox musical artist


Name = Kaija Koo
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Kaija Kokkola
Alias =
Born = Birth date and age|1962|9|10|mf=y flagicon|FIN Helsinki, Finland
Died =
Instrument = Singing
Genre = Pop (Finnish)
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1980 - present
Label = Bonnier Amigo Music Finland
URL =

Kaija Koo (real name Kaija Kokkola, born September 10, 1962, in Helsinki, Finland) 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 first solo album Kun savukkeet on loppuneet was released in 1986. The next album Tuulten viemää, created with her husband Markku Impiö, released in 1993, was Kaija Koo's major breakthrough. It sold 175 000 copies, making it the 6th 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 are written by Kaija and Markku together and songs are composed by Markku. However, they divorced in 2006 and it remains to be seen how this affects Kaija Koo's career, as she hasn't released any new songs since then.

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Discography

Albums

* "Kun savukkeet on loppuneet" (1986)
* "Tuulten viemää" (1993)
* "Tuulikello" (1995)
* "Unihiekkamyrsky" (1997)
* "Operaatio jalokivimeri" (1998)

* "Tinakenkätyttö" (1999)
* "Mikään ei riitä" (2002)
* "Viiden minuutin hiljaisuus" (2004)
* "Joulukirkossa" (2005)

Compilations

* "Tuuleen piirretyt vuodet" (2000)
* "Minä olen muistanut" (2006)

Singles

39 singles released in 1980-2006.

External links

* [http://www.bonniermusic.fi/fi/artistit/kaija.php Bonnier Amigo Music (Finnish)]
* [http://www.kaijakoo.fi/ Kaija Koo Fanclub (Finnish)]

Sources

* [http://www.kaijakoo.fi/biografia.htm kaijakoo.fi/biografia] (Finnish)