Laila Kinnunen

Laila Kinnunen
Laila Kinnunen in 1965.
Laila Kinnunen in 1965.
Background information
Born(1939-11-08)8 November 1939
Vantaa, Finland
Died26 October 2000(2000-10-26) (aged 60)
Heinävesi, Finland
Occupation(s)Singer
Musical artist

Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen (8 November 1939, in Vantaa – 26 October 2000, in Heinävesi) was a Finnish singer. She was one of the most popular Finnish singers of the 1950s and 1960s, and represented Finland at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, the first time Finland participated in the contest.

She spent her childhood in Sweden as a refugee from the Second World War, returning to Finland at the age of ten. Her first album, released in 1957, was a success, and she continued to release music until 1980. From the 1970s she suffered from severe alcoholism.

Her daughter is Finnish singer Milana Mišić.

Albums

Laila Kinnusen's family grave in Malmi Cemetery
  • Laila (1965, Scandia)
  • Iskelmiä vuosien varrelta (1974, Scandia)
  • Ajaton Laila Kinnunen (1974, Scandia)
  • Sävelkansio (1980, Hjgitjelmi)
  • Valoa ikkunassa (1986, Helmi)
  • 32 ikivihreää (1989, Safir)
  • 24 ikivihreää (1989, Finnlevy)
  • Mandschurian kummut (1989, Basebeat)
  • Unohtumattomat (1992, Helmi)
  • Parhaat (1994, Valitut Palat)
  • 20 suosikkia – Lazzarella (1996, F Records)
  • 20 suosikkia – Valoa ikkunassa (1996, F Records)
  • 20 suosikkia – Mandshurian kummut (1997, F Records)
  • 20 suosikkia – Idän ja lännen tiet (1997, F Records)
  • Muistojen Laila (1999, F Records)
  • Kaikki kauneimmat (2000, F Records)
  • Muistojen kyyneleet: 20 ennen julkaisematonta laulua (2001, Mediamusiikki)
  • Kadonneet helmet: 20 ennenjulkaisematonta laulua (2002, Mediamusiikki)
  • Kadonneet helmet 2: 20 ennenjulkaisematonta laulua (2004, Mediamusiikki)
  • 30 suosikkia (2007, Warner Music)
  • A la Laila: Alkuperäiset levytykset 1957-1980 (2009, Warner Music)

See also

References

External links

  • Laila Kinnunen at Pomus.net.
Preceded by
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 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1961 		Succeeded by
Marion Rung
with Tipi-tii
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ParticipationArtistsSongs
  • "Aava"
  • "Addicted to You"
  • "Aina mun pitää"
  • "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
  • "Aurinko laskee länteen"
  • "Blackbird"
  • "Bye Bye Baby"
  • "Cha Cha Cha"
  • "Da Da Dam"
  • "Dark Side"
  • "La dolce vita"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Fantasiaa"
  • "Fri?"
  • "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
  • "Hengaillaan"
  • "Huilumies"
  • "Hullu yö"
  • "Jezebel"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Keep Me Warm"
  • "Kuin silloin ennen"
  • "Kun kello käy"
  • "Laiskotellen"
  • "Lapponia"
  • "Leave Me Alone"
  • "A Little Bit"
  • "Look Away"
  • "Looking Back"
  • "Lose Control"
  • "Marry Me"
  • "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
  • "Monsters"
  • "Muistathan"
  • "Muistojeni laulu"
  • "När jag blundar"
  • "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Niin kaunis on taivas"
  • "No Rules!"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "Old Man Fiddle"
  • "Playboy"
  • "Pump-Pump"
  • "Reggae OK"
  • "Sata salamaa"
  • "Sing It Away"
  • "Something Better"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tie uuteen päivään"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Tom Tom Tom"
  • "Tule luo"
  • "Työlki ellää"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Varjoon – suojaan"
  • "Why?"
  • "Yamma, yamma"
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Songs
  • "Al di là"
  • "Allons, allons les enfants"
  • "Angelique"
  • "April, april"
  • "Are You Sure?"
  • "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
  • "Estando contigo"
  • "Neke davne zvezde"
  • "Nous aurons demain"
  • "Nous les amoureux"
  • "Printemps, avril carillonne"
  • "Sehnsucht"
  • "September, gouden roos"
  • "Sommer i Palma"
  • "Valoa ikkunassa"
  • "Wat een dag"
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  • VIAF
National
  • Finland
Artists
  • MusicBrainz


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