Kaija Koo

Kaija Koo

Kaija Koo performing at 2013 Rakuunarock festival in Lappeenranta, Finland.
Background information
Birth name Kaija Irmeli Kokkola
Born (1962-09-10) 10 September 1962
Helsinki, Finland
Genres Pop music
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1980–present
Labels Warner Music;
Cosmos Music Group;
Päijät-Hämeen Sorto ja Riisto

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

Kokkola 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 up 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 and 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 Koo 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, Kaija Koo has remained successful, releasing a new album every few years. During her career, she has sold over 540,000 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]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Peak position
FIN
[6]
1986 Kun savukkeet on loppuneet
1993 Tuulten viemää 1
1995 Tuulikello 7
1997 Unihiekkamyrsky 1
1998 Operaatio jalokivimeri 1
1999 Tinakenkätyttö 5
2002 Mikään ei riitä 2
2004 Viiden minuutin hiljaisuus 3
2005 Joulukirkossa  
2007 H-Hetki 10
2010 Irti 2
2014 Kuka sen opettaa 1

Compilations

Year Album Peak position
FIN
[6]
2000 Tuuleen piirretyt vuodet 1980–2000 5
2006 Minä olen muistanut
2011 Tähtisarja – 30 suosikkia 46
Kaunis, rietas, onnellinen – Parhaat 1980–2011 2

Singles

Year Title Peak position Album
FIN
[6]
1999 "Tinakenkätyttö" 10 Tinakenkätyttö
2002 "Mikään ei riitä" 15 Mikään ei riitä
2010 "Vapaa" 1 Irti
2011 "Kaunis rietas onnellinen" 7 Kaunis rietas onnellinen – Parhaat 1980–2011
2014 "Kuka sen opettaa" 17 Kuka sen opettaa
Listing

See also

References

  1. "Kaija Koo" (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. 1 2 3 "Kaija Koo discography". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2014.

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