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Kaija K�rkinen
Kaija K�rkinen during her concert in Mikkeli.
Background information
Born	(1962-09-09) 9 September 1962 (age 62) Sodankyl�, Finland
Occupation(s)	singer, actress

Kaija K�rkinen (born 9 September 1962) is a Finnish singer and actress. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, with the song "Hullu y�", finishing 20th.

K�rkinen was born in Sodankyl�. She started her career in the group Lato as a vocalist. After her Eurovision appearance, she started working as a duo with Finnish musician and guitarist Ile Kallio, releasing a number of albums.

Discography

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Albums

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1991: Mustaa vett�
1995: Sade
1996: Lupaus
1997: Suuri salaisuus
1999: Noitavoimaa
2000: Kaikki oikeudet
2002: Kymmenen laulua
2004: Kuka saa kyyneleet
2005: Sodassa ja rakkaudessa
2008: Saman taivaan alla
2012: K�yh�n naisen paratiisi

External links

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Kaija K�rkinen at IMDb

Preceded by Beat with Fri?	Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991	Succeeded by Pave Maijanen with Yamma, yamma

v t e Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Participation	1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Saara Aalto ~~Aksel~~ Markku Aro Ami Aspelund Monica Aspelund Nina �str�m Beat Blind Channel Boulevard Carita CatCat Darude Edea Kim Floor Fredi Laila Halme Kristina Hautala Jarkko and Laura Jasmine K��rij� Kaija Katri Helena Laila Kinnunen Kirka Viktor Klimenko Koivisto Sisters Kojo Kari Kuivalainen Kuunkuiskaajat Laura Vesa-Matti Loiri Lordi Sonja Lumme Lasse M�rtenson Norma John Ann-Christine Nystr�m Hanna Pakarinen P�ivi Paunu Paradise Oskar Pave Pernilla Pertti Kurikan Nimip�iv�t Pihasoittajat The Rasmus Sebastian Rejman Geir R�nning Vicky Rosti Marion Rung Anneli Saaristo Sandhja Krista Siegfrids Jari Sillanp�� Seija Simola Softengine Riki Sorsa Ter�sbetoni Waldo's People Windows95man
Songs	"Aava" "Addicted to You" "Aina mun pit��" "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus" "Aurinko laskee l�nteen" "Blackbird" "Bye Bye Baby" "Cha Cha Cha" "Da Da Dam" "Dark Side" "La dolce vita" "El�k��n el�m�" "Fantasiaa" "Fri?" "Hard Rock Hallelujah" "Hengaillaan" "Huilumies" "Hullu y�" "Jezebel" "Katson sineen taivaan" "Keep Me Warm" "Kuin silloin ennen" "Kun kello k�y" "Laiskotellen" "Lapponia" "Leave Me Alone" "A Little Bit" "Look Away" ~~"Looking Back"~~ "Lose Control" "Marry Me" "Miss� miehet ratsastaa" "Monsters" "Muistathan" "Muistojeni laulu" "N�r jag blundar" "Nauravat silm�t 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"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Amina Atlantis 2000 Baby Doll Sarah Bray Carola Clouseau Sergio Dalma Duo Datz Peppino di Capri Dulce Thomas Forstner Anders Frandsen Paul Giordimaina and Georgina Kim Jackson Samantha Janus Just 4 Fun Kaija Elena Patroklou Sandra Simó Stefán and Eyfi Can Uğurluer, İzel Çeliköz and Reyhan Karaca Sophia Vossou
Songs	"Anixi" "Bailar pegados" "Un baiser volé" "Brazil" "Canzone per te" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" "Could It Be" "Could It Be That I'm in Love" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Draumur um Nínu" "Fångad av en stormvind" "Geef het op" "Hullu yö" "İki Dakika" "Kan" "Lige der hvor hjertet slår" "Lusitana paixão" "A Message to Your Heart" "Mrs. Thompson" "S.O.S." "Venedig im Regen"