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 Laila Kinnunen in 1965. | |
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| Born | 8 November 1939 Vantaa, Finland |
| Died | 26 October 2000 (aged 60) Heinävesi, Finland |
| Occupation | Singer |
Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen (8 November 1939 – 26 October 2000) 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.
Born in Vantaa, Finland, 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.
She died in Heinävesi at the age of 60 after slipping and breaking her neck on a stair step while taking her dog out for a walk.[1]
Albums
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- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hartikainen, Ville (25 October 2020). "Kun Ritva tapasi viimeistä kertaa Laila Kinnusen, hän ei tunnistanut sisartaan – kertoo nyt, miten rakastettu iskelmätähti ajautui tuhoisaan syöksykierteeseen". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
Entinen laulajatähti oli liukastunut viedessään Nalle-koiraansa ulos. Kaula oli osunut rappusiin.
[The former singing star had slipped while taking her dog, Nalle, outside. Her neck had hit the stairs.]
External links
[edit]- Laila Kinnunen[usurped] at Pomus.net.
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