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 (age 62) Helsinki, Finland
Genres	Pop music
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	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 the band Steel City, later known as Kaija Koo Band, until it broke up and Kaija Koo became a solo artist. 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 time in Finland. Kaija Koo 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 solo artist and the third-best-selling female solo artist in Finland.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Listing

• "Steel City" (1980) (Steel City)
• "Seis" (1980) (Steel City)
• "Kaupungin kasvot" (1981) (Steel City)
• "Radio Girls" (1982) (Steel City)
• "Muodikkaat kasvot" / "Pelihalli" (1983) (Kaija Kokkola & City Band)
• "Velho" / "Kolmen jälkeen aamulla" (1984)
• "Tyhjyys" / "Kuka huutaa" (1985)
• "Kaikki vanhat filmit" (1985)
• "Kun savukkeet on loppuneet" (1986)
• "Pelkään sua, pelkäät mua" (1986)
• "Kuka keksi rakkauden" (1993)
• "Niin kaunis on hiljaisuus" (1993)
• "Tule lähemmäs Beibi" (1993)
• "Kylmä ilman sua" (1994)
• "Menneen talven lumet" (1995)
• "Seuraavassa elämässä" (1995)
• "Taivas sisälläni" (1995)
• "Viisi vuodenaikaa" (1995)
• "Maailman tuulet vie" (1995)
• "Unihiekkamyrsky" (1997)
• "Minä muistan sinut" (1997)
• "Minun tuulessani soi" (1998)
• "Päivät lentää" (1998)
• "Siipiveikko" (1998)
• "Valomerkin aikaan" (1998)
• "Isä" (1999)
• "Ex-nainen" (2000)
• "Jos sua ei ois ollut" (2000)
• "Antaa olla" (2001)
• "Yhtä kaikki" (2002)
• "Et voi satuttaa enää" (2002)
• "Kylmät kyyneleet" (2004)
• "Aika jättää" (2004)
• "Alan jo unohtaa" (2004)
• "Huone kahdelle" (2005)
• "Jouluyö, juhlayö, toive joululaulu" (2005)
• "Minä olen muistanut" (2006)
• "Mentävä on" (2007)
• "Erottamattomat" (2007)
• "Miltä se tuntuu?" (2007)
• "Minä uskon" (2008)
• "Rakkaus on voimaa" (2010)
• "Ja mä laulan" (2011)
• "Vanhaa suolaa" (2011)
• "Päivä kerrallaan" (2012)
• "Supernaiset" (2014)
• "Surulapsi" (2014)
• "Ajoin koko yön" (2014)
• "En pelkää pimeää" (2015)
• "Joku jonka vuoksi kuolla" (2016)

• List of best-selling music artists in Finland

• kaijakoo.fi/biografia (Finnish)

• Bonnier Amigo Music (Finnish)
• Kaija Koo Fanclub (Finnish)