Laila Kinnunen

A Finnish pop singer who peaked in recognition during the later ’50s and early ’60s, Laila Kinnunen represented Finland on the 1961 Eurovision Melody Contest using the melody “Valoa Ikkunassa.” Blessed Laura Kinnunen on November 8, 1939, in Vantaa, Finland, she was raised in Sweden being a refugee of Globe Battle II. She started her recording profession in the past due ’50s over the Finnish label Scandia. Among her early singles was a cover edition of “Cow Cow Boogie” released in 1959. Selected to represent Finland on the 1961 Eurovision Melody Competition, she performed the melody “Valoa Ikkunassa.” It had been Finland’s debut displaying on the Eurovision Melody Contest. A lot of her singles had been Finnish-language cover variations of popular strikes of your day, included in this “Fever” (“Kuume”), “THE LADY from Ipanema” (“Ipaneman Tyttö”), “From Russia with Like” (“Identificationän Ja Lännen Tiet”), and “I CANNOT Stop Caring You” (“Jag Ger Drill down Kärleken”). She passed away on Oct 26, 2000, and several greatest-hits compilations had been released in the wake of her moving, including Kaikki Kauneimmat (2000), Nostalgia (2007), Tähtisarja: 30 Suosikkia (2008), as well as the double-disc collection A la Laila (2009), a high Ten hit for the Finnish albums graph.