Kaija Koo

Kaija Koo
Kaija Koo performing at 2013 Rakuunarock festival in Lappeenranta, Finland.
Kaija Koo performing at 2013 Rakuunarock festival in Lappeenranta, Finland.
Background information
Birth nameKaija Irmeli Kokkola
Born (1962-09-10) 10 September 1962 (age 62)
Helsinki, Finland
GenresPop music
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1980–present
LabelsWarner 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]

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