Kaija Kärkinen
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Kaija Kärkinen is a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 singer and actress. She started her career in Lato-group as a soloist
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...

. She is probably best known for representing Finland
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Finland first entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1961, and has participated a total of 45 times. Finland won the contest for the first time in 2006 with Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah"...

 in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure....

 by song Hullu yö
Hullu Yö
"Hullu yö" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Finnish by Kaija.The song was performed sixteenth on the night...

and became 20th. After the contest she started working with Ile Kallio and they founded a duo.

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