Laila Kinnunen

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Laila Kinnunen in 1965.

Laila Kinnunen (aka Laura Annikki Kinnunen , after 1971 Mišić ; born November 8, 1939 in Helsinki rural community ; † October 26, 2000 in Heinävesi ) was a Finnish singer . It was popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

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As a refugee from the Second World War , she spent her childhood in Sweden , and when she was ten she was able to return to Finland. She won a hit competition in Helsinki in 1955 and shortly thereafter became a soloist in the orchestra of Lasse Pihlajamaa . Their first single Lazzarella in 1957 was already a success, which was followed by more. In the 1960s she expanded her musical spectrum and you could hear bossa nova , jazz , folklore and musical melodies from her.

She was the first ever participant for Finland at the Grand Prix Eurovision in Cannes in 1961 . With her ballad Valoa ikkunassa she reached the tenth place.

In the early 1970s, Laila Kinnunen slowly withdrew from the music business. A comeback attempt in 1980 was unsuccessful. Her album Kaikki Kauneimmat was honored with a gold record in Finland in 2001 .

The singer Ritva Kinnunen (* 1937) is her sister and Milana Mišić (* 1970) is her daughter.

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  1. ↑ Music Sales Awards: FI

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SURNAME Kinnunen, Laila
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mišić, Laura Annikki (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish singer
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Helsinki rural municipality
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 2000
Place of death Heinävesi