Timo Kojo

Timo Kojo (born May 9, 1953 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish singer. He was a member of the band Madame George .

Live and act

In 1977 Madame George released their only album, Madame George: What's Happening . In 1979 he released his first solo album, So Mean , which became a hit. The albums released afterwards were not a great success.

After Kojo's third solo album, Go All the Way , which was released in 1981, became a fiasco, Kojo decided to take part in the Finnish preliminary round Euroviisut , which he also won, so that he could represent Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 in Harrogate . His contribution Nuku pommiin , of which an English version called Bomb Out! received a point from none of the 18 participating countries and placed at the bottom of the table. Even today, a 0-0 score is called "kojo kojo" in Finnish ice hockey.

Discography

• 1979: So Mean (FI: gold)
• 1980: Lucky Street (FI:gold)
• 1981: Go All the Way (1981)
• 1982: Nuku pommiin (1982)
  • Bomb Out! (1982, English version by Nuku pommiin )
• 1983: Time Won't Wait (1983)
• 1985: Bee tai bop (1985)
• 1986: Rommia sateessa (1986)
• 1990: Lucky Street (1990)
• 1990: Pyöri maa pyöri kuu (1990)
• 1993: Kojo and the Great Boogie Band (1993)
• 1997: Suloinen Maria (1997)
• 1998: 20 suosikkia - So Mean (1998)

Web links

• Timo Kojo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Kojo at Discogs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kojo - Nuku pommiin at hitparade.ch
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: FI