Kirka, the Glossary
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was one of the most commercially successful Finnish musicians.[1]
Table of Contents
26 relations: Accordion, Ami Aspelund, Blues Section, Danny (Finnish singer), Emma-gaala, Eurovision Song Contest 1984, Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest, Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, Finns, Hard rock, Helsinki, History of Germans in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union, Lappeenranta, List of best-selling music artists in Finland, Muska, October Revolution, R.O.C.K., Richard Gottehrer, Rock music in Finland, Saint Petersburg, Sammy Babitzin, Sarcofagus, Schlager music, Sonja Lumme, The Spell (Kirka album).
- English-language singers from Finland
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1984
- Finnish people of German-Russian descent
- Finnish rock musicians
- Russian-speaking Finns
Accordion
Accordions (from 19th-century German, from —"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed in a frame).
Ami Aspelund
Ami Aspelund (born Anne-Marie Aspelund on 7 September 1953) is a Finnish singer. Kirka and Ami Aspelund are Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland.
Blues Section
Blues Section are a Finnish rock music group.
Danny (Finnish singer)
Ilkka Johannes Lipsanen (born 24 September 1942), commonly known by his stage name Danny, is a Finnish singer and guitarist. Kirka and Danny (Finnish singer) are 20th-century Finnish male singers.
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Emma-gaala
The Emma Gala (Emma-gaala) is a Finnish music gala arranged yearly by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland (ÄKT), awarding the Emma Awards to the most distinguished artists and music professionals of the year.
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1984 in the i in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 57 times since its debut in.
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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
Finland was represented by Ami Aspelund, with the song "Fantasiaa", at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 23 April in Munich.
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Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Finland was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Finns
Finns or Finnish people (suomalaiset) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland.
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Hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland.
History of Germans in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union
The German minority population in Russia, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union stemmed from several sources and arrived in several waves.
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Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia.
List of best-selling music artists in Finland
These are the lists of the music artists that have the highest certified record sales in Finland (and/or sales explicitly confirmed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland in their database).
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Muska
Marija "Muska" Babitzin (born 28 June 1952 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish singer. Kirka and Muska are Finnish people of German-Russian descent and Finnish people of Russian descent.
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October Revolution
The October Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution (in Soviet historiography), October coup,, britannica.com Bolshevik coup, or Bolshevik revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917–1923.
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R.O.C.K.
R.O.C.K. is a 1986 hard rock/heavy metal album by Kirka.
Richard Gottehrer
Richard Gottehrer (born June 12, 1940) is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive.
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Rock music in Finland
Finnish rock (Finnish: suomirock or suomirokki—also known as Finnsrock, Finnrock or Finrock) refers to rock music made in Finland.
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Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.
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Sammy Babitzin
Aleksandr "Sammy" Babitzin (11 July 1948 – 29 April 1973) was a Finnish popular music singer, the brother of Kirka and Muska. Kirka and Sammy Babitzin are 20th-century Finnish male singers, Finnish people of German-Russian descent and Finnish people of Russian descent.
Sarcofagus
Sarcofagus was one of the first heavy metal bands from Finland.
Schlager music
Schlager ("hit(s)") is a style of European popular music and radio format generally defined by catchy instrumental accompaniments to vocal pieces of pop music with simple, easygoing, and often sentimental lyrics.
Sonja Lumme
Sonja Lumme (born 6 October 1961, in Kristinestad) is a singer in Finland who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in which she sang Eläköön elämä. Kirka and Sonja Lumme are Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland.
The Spell (Kirka album)
The Spell is a 1987 hard rock album by Kirka.
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See also
English-language singers from Finland
- Alexi Laiho
- Anna Eriksson
- Ari Koivunen
- Carola Standertskjöld
- Hanna Pakarinen
- Helly Luv
- Indica (Finnish band)
- Janita
- Juha Kylmänen
- Kimmo Blom
- Kirka
- Krista Siegfrids
- Lauri Ylönen
- Lost Society
- Mika Luttinen
- Mr Lordi
- Nylon Beat
- Olavi Virta
- Pete Parkkonen (singer)
- Sara Forsberg
- Shatraug
- Sofia Zida
- Sunrise Avenue
- Tarja Turunen
- The Rasmus
- Timo Kotipelto
- Tony Kakko
- Ville Valo
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1984
- Alice (singer)
- Andy Paul
- Anita (singer)
- Annick Thoumazeau
- Belle and the Devotions
- Benedicte Adrian
- Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra
- Bravo (Spanish group)
- Dollie de Luxe
- Franco Battiato
- Herreys
- Hot Eyes
- Ingrid Bjørnov
- Izolda Barudžija
- Jacques Zegers
- Kirka
- Linda Martin
- Maria Guinot
- Maribelle
- Mary Roos
- Sophie Carle
- Vlado Kalember
Finnish people of German-Russian descent
- Eero Milonoff
- Kirka
- Laura Kolbe
- Muska
- Pekka Milonoff
- Peter von Bagh
- Rostislav Holthoer
- Sammy Babitzin
Finnish rock musicians
- Anzi Destruction
- Costello Hautamäki
- Eero Raittinen
- Frank Robson
- Irina Saari
- Ismo Alanko
- Jann Wilde
- Jussi Hakulinen
- Käärijä
- Kauko Röyhkä
- Kirka
- Leena Peisa
- Litku Klemetti
- Mr. Fastfinger
- Phoenix Effect
- Poets of the Fall
- Sami Yaffa
- Ville Valo
Russian-speaking Finns
- Aleksandr Kokko
- Aleksei Kangaskolkka
- Aleksei Yeryomenko
- Alexei Eremenko
- Alina Voronkova
- Boris Rotenberg (businessman)
- Dima Slobodeniouk
- Gennady Timchenko
- Kirka
- Michael Schilkin
- Platon Ivanovich Ivanov
- Rebecca Gergalo
- Roman Eremenko
- Roman Rotenberg
- Russians in Finland
- Sergei Tretyakov (scientist)
- Timo Stavitski
- Viktor Klimenko (singer)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirka
Also known as Kirill Babitzin, Kirka Babitzin.