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Laila Kinnunen

1939 - 2000

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Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen (8 November 1939 – 26 October 2000) was a Finnish singer. She was one of the most popular Finnish singers of the 1950s and 1960s, and represented Finland at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, the first time Finland participated in the contest. Born in Vantaa, Finland, she spent her childhood in Sweden as a refugee from the Second World War, returning to Finland at the age of ten. Her first album, released in 1957, was a success, and she continued to release music until 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laila Kinnunen is the 1,428th most popular singer (down from 1,351st in 2019), the 323rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 282nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Finnish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Laila Kinnunen ranks 1,428 out of 4,381. Before her are Royce da 5'9", Concha Piquer, Lena Valaitis, Baja Mali Knindža, Cheo Feliciano, and Lucho Gatica. After her are Bad Bunny, Tony Dallara, John Farnham, Kathleen Battle, Bruno Pelletier, and Mario Trevi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Laila Kinnunen ranks 420. Before her are Jens Jørgen Hansen, Zhanna Yorkina, Jovan Miladinović, Dieter Quester, William Eggleston, and Eduard Kukan. After her are Harry Reid, Anthony D. Smith, Koldo Aguirre, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Fred Schepisi, and Barbara Hammer. Among people deceased in 2000, Laila Kinnunen ranks 238. Before her are Alan Hovhaness, Sidney Johnson, Théodore Monod, Edward Battell, Benjamin Orr, and Vincentas Sladkevičius. After her are Lepo Sumera, Jean Dotto, Yokozuna, Ji Pengfei, Paul Van den Broeck, and Annie Palmen.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Laila Kinnunen ranks 323 out of 751. Before her are Thorvald Strömberg (1931), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Sakari Tuomioja (1911), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Toini Gustafsson (1938), and Akilles Järvinen (1905). After her are Joonas Kokkonen (1921), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Antti Tuuri (1944), Eero Berg (1898), Eevi Huttunen (1922), and Erkki Kataja (1924).

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Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Laila Kinnunen ranks 10. Before her are Aino Ackté (1876), Marion Rung (1945), Matti Salminen (1945), Katri Helena (1945), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), and Timo Kotipelto (1969). After her are Kirka (1950), Lauri Ylönen (1979), Olavi Virta (1915), Käärijä (1993), Fredi (1942), and Tony Kakko (1975).

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