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Brita Koivunen (married name: Brita Koivunen-Einiö; 31 August 1931, Helsinki – 12 April 2014, Helsinki) was a Finnish schlager singer. Some of her most famous songs include "Suklaasydän", "Sävel rakkauden" and "Mamma, tuo mies minua tuijottaa", a Finnish version of "Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)", all from the 1950s. During her career, Koivunen sold 100,000 certified records, placing her among…
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- Teerenpeliä — Brita Jokinen1963
- Iskelmäkaruselli pyörii1960
- Suuri sävelparaati1959
- Lasisydän — Laulusolisti1959
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Brita Koivunen (31 August 1931 – 12 April 2014) won a singing contest in Helsinki 1954. Her first record was Nainen - mies the same year. 1956 came out her breakthrough record Suklaasydän. It became the second ever gold disc in Finland. Her other known songs are Mamma, tuo mies mua tuijottaa, Käy tanssimaan, Mua lemmitkö vielä oi Kustaa?, Troikka ja Katinka. 1960 she was voted the best singer by the readers of Iskelmä magazine. She was also acting in music films like Suuri sävelparaati and Iskel
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Helsinki
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Instrument
- voice
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- Brita Koivunen and Eino Virtanen 1956 (1975G; JOKAHBL3D G03-1) (cropped).tif
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- date of death
- 2014-04-12
- date of birth
- 1931-08-31
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- Brita Koivunen
- cause of death
- cancer
- birth name
- Brita Lemmikki Koivunen
- married name
- Brita Lemmikki Einiö
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