Kirka
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kirka Babitzin
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (Russian Кирилл Бабицын, 22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was a Finnish vocalist and musician. One of the most commercially successful artists from Finland, his career lasted from the late 1960s until his death in 2007.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Rozšírenie rýb, rozsievková vegetácia a zoobentos v povodí rieky Poprad a v pramennej oblasti riek Hornádu a Hnilca
- Ichtyocenózy povodia Váhu v oblasti nádrže Liptovská mara, prognóza formovania jej ichtyofauny a návrh na prvotné zarybnenie
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Helsinki, Finland
Known for
- Mestarit Stadionilla1999
- Takiaispallo — singer1970
- Skin, Skin — The Creatures (uncredited)1966
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Finland
- Active from
- 1950
- Active to
- 2007
Discography
- Igor1969
- Kirka1969
- Kirka keikalla1969
- Saat kaiken1971
- Nykyaikaa1972
- Rautaa ja kettinkiä1973
- Kirkan parhaita1974
- Tiukka linja1975
- Lauantaiyö1976
- Kaksi puolta1977
Member of
- The Creatures1962–1967
- Kimmo Kuusniemi Band
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 55,793
- Total plays
- 945,675
Tags
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (September 22, 1950 - January 31 2007) was one of Finland's most famous musicians. Kirill Babitzin was born in Helsinki in 1950 to a Russian emigrant family. His musical career originally began at the age of five when his grandmother gave him an accordion. He later won an accordion competition at the age of ten but left the accordion playing for rock'n'roll. His first band was The Creatures in which he joined in 1964, under his artist name Kirka. <a href="https://www.l
via Last.fm · Kirka
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Numerical modeling of heat-transfer and the influence of process parameters on tailoring the grain morphology of IN718 in electron beam additive manufacturing
· 2016 · cited 519x
- Site specific control of crystallographic grain orientation through electron beam additive manufacturing
· 2015 · cited 507x
- Effects of heat treatments on microstructure and properties of Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy fabricated by electron beam melting (EBM)
· 2017 · cited 373x
- A defect-resistant Co–Ni superalloy for 3D printing
· 2020 · cited 228x
- Localized melt-scan strategy for site specific control of grain size and primary dendrite arm spacing in electron beam additive manufacturing
· 2017 · cited 224x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Kirka
- Musical artist.image
- Kirka Babitzin.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Kirka during his last public performance in 2007
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Kirill Babitzin
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Helsinki, Finland
- Musical artist.death_place
- Helsinki, Finland
- Musical artist.origin
- Helsinki, Finland
- Musical artist.genre
- Finnish rockHard rock (1986–1987)Pop
- Musical artist.occupation
- Singer
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1962–2007
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- CreaturesIslandersSarcofagus
- Musical artist.website
- Kirka.com in English
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
kirka.fi - Kirka - viralliset kotisivut
Kirkan viralliset kotisivut, joilta löytyy mm. elämäkerta ja levytytystiedot. Sivustoa ylläpitää Kirka Fan Club.
kirka.fi →Link to the official site · 3,180 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- kirka.fi
- Image
- Kirka Babitzin.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1950-09-22
- date of death
- 2007-01-31
- birth name
- Kirill Babitzin
- pseudonym
- Kirka
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- Commons category
- Kirka
- name in native language
- Бабицын, Кирилл Львович
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~5 min read
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Musical career
- Family
- Discography
- Albums
- See also
- References
- External links
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (Russian Кирилл Бабицын, 22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was a Finnish vocalist and musician. One of the most commercially successful artists from Finland, his career lasted from the late 1960s until his death in 2007.
Previously associated with Ilkka Lipsanen's band, The Islanders, Kirka went on to record a wide array of rock and pop music. Some of his most famous songs include "Hetki Lyö" (Beat the Clock), "Leijat" (Kites) and "Varrella virran" (Down by the River). His 1988 album Surun Pyyhit Silmistäni (The Sadness in Your Eyes) went on to be one of the best sold records in Finnish history. He also represented Finland in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.