Katri Helena

Katri Helena Kalaoja (; born 17 August 1945) is a retired Finnish singer.

Career Katri Helena performing for the workers at Rettig Tobacco Factory in Turku. In the background are Eino Grön and Matti Heinivaho in 1968 Katri Helena released her first songs in 1963 and has since sold over 630,000 certified records, which makes her the second-best-selling female soloist in Finland behind Madonna and places her also among the top 20 best-selling music artists in the Finnish market. She has represented Finland twice in the Eurovision Song Contest: in 1979 with her song "" and in 1993 with "". She also took part in the Sopot International Song Festival in Poland in 1969, singing "".

Personal life Katri Helena has been married three times. She had two daughters and a son with her husband Timo Kalaoja, who died of a heart attack in 1988. His death affected her so much that she withdrew from public view and stopped performing and recording for four years. Her only son, Juha Kalaoja, died at age 33 of a stroke on 29 April 2009.

Discography Albums (1964) (1964) Katri Helena (1966) (1967) (1968) (1969) (1971) (1972) (1973) (1973) (1975) Lady Love (1976) (1978) (1979) (1980) (1981) (1982) (1984) (1986) Almaz (1988) (1989) Anna mulle tähtitaivas (1992) (1993) (1995) (1996) (1998) (2000) (2004) (2006) (2006) (2009) (2011) (2012) (2014) (2015)

Singles "" (1974) "" (1979) "" (1993) "" (with Jari Sillanpää; 2007) "" (2014)