Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen, born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish singer. Career 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 "Katson sineen taivaan" and in 1993 with "Tule luo". She also took part in the International Sopot Festival in 1969, singing "Valssi" during the Polish day. 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 on 29 April 2009. Discography Albums Vaalea valloittaja, 1964 Puhelinlangat laulaa, 1964 Katri Helena, 1966 Katupoikien laulu, 1967 Paikka auringossa, 1968 Ei kauniimpaa, 1969 Kai laulaa saan, 1971 Lauluja meille kaikille, 1972 Kakarakestit, 1973 Kun kohdattiin, 1973 Paloma Blanca, 1975 Lady Love, 1976 Ystävä, 1978 Katson sineen taivaan, 1979 Sydämeni tänne jää, 1980 Kotimaa, 1981 Minä soitan sulle illalla, 1982 Kirje sulle, 1984 On elämä laulu, 1986 Almaz, 1988 Juhlakonsertti, 1989 Anna mulle tähtitaivas, 1992 Lähemmäksi, 1993 Vie minut, 1995 Hiljaisuudessa, 1996 Missä oot, 1998 Leidit levyllä, 2000 Tässä tällä hetkellä, 2004 Elämänlangat, 2006 Hiljaisuudessa, 2006 Tulet aina olemaan, 2009 Valon maa, 2011 Sinivalkoinen, 2012 Taivaan tie, 2014 Niin on aina ollut, 2015 Singles "Vierellesi kaipaan" (with Jari Sillanpää) (2007) "Taivaan Tie" (2014) See also List of best-selling music artists in Finland References Official home page. External links 1945 births Living people People from Tohmajärvi 20th-century Finnish women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1979 Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1993 21st-century Finnish women singers