Katri Helena to offer last concert show after 60 years career!
Singer Katri Helena will say goodbye to her fans and audience in a farewell concert at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in August next year. She announced the news on her Instagram account.
The Last Night (Viimeinen Ilta) concert is Katri Helena’s only gig next year, and she will not perform publicly again after that. The concert day is also the eve of Katri Helena’s 80th birthday.
In an Instagram post, Katri Helena says she is grateful to have been able to sing for so long. She also says that she has always done her work for the audience and listeners, not for herself.
I have always felt a great responsibility for what I do. When The Last Night (“Viimeinen Ilta” concert) is over, the main feeling will certainly be a great grateful relief.
Who is Katri Helena?
Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen) was born in 1945 in the village of Uuden-Värtsilä, Tohmajärvi, North Karelia. She wrote in her notebook “I am Katri and I am a singer” as early as the second grade of elementary school. She has been a music artist since she was only 18. She has performed for more than 60 years. With almost 630,000 certified recordings sold, she ranks among the top 20 best-selling musicians in Finland and is the country’s second-best-selling female solo singer, after Madonna.
Katri Helena considers her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest for Finland in 1979 and 1993 among the highlights of her career.
Source: Ilkka Pohjalainen
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