Jarkko and Laura
Jarkko & Laura | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
Genres | Schlager Pop Music |
Years active | 1966-present |
Labels | Scandia |
Members | Jarkko Antikainen, Laura Antikainen (Ruotsalo until 1969) |
Website | Official Website |
Jarkko ja Laura (English: Jarkko and Laura) are a Finnish pop-duo. They first had their break on the Finnish music scene in 1966, with a mildly successful song written by Laura, "Meidän laulumme". From then on, they released many singles, along with a few covers of English songs such as "The Windmills of Your Mind", "Cinderella Rockefella", "Lament of the Cherokee Reservation", which were popular at the time.
They were chosen to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Spain with the song Kuin silloin ennen (Like in Those Times). They beat out now popular Finnish singer, Katri Helena, in the national final by just a few thousand postcard votes. In Madrid, they placed 12th in the voting results. Shortly after the contest, they got married.
After their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, they released singles continually until 1972. More currently, Jarkko is a photographer and Laura is still performing music. She released an album in 2004, called "Tyttö kaupungista" (Translates roughly in English as: "City girl").
External links
- Official Website (In Finnish)
- Jarkko's Photographic Work (in Finnish)
Preceded by Kristina Hautala with Kun kello käy | Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 | Succeeded by Markku Aro & Koivistolaiset with Tie uuteen päivään |
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- "Aava"
- "Addicted to You"
- "Aina mun pitää"
- "Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus"
- "Aurinko laskee länteen"
- "Blackbird"
- "Bye Bye Baby"
- "Cha Cha Cha"
- "Da Da Dam"
- "Dark Side"
- "La dolce vita"
- "Eläköön elämä"
- "Fantasiaa"
- "Fri?"
- "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
- "Hengaillaan"
- "Huilumies"
- "Hullu yö"
- "Jezebel"
- "Katson sineen taivaan"
- "Keep Me Warm"
- "Kuin silloin ennen"
- "Kun kello käy"
- "Laiskotellen"
- "Lapponia"
- "Leave Me Alone"
- "A Little Bit"
- "Look Away"
"Looking Back"- "Lose Control"
- "Marry Me"
- "Missä miehet ratsastaa"
- "Monsters"
- "Muistathan"
- "Muistojeni laulu"
- "När jag blundar"
- "Nauravat silmät muistetaan"
- "Never the End"
- "Niin kaunis on taivas"
- "No Rules!"
- "Nuku pommiin"
- "Old Man Fiddle"
- "Playboy"
- "Pump-Pump"
- "Reggae OK"
- "Sata salamaa"
- "Sing It Away"
- "Something Better"
- "Takes 2 to Tango"
- "Tie uuteen päivään"
- "Tipi-tii"
- "Tom Tom Tom"
- "Tule luo"
- "Työlki ellää"
- "Valoa ikkunassa"
- "Varjoon – suojaan"
- "Why?"
- "Yamma, yamma"
- Note: Entries scored out signify where Finland did not compete
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