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'''Timo Kojo''' (born ], ], ]) is a ] ] ] singer. He started his recording career in ] when his band, ], released their only album: ''Madame George: What's Happening?'' '''Timo Kojo''' (born 9 May 1953, in ]) is a ] ] ] singer. He started his recording career in 1977 when his band, '''Madame George''', released their only album, ''Madame George: What's Happening?''.


Kojo's first solo album, So Mean, was a hit in Finland. The second sold as well, though it was not considered quite as good. In 1981, his third solo album seemed not to interest anyone, so something new were to come. Enter to the Eurovision Song Contest! Kojo's first solo album, ''So Mean'', was a hit in Finland. The second sold equally well, though it was not considered quite as good. In 1981, however, his third solo album was a flop.


In ] he represented his country with the entry '']'' (Ban the Bomb!) a rock song with music by ] and lyrics by ] ; the conductor was ] . The song performed in ] was a protest against ]s and the danger of a nuclear war in ] (The ] was still under way in 1982). Despite its pacifist message the song received no points (''nul points''). Despite this poor result, Kojo has continued his career in his native country. In the ] he represented his country with the entry '']'' (Oversleep!), a rock song with music by ] and lyrics by ]; the conductor was ]. The song performed in ] was a protest against ]s and the danger of a nuclear war in ] (the ] was still under way in 1982). The song received no points (''nul points''). Despite this poor result, Kojo continued his career in his native country.


Kojo's music has not been very popular in Finland after 1982. But every Finn remembers him due to his entry at ESC. Kojo's music declined in popularity in Finland after 1982; however, he remains well known on the strength of his Eurovision career.


== Discography == == Discography ==
* Madame George: '']'' (]) * ''Madame George: What's Happening'' (1977)
* '']'' (]) * ''So Mean'' (1979)
* '']'' (]) * ''Lucky Street'' (1980)
* '']'' (]) * ''Go All the Way'' (1981)
* '']'' (]) * ''Hitparade'' (1982)
* ''] ''or '']'' ]) * ''Nuku pommiin ''or ''Bomb Out'' (1982)
* '']'' (]) * ''Time Won't Wait'' (1983)
* '']'' (]) * ''Bee tai bop'' (1985)
* '']'' (]) * ''Rommia sateessa'' (1986)
* '']'' (]) * ''Kaksi alkuperäistä: So Mean / Lucky Street'' (1990)
* '']'' (]) * ''Pyöri maa pyöri kuu'' (1990)
* '']'' (]) * ''Kojo and the Great Boogie Band'' (1993)
* '']'' (]) * ''Suloinen Maria'' (1997)
* '']'' (]) * ''20 suosikkia – So Mean'' (1998)


== Sources == == Sources ==
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== External links == == External links ==
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Finnish pop rock singer

Timo Kojo (born 9 May 1953, in Helsinki) is a Finnish pop rock singer. He started his recording career in 1977 when his band, Madame George, released their only album, Madame George: What's Happening?.

Kojo's first solo album, So Mean, was a hit in Finland. The second sold equally well, though it was not considered quite as good. In 1981, however, his third solo album was a flop.

In the Eurovision Song Contest of 1982 he represented his country with the entry Nuku pommiin (Oversleep!), a rock song with music by Jim Pembroke and lyrics by Juice Leskinen; the conductor was Ossi Runne. The song performed in Finnish was a protest against nuclear bombs and the danger of a nuclear war in Europe (the Cold War was still under way in 1982). The song received no points (nul points). Despite this poor result, Kojo continued his career in his native country.

Kojo's music declined in popularity in Finland after 1982; however, he remains well known on the strength of his Eurovision career.

Discography

  • Madame George: What's Happening (1977)
  • So Mean (1979)
  • Lucky Street (1980)
  • Go All the Way (1981)
  • Hitparade (1982)
  • Nuku pommiin or Bomb Out (1982)
  • Time Won't Wait (1983)
  • Bee tai bop (1985)
  • Rommia sateessa (1986)
  • Kaksi alkuperäistä: So Mean / Lucky Street (1990)
  • Pyöri maa pyöri kuu (1990)
  • Kojo and the Great Boogie Band (1993)
  • Suloinen Maria (1997)
  • 20 suosikkia – So Mean (1998)

Sources

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External links

Preceded byRiki Sorsa
with Reggae OK 		Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1982 		Succeeded byAmi Aspelund
with Fantasiaa
Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "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. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Countries
Final
Disqualified
  • Greece
Artists
Final
Disqualified
Songs
Final
  • "Adieu"
  • "Amour on t'aime"
  • "Bem bom"
  • "Ein bißchen Frieden"
  • "Cours après le temps"
  • "Dag efter dag"
  • "Él"
  • "Halo, halo"
  • "Hani?"
  • "Here Today Gone Tomorrow"
  • "Hora"
  • "Jij en ik"
  • "Mono i agapi"
  • "Nuku pommiin"
  • "One Step Further"
  • "Si tu aimes ma musique"
  • "Sonntag"
  • "Video-video"
Disqualified
  • "Sarantapente kopelies"
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