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| '''Timo Kojo''' (born ], ], ]) is a ] ] ] singer. He started his career in ] when |
'''Timo Kojo''' (born ], ], ]) is a ] ] ] singer. He started his recording career in ] when his band, ], 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! | |||
| 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 ] 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. | ||
| Kojo's music has not been very popular in Finland after 1982. But every Finn remembers him due to his entry at ESC. | |||
| == Discography == | == Discography == | ||
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Timo Kojo (born Helsinki, May 9, 1953) 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 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!
In 1982 he represented his country with the entry Nuku pommiin! (Ban the Bomb!) 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). Despite its pacifist message the song received no points (nul points). Despite this poor result, Kojo has 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.
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
Misplaced Pages in finnish in:
External links
Lyrics of the entry Nuku pommiin in finnish and english
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