Kaija Koo Essentials

With deep, earthy vocals, gentle acoustics and synthesized sounds, Kaija Koo conjures visions of fairytale forests with her folksy tunes—but she's partial to groovy Latin-inspired numbers and finger-snapping Eurodance tracks, too. Embarking on her musical career at the young age of 17 as a member of Steel City, Koo later went solo, releasing her debut album Kun savukkeet on loppuneet in 1986. Her second album, Tuulten viemää, released in 1993, sold 175,000 copies in Finland, making it one of the most popular albums in the country.