Kojo (singer)
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Timo Kojo 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 was a fiasco, so something new were to come.
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). 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.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
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 was a fiasco, so something new were to come.
In 1982
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 24 April 1982 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The presenter was Jan Leeming. The opening of the contest showed a map of Europe, with the translation "Where is Harrogate?" popping up on-screen from...
he represented his country with the entry Nuku pommiin
Nuku Pommiin
"Nuku pommiin" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982, performed in Finnish by Kojo....
(Ban the Bomb!) a rock song with music by Jim Pembroke
Jim Pembroke
James Francis Pembroke is the vocalist of Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam. A British expatriate, Pembroke had played with London group Taverners' Guild before arriving in Finland in 1965. He immediately found himself in some demand, gigging on an ad hoc basis with various lineups , until...
and lyrics by Juice Leskinen
Juice Leskinen
Juhani Juice Leskinen , better known as Juice Leskinen , was one of the most prominent Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 1970s onward he released nearly 30 full-length albums, as well as writing song lyrics for dozens of Finnish artists...
; the conductor was Ossi Runne
Ossi Runne
Yrjö Osvald "Ossi" Runne is a Finnish trumpeter, orchestra leader, composer, and record producer....
. The song performed in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
was a protest against nuclear bombs and the danger of a nuclear war in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
(The Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
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)