Virve "Vicky" Rosti is a Finnish

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...

 singer of popular music. Her most famous songs include "Kun Chicago kuoli" (the debut single from 1975, a Finnish language cover version of "The Night Chicago Died

The Night Chicago Died

"The Night Chicago Died" is a song by the British group Paper Lace, written by Peter Callander and Mitch Murray. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in 1974, reached number 3 in the UK charts, and number 2 in Canada. It is about a fictional shoot-out in Chicago...

" by Paper Lace

Paper Lace

Paper Lace are a Nottingham based pop group, formed in 1969. They are known to Americans as a one-hit wonder; however, in the UK they were a "classic two and a half hit wonder".-History:...

), "Tuolta saapuu Charlie Brown" (Here comes Charlie Brown), "Menolippu" (one-way ticket), "Oon voimissain" (I will survive), "Sata salamaa" (One hundred lightnings) and "Jolene". During her career, Rosti has sold over 75,000 certified records, which places her among the top 50 best-selling female soloists in Finland.

Rosti represented her home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Eurovision Song Contest 1987

The Eurovision Song Contest 1987 was the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1987 in Brussels, Belgium after Sandra Kim's win the previous year. The presenter was Viktor Lazlo. Johnny Logan was the winner for Ireland with the song "Hold Me Now"...

 in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. She sang "Sata salamaa

Sata Salamaa

"Sata salamaa" was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Finnish by Vicky Rosti and Boulevard....

", composed by Petri Laaksonen. The song finished 15th out of 22, scoring 28 points.

Rosti currently sings in the band Menneisyyden Vangit together with Freeman.

Studio albums

• Vicky (1975)
• 1-2-3-4-tulta! (1976) (Gold 1976, Platinum 1977)
• Vickyshow (1977)
• Tee mulle niin (1978)
• Oon voimissain (1979)
• Sata salamaa (1987)
• Tunnen sen täysillä taas (1992)
• Sydämeen kirjoitettu (2000)

Collections

• Parhaat (1989)
• 20 suosikkia – Kun Chicago kuoli (1995)
• 20 suosikkia – 1-2-3-4-tulta! (2000)
• Parhaat (2004) (Gold 2004)

External links

• Virve "Vicky" Rosti at Discogs.com
• Menneisyyden Vangit Official band website