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Profile of Kirka
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22nd September 1950 |
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Helsinki, Finland |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Kiril "Kirka" Babitzin (born September 22, 1950 in Helsinki, Finland) is one of Finland's most famous popular musicians.
Biography
- This is a heavily condensed version of Kirka Babitzin's biography at Populaarimusiikin museo.
The third son of an immigrant family, Babitzin's musical career originally began at age 5 when his grandmother gave him an accordion. He later won an accordion competition at age 10, but left the accordion for rock and roll music. His first band was The Creatures, which he joined in 1964, under his artist name Kirka.
Babitzin got his breakthrough in 1967 when he joined the band The Islanders, originally led by Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, as the major vocalist, and began touring all over Finland. Kirka also recorded some singles with Blues Section.
In 1978 Babitzin released a duet album with his sister Anna, and in the next year their sister Muska joined them.
Babitzin has been awarded the Emma award for best male singer twice, first in 1981 and then in 2000. He has promised he will keep on making music at least until his 60th birthday in 2010.
Discography
Kirka Babitzin has released 78 singles and almost 60 albums, including 15 collections. A complete discography (in Finnish) is available here.
Sources
- Kirka Babitzin at Populaarimusiikin museo (in Finnish)
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