Virve Hannele "Vicky" Rosti (born 10 November 1958,

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) is a Finnish 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" by

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), "Menolippu" (" One Way Ticket"), "Oon voimissain" ("

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"), "Tunnen sen täysillä taas" ("

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"), "Sata salamaa" (''One hundred lightnings'') and " Jolene". During her career, Rosti has sold over 75,000

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records, which places her among the top 50 best-selling female soloists in Finland. Rosti represented her home country in the

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in Belgium. She sang "

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", composed by Petri Laaksonen. The song finished 15th out of 22, scoring 28 points.Eurovision Song contest: Details: Finland 1987: Vicky Rosti, Sata salamaa
Retrieved 9 December 2010. Rosti currently sings in the band Menneisyyden Vangit together with Freeman. In 2015, she features on the fourth season of the

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Vicky'' (1975) * ''1-2-3-4-tulta!'' (1976) (Gold 1976, Platinum 1977)IFPI Finland Gold and Platinum search

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. Retrieved 9 December 2010. * ''Vickyshow'' (1977) * ''Tee mulle niin'' (1978) * ''Oon voimissain'' (1979) * ''Sata salamaa'' (1987) * ''Tunnen sen täysillä taas'' (1992) * ''Sydämeen kirjoitettu'' (2000) * ''Vicky Rock Vol. 1'' (2007) * ''Pitkästä aikaa'' (2014)

Collections

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

References

External links

Official website
VirveRosti.fi * Menneisyyden Vangi
Official band website

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1958 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1987 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Finland 20th-century Finnish women singers 21st-century Finnish women singers {{finland-singer-stub