Brita Koivunen (married name: Brita Koivunen-Einiö; 31 August 1931 – 12 April 2014) was a Finnish
schlager singer. Some of her most famous songs include "Suklaasydän", "Sävel rakkauden" and "Mamma, tuo mies minua tuijottaa", a Finnish version of "
Ma! (He's Making Eyes at Me)", all from the 1950s. She was born and died in Helsinki.
During her career, Koivunen sold 100,000
certified
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records, placing her among the top 50 best-selling female soloists in Finland.
Last years
During the late 1990s, Koivunen still performed in trio with
Pirkko Mannola and Vieno Kekkonen. She retired in 2005 and was replaced by Marjatta Leppänen. In 2006, she was widowed following the death of her husband of more than 50 years, music producer Paavo Einiö. Koivunen-Einiö died on 12 April 2014 from
natural causes at the age of 82.
References
External links
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* Pomus.net; accessed 12 April 2014.
1931 births
2014 deaths
Singers from Helsinki
20th-century Finnish women singers
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