Kerkko Klemetti Koskinen (born 7 January 1973)
[Kuka kukin on 2007, Otava 2006] is a
Finnish musician
A musician is someone who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts#Performers, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate a person who fol ...
. Koskinen was the founding member and lead figure of the band
Ultra Bra
Ultra Bra ("ultra good" in Swedish) was a Finnish band, formed in 1994 by Olli Virtaperko and Kerkko Koskinen and disbanded in 2001. The band will make a comeback in 2025 with two concerts at Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Band history
In 1994, ...
. He composed nearly all of Ultra Bra's songs and was the band's
pianist
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. His most well-known solo songs are "Rakkaus viiltää" ("''Love Cuts''") and "Sateentekijä" (''"Rainmaker"'').
Koskinen has worked as a
talent scout
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for
BMG and composed music for the Finnish films
Upswing and
Young Gods
The Young Gods are a Swiss industrial rock band from Fribourg, formed in 1985. The original lineup of the band featured singer Franz Treichler, sampler player Cesare Pizzi and drummer Frank Bagnoud. For most of their history, the band maintain ...
. He also composed songs for
Vuokko Hovatta's solo album ''Lempieläimiä'', one of which was a
Eurovision Song Contest
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candidate called "Virginia". Furthermore, Koskinen wrote the song "Uuden ajan kynnyksellä" (''"At the Threshold of a New Time"'') in memory of the murder of reporter
Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya (; 30 August 1958 – 7 October 2006) was a Russians, Russian investigative journalist who reported on political and social events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999–2005).
It was her repor ...
.
Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi
In 2012, Koskinen formed Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi, a supergroup made up of Kerkko Koskinen on piano with a number of well-known vocalists, namely Manna (real name Mariam Jäntti), Vuokko Hovatta,
Maija Vilkkumaa
Maija Johanna Vilkkumaa (born 9 November 1973) is a Finnish pop rock singer-songwriter. Beginning her musical hobbies playing piano at an age before school, Vilkkumaa studied in high school where she and her friends set up the band Tarh ...
and
Paula Vesala
Paula Julia Vesala (born December 10, 1981) is a Finnish singer-songwriter. She was one of two singers and main lyricist in the pop rock duo PMMP along with Mira Luoti. Her solo career began in 2015 under the stage name Vesala. She has composed ...
. The group released a debut successful album ''Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi'' that topped the Finnish Albums Chart. Vesala soon left afterwards. The follow-up album by the group is titled ''2'' and was released in 2014.
Personal life
Koskinen was married to
Anni Sinnemäki from 1996 to 2001. From 2004 to 2008, he was married to actress and singer
Pihla Viitala
Pihla Viitala (born 30 September 1982) is a Finnish actress. She studied acting at the Helsinki Theatre Academy.
Personal life
In 2004, Viitala married musician Kerkko Koskinen; the couple divorced in 2008. She married Kazakhs, Kazakh-Germans ...
.
Discography
Albums
;Solo albums
;Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi
Singles
*2002: "Mayday" (Peaked in FIN: #6)
*2002: "Sateentekijä"
*2002: "Rakkaus viiltää" / "Neiti Nokkonen"
*2005: "Tätä miestä ei ruoste raiskaa" / "Kukurukukukuu"
References
External links
Article in Voima on the song ''Uuden ajan kynnyksellä''Article from City
1973 births
Living people
Finnish male musicians
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