Marija "Muska" Babitzin (born 28 June 1952 in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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) is a
Finnish singer. She became famous in 1971 with "Kirjoita postikorttiin" ('Write on the postcard'), a
cover version
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of
Send Me a Postcard
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With lyrics in Swedish by Per Gessle, the song was recorded in 1980 by Gyllene Tider, as "Skicka ett vykort, älskling". Finnish version of the so ...
by
Shocking Blue
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. Her first, eponymous album was released in 1973. It featured the hit "Krokotiili-rock" (cover of
Crocodile Rock
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by
Elton John
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).
Muska participated with her brother
Georgij "Ykä" Babitzin in the
Finnish national final of
Eurovision Song Contest
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, Euroviisut 1974. The entry "Senhän sanoo järkikin" came sixth. In 1979 she again participated in the Finnish national final with her brother
Kirka Babitzin
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (Russian '' Кирилл Бабицын'', 22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was a Finnish vocalist and musician. One of the most commercially successful artists from Finland, his career lasted from the late 1960s u ...
and sister
Anna Babitzin
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* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
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. The entry "Aikuiset anteeksi antaa" came fourth.
Yle Elävä Arkisto: Anna, Muska ja Kirka: Aikuiset anteeksi antaa
(in Finnish)
Muska's elder brothers Sammy
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(1948–1973) and Kirill alias Kirka (1950–2007) were also well-known Finnish singers. Babitzins are Old Russians
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of Finland.
Discography
Albums
# ''Muska'', 1973
# ''Tää se päivä on'' (Today Is the Day), 1977
# ''Pidä kii'' (Hold On), 1991
# ''Pienet suuret pojat'' (Little Big Boys), 1993
# ''Paha silmä'' (Evil Eye), 2001
# ''Anna mulle aikaa'' (Give Me Some Time), 2006
References
External links
Suomen Äänitearkisto (Finnish Record Archives): Marija Babitzin
(lists her songs in Finnish)
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1952 births
Living people
20th-century Finnish women singers
Finnish people of Russian descent
Finnish people of German-Russian descent
Singers from Helsinki