SINGER

Laila Kinnunen

1939 - 2000

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Laura “Laila” Annikki Kinnunen (8 November 1939, in Vantaa – 26 October 2000, in Heinävesi) was a Finnish singer. She was one of the most popular Finnish singers of the 1950s and 1960s, and represented Finland at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, the first time Finland participated in the contest. She spent her childhood in Sweden as a refugee from the Second World War, returning to Finland at the age of ten. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laila Kinnunen has received more than 62,384 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Laila Kinnunen is the 1,350th most popular singer (down from 1,155th in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 231st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Finnish Singer.

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  • 62k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Laila Kinnunen ranks 1,350 out of 4,381. Before her are Shirley Manson, Simone Simons, Anahí, Nek, John Paul Young, and Siti Nurhaliza. After her are Dima Bilan, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Richard Bona, Brita Borg, Emma Shapplin, and Sara Tavares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Laila Kinnunen ranks 398. Before her are Greetje Kauffeld, Hugh Masekela, Carmelo Bossi, Jean-Claude Gaudin, Terele Pávez, and Ángel Cabrera. After her are Michel Colombier, Michael Learned, Joe Sample, Valentin Afonin, Alberto Suárez Inda, and Tom Hayden. Among people deceased in 2000, Laila Kinnunen ranks 220. Before her are Ernest Lluch, Théodore Monod, Erich Kähler, Hélène Prévost, Vicente Asensi, and Viktor Kolotov. After her are Kirsty MacColl, Vincentas Sladkevičius, Tony Cliff, Spyridon Chazapis, Georgiy Gongadze, and Corneliu Mănescu.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Laila Kinnunen ranks 282 out of 751. Before her are Martti Marttelin (1897), Lauri Lehtinen (1908), Aulis Kallakorpi (1929), Timo Kotipelto (1969), Väinö Kokkinen (1899), and Akilles Järvinen (1905). After her are Märta Tikkanen (1935), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Viljo Heino (1914), Pauli Nevala (1940), and Pekka Vasala (1948).

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Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Laila Kinnunen ranks 10. Before her are Aino Ackté (1876), Marion Rung (1945), Matti Salminen (1945), Katri Helena (1945), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), and Timo Kotipelto (1969). After her are Olavi Virta (1915), Kirka (1950), Lauri Ylönen (1979), Fredi (1942), Karita Mattila (1960), and Tony Kakko (1975).

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