Johanna Kurkela
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| Background information | |
| Born | 25 April 1985 Lumijoki, Finland |
| Genres | Contemporary folk music |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Finland Kaiku Recordings |
| Website | johannakurkela |
Johanna Kurkela (born 25 April 1985) is a Finnish singer.[1] Her first published work was a duet Tahdon tanssia kanssasi with Tomi Metsäketo in 2004. Kurkela released her first album Hetki hiljaa in 2005. She got a lot of publicity in the Finnish Preselection final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, presenting the song Olet uneni kaunein. Kurkela ended up sixth in the preselection final. A few weeks later she published her second album Marmoritaivas. Her 2010 album Hyvästi, Dolores Haze has sold over 20,000 copies.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Kurkela was born in Lumijoki. She has been in a relationship with Finnish musician and Nightwish founder and leader Tuomas Holopainen since 2009; they became engaged in 2014 and married on 28 October 2015.[3]
Musical background
[edit]Kurkela has a versatile musical background. She studied the violin for seven years from the age of five, and the classical piano from a few years later. She attended secondary school in Oulu at Madetojan musiikkilukio (an upper secondary school, otherwise known as a gymnasium in other parts of Europe) specializing in music.
In addition to singing Kurkela studies in a university of applied sciences.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
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| FIN [4] | ||
| 2005 | Hetki hiljaa | 36 |
| 2007 | Marmoritaivas | 3 |
| 2008 | Kauriinsilmät | 10 |
| 2010 | Hyvästi, Dolores Haze | 1 |
| 2012 | Sudenmorsian | 3 |
| 2013 | Joulun lauluja | 8 |
| 2015 | Ingrid | 6 |
- Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FIN [4] | ||
| 2011 | Uneni kaunein – Parhaat 2005–2011 | 7 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| FIN [4] | |||
| 2005 | "Olen sinussa" | – | |
| 2007 | "Olet uneni kaunein" | – | |
| "Sun särkyä anna mä en" | – | ||
| "Marmoritaivas" | – | ||
| 2010 | "Rakkauslaulu" | 15 |
Collaborative works
[edit]- 2004: Tomi Metsäketo – Tummaa samettia: Tahdon tanssia kanssasi (duet)
- 2005: Tilkkutäkki 1: Hiljainen kaupunki
- 2006: Tilkkutäkki 2: Kuule minun ääneni
- 2007: Tilkkutäkki 3: Elämä on nyt
- 2009: Sonata Arctica – The Days of Grays (vocals on "Deathaura" and "No Dream Can Heal a Broken Heart")
- 2009: Vesa-Matti Loiri – Hyvää puuta
- 2009: Club for Five – You're The Voice: Nothing Else Matters
- 2014: Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge (vocals)
- 2018: Auri – Auri (vocals)
- 2018: Korsukylä – Every Green in May & Johanna Kurkela (vocals)
- 2020: Nightwish – Human. :II: Nature. (spoken words on "Shoemaker")
- 2020: Altamullan Road – Altamullan Road (vocals & composition)
- 2021: Auri – II – Those We Don't Speak Of (vocals)
- 2022: Vita Nova (vocals)
- 2022: Eye of Melian - Legends of Light (vocals)
- 2023: Insomnium – Anno 1696 (vocals on "Godforsaken")
References
[edit]- ^ True, Chris. "Johanna Kurkela". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ^ "Johanna Kurkela" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "*Finland's Beautiful WolfBride* - Tuomas Holopainen opens up about his marriage with". Johannakurkela.tumblr.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Johanna Kurkela discography". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
External links
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Media related to Johanna Kurkela at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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