Johanna Kurkela

Johanna Kurkela

Johanna Kurkela (born 10 April, 1985 in Lumijoki, Finland) is a Finnish singer. 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 Finnish Preselection final for 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. She also contributed vocals to two tracks on Sonata Arctica's album The Days of Grays. Her 2010 album Hyvästi, Dolores Haze has sold over 20,000 copies.

Musical background

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

Albums

• Hetki hiljaa (2005)
• Marmoritaivas (2007)
• Kauriinsilmät (2008)
• Hyvästi, Dolores Haze (2010)

Singles

• Olen sinussa (2005)
• Olet uneni kaunein (2007)
• Sun särkyä anna mä en (2007)
• Marmoritaivas (2007)
• Rakkauslaulu (2010)

Collaborative works

• Tomi Metsäketo - Tummaa samettia: Tahdon tanssia kanssasi (duet) (2004)
• Tilkkutäkki 1: Hiljainen kaupunki (2005)
• Tilkkutäkki 2: Kuule minun ääneni (2006)
• Tilkkutäkki 3: Elämä on nyt (2007)
• Sonata Arctica - The Days of Grays (vocals on tracks 2 and 9) (2009)
• Vesa-Matti Loiri - Hyvää puuta (2009)
• Club for Five - You're The Voice: Nothing else matters (2009)

External links

• Official site (Finnish)