Kristina Hautala
Kristina Hautala (born 28 June 1948, Stockholm) is a Swedish-Finnish former singer who rose to success in Finland in the late 1960s.
Beginnings/ stardom
Born in Stockholm of Finnish descent, Hautala was still living in her native city when she made her recording debut with "En koskaan", a Finnish rendering of "
Eurovision 1968
On 10 February 1968, Hautala appeared in the televised Finnish preliminary round for the
Hautala's performance on the competition night drew a single vote with a resultant finish ranked 16th of 17, tied for last place with the Netherlands' entrant "
"Kun kello käy" was a chart disappointment for Hautala in Finland, failing to reach the Top Ten there although it did reach #12: an attempt was made to bolster the song's popularity by having Hautala cut a Swedish version, "Vänta Och Se" whose lyrics were written by Stig Anderson.
Later life
In 1970 Hautala left her longtime label Scandia and debuted on EMI-Columbia with "Kop kop, ken lie?", a Finnish cover of "Knock, Knock Who's There?", which proved to be her last evident release as a career recording artist. In 1972 she returned to her native Stockholm to attend university, subsequently working as a psychologist and art therapist. She making a one-off return to singing in 2003 with the album Hetki tää, a collaboration with the Matti Viita-aho Group.
Singles discography
| Year of release |
catalog#/ Tracks |
Songwriting credit (l=lyrics m=music) |
Details includes date of recording if known |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Scandia KS 650 A "En Koskaan" B "Divarin helmi" |
A Juha Vainio (l) Pino Donaggio (m) B Kari Tuomisaari (l) J F Hanley (m) |
A/B 24 May 1966 A cover of " Second Hand Rose" by Barbra Streisand
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| 1967 | Scandia KS 678 A "Jokainen hetki" B "Sä oot vain työtä räätälin" |
A Juha Vainio (l) Clive Westlake (m) B Juha Vainio (l) Victor Young (m) |
A 12 December 1966 A cover of "All I See is You" by Dusty Springfield B cover of "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long" by Barbra Streisand |
| Scandia KS 691 A "Raudanluja" B "Voinko luottaa" |
B Raul Reiman (l) Memo Remigi (m) |
A 22 February 1967 B 1 March 1967 B cover of "Io ti darò di più" by Ornella Vanoni an English language hit for the Bachelors as "Can I Trust You" | |
| Scandia KS 708 A "Rakkautta vain" B "Sain sulta sanan" |
A (m) | A 23 August 1967 A cover of " All You Need is Love" by The Beatles B 1962 original "Et C'Est Bien Mieux Comme Ca" by Les Chaussettes Noires was remade in 1966 by Liz Brady | |
| Scandia KS 722 A "Kuinkas hurisee?" B "En katso naamion taa" |
A Saukki (l) John Pisano (m) B Pertti Reponen (l) Chico Buarque (m) |
A 7 November 1967 B 18 October 1967 A introduced as "So What's New?" by Peggy Lee in 1967 B introduced as "A banda" by Nara Leão in 1966 | |
| Scandia 730 A "Entinen jää" B "Kenen syy, kenen syy?" |
A Bernard Gérard Michel Delancray Mya Simille B Tony Hatch |
A 16 June 1967 B 31 December 1966 A introduced as "Partie de dames" by Liz Brady in 1966 B cover of "Love Is Me, Love Is You" by Connie Francis | |
| 1968 | Scandia KS 739 A "Tienristeyksessä" B "Näen silmistäsi sen?" |
A/B Saukki (l) Leslie Bricusse (m) |
A 31 January 1968 B 13 February 1968 A introduced on the soundtrack of Doctor Dolittle as "When I Look in Your Eyes" |
Kun kello käy "B "Kielletyt käskyt" |
A Juha Vainio (l) Esko Linnavalli (m) B Jukka Virtanen (l) Lasse Mårtenson (m) |
A 21 February 1968 A Eurovision 1968 entrant for Finland – finished 16th | |
| Scandia KS 762 A "Kysyn vaan" B "Muistot vain jää" |
A Pertti Reponen (l) Tony Hazzard (m) B Pertti Reponen (l) Mark London (m) |
A cover of "Me, the Peaceful Heart" by Lulu cover of "Best of Both Worlds" by Lulu | |
| Polar POS 1053 A "Vänta och se" B "Svart på vitt" |
A Stig Anderson (l) Esko Linavalli (m) B Bengt Haslum (l) Lasse Mårtenson (m) |
A/B Swedish language remakes of tracks released on Scandia KS 742 | |
| 1969 | Scandia KS 794 [A "Judy – Ystäväni"] B "Oi Oi Oi" |
B Pertti Reponen (l) Arne Bendiksen (m) |
[A recording by Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
by Kirsti Sparboe |
| 1970 | EMI-Columbia 5E006-34135 A "Vain hän " B "Kop kop, ken lie?" |
A Kristina Hautala (l) Peter Moesser (m) B Reino Bäckman (l) John Carter (m) |
A/B arranged and conducted by Seppo Paakkunainen A introduced by Katja Ebstein as "Ich Will Ihn" in 1970 B cover of "Knock, Knock Who's There?" by Mary Hopkin |
| Unless otherwise indicated all tracks are tracks arranged and conducted by Esko Linnavalli and feature his orchestra | |||
References
- ^ Ivan Raykoff & Robert Deam Tobin A Song For Europe: popular music and politics in the Eurovision song contest Ashgate Publishing; Aldershot UK (2007) p.78
- ^ "Kristina Hautala". Veikkotiitto.fi. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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