Hautala, Christina

Kristina Hautala ( Finnish. Kristina Hautala ; born June 28, 1948 in Stockholm ) is a Finnish singer of Swedish descent, a representative of Finland at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest .

In 1966, Kristina released her debut single, En koskaan, a Finnish-language version of Dusty Springfield 's then popular song, “You Don't Have To Say You Love Me.” Swedish Hautala literally overnight became a “star” in Finland. In the future, the singer often performed cover versions of songs that were popular at that time in Finnish . In particular, “Rakkautta vain” (cover for The Beatles song “ All You Need Is Love ”) and “Kuinkas hurisee” ( Peggy Lee - “So What's New”) become hits, which made Hautalu one of the most successful performers in Finland in 1960 years Between 1966 and 1970, she released a total of twenty singles. In 1970, she starred in a television program with Lasse Mortenson ; later she recorded a joint album with him, "Kristina & Lasse". The most famous was the singer's performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 , where she performed the song “Kun kello käy” ( Russian. When time passes ).

In 1972, the performer leaves show business and returns back to Sweden. At home, she took up the study of psychology and sociology at local universities; Later she worked as a psychologist-consultant for local artists.

In 2003, Kristina returned to the scene again, releasing the album “Hetki tää” in collaboration with “Matti Viita-aho Group”.