Kirka

Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was a popular Finnish musician.

Kirka's most famous songs include "Hengaillaan", "Leijat" (Kites) and "Varrella virran" (Down by the River)"

Biography

Kirill Babitzin was born in Helsinki in 1950 to a Russian emigrant family. He first got into music at the age of five when his grandmother gave him an accordion. He won an accordion competition at the age of ten, but soon ditched the squeezebox for rock and roll music. His first band was The Creatures, which he joined in 1964 assuming stage name Kirka.

Kirka got his big break in 1967 when he joined the band The Islanders, originally led by would-be pop stalwart Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, and went on to become a household name in dance halls and festivals all over Finland. Kirka also recorded with Blues Section. His trademark was to be his powerful, throaty voice; simultaneously shrill and soulful, it is instantly recognizable to generations of Finnish music lovers.

Several Babitzin siblings are established musicians in their own right. In 1978, Kirka released a duet album with sister Anna; the next year, another sister Marija ("Muska") joined in. Kirka's brother was popular rock musician Sammy Babitzin, who was killed in a car crash in 1973. Eerily, Sammy's signature hit Daada daada tells a story of high-speed automotive cruising.

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Kirka

ALBUMS

Parhaista parhaat

Released 2008

CBS - Klassikot

Released 2008

Sadness in Your Eyes

Released 2007

Kaikki parhaat 1967 - 2007

Released 2007

40 Unohtumatonta Laulua

Released 2006

Elämääni eksynyt

Released 2005

Suomen huiput

Released 2003

Sinut siinä nään

Released 2002

Mestarit Areenalla

Released 1999

Älä sano ei

Released 1998

Hetki lyö 1967-1997

Released 1997

Tie huomiseen

Released 1996

20 suosikkia: Surun pyyhit silmistäni

Released 1995

Kirka, Anna, Muska & Sammy Babitzin

Released 1991

Parhaat, uudet versiot

Released 1990

Ota lähellesi

Released 1990

Surun pyyhit silmistäni

Released 1988

The Spell

Released 1987

R.O.C.K.

Released 1986

Täytyy uskaltaa

Released 1983

Kirka

Released 1981

Tiukka linja

Released 1975

Kirkan parhaita

Released 1974

Born: 1950-09-22

Died: 2007-01-31

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