Taiska

Taiska or Hannele Aulikki Kauppinen, née Suominen (born 9 June 1955 in Imatra) is a Finnish singer^[1][2][3] of popular music. She is mostly known for her evergreen hit, "Mombasa" (1975), originally by Italian composer Fabio Frizzi.^[4][5][6] She married Pekka Kauppinen in 1984, bore him a son named Elias, and divorced in 1990.^[7]

Taiska
Born	(1955-06-09) 9 June 1955 (age 70) Imatra
Issue	Elias Kauppinen

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World Popular Song Festival

In the World Popular Song Festival 1977, in Tokyo, Japan, she represented Finland with a Finnish-language song ("Boogie-mies"), with a score of 56 points.

Discography

Albums

• Mombasa (1976)
• Taiska (1978)
• Villi vapaudenkaipuu (1980)
• Oma tie (1981)
• 20 suosikkia – Mombasa (1996)
• 20 suosikkia – Rannalla (2000)
• Matkalla (2005)
• Taiska – Hitit (2011)