Carola Christina Liemola (née Standertskjöld; Helsinki, March 23, 1941 – November 12, 1997), professionally known as Carola, was a Finnish jazz and pop singer. Her style was partially inspired by American jazz singers of the 1950s. Simultaneously, it was in the spirit of the modal jazz scene going down in Europe in the 1960s. Mostly, Carola's jazz repertoire consisted in idiosynchratic versions of American jazz songs in English, while her most famous jazz song "The Flame" was an original composition by Esa Pethman and the lyrics by the singer herself. As the vocalist for Esa Pethman's jazz quartet and Hazy Osterwald's sextet in the early 1960s, Carola made fame in Finland and Sweden, and toured Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Switzerland. Her most significant jazz recording to date is a jazz session with the Heikki Sarmanto Trio from 1966 which the Finnish Music Information Centre considers among the original blueprints of Finnish jazz. Carola's recordings have been credited for her accosting tone and the groovy approach of her supporting orchestras, co-produced by the singer. In late 1960s and early 1970s, she performed in nine languages and a wide variety of styles, including chanson, schlager, Latin, rock'n'roll, and soul. After her death in Alzheimer's disease in 1997, Carola's music was revived in 2004 with two ''Best of'' albums and ''Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio'' reaching the Finnish charts. Source: Wikipedia
Genres:
Oldies, Pop
Languages:
English
Tags:
eurovision, ganadora
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