For the rural locality in Russia, see Kirka, Republic of Dagestan.
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Kirka
Kirka during his last public performance in January 2007
Background information
Birth name
Kirill Babitzin
Born
(1950-09-22)22 September 1950 Helsinki, Finland
Origin
Helsinki, Finland
Died
31 January 2007(2007-01-31) (aged 56) Helsinki, Finland
Genres
Finnish rock Hard rock (1986–1987) Pop
Occupation(s)
singer
Years active
1962–2007
Website
Kirka.com in English
Musical artist
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was one of the most commercially successful Finnish musicians. His career spanned from the late 1960s until his death in 2007.
Previously associated with Ilkka Lipsanen's The Islanders band, Kirka went on to record a wide array of rock and pop music. Some of his most famous songs include Hetki Lyö (Beat the Clock), Leijat (Kites) and Varrella virran (Down by the River). His 1988 album Surun Pyyhit Silmistäni (The Sadness in Your Eyes) went on to be one of the best sold records in Finnish history. He also represented Finland in the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest.
Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was one of the most commercially successful Finnish musicians. His career spanned from the...
Kristo Kirka (17 January 1883 – 28 April 1955) was an Albanian patriot, diplomat, politician, and activist. He is one of the most contributing figures...
the Mausoleum of Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of the Durrani Empire. "Kirka Sharif, the Shrine Where the Mantle of the Prophet is Preserved". wdl.org...
F. Cass. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-7146-8386-7. Retrieved 18 September 2022. Kirka, Danica (1 May 2023). "Name etched in gold, King Charles' school remembers...
"Durrani" after himself. His tomb is in the center of Kandahar, adjacent to Kirka Sharif (Shrine of the Cloak), which contains a cloak believed to have been...
frustration is rampant'. In that same decade Rudolf Brucci composed his Kirka (1967) in Croatia. There is a Circe episode in John Harbison's Ulysses (Act...
the original on March 28, 2022, retrieved June 12, 2022 Federman,Josef, Kirka, Danica (May 21, 2024). "Israel says it will return video equipment seized...
Bootstraps to Bankruptcy Court". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2016. Kirka, Danica (July 4, 1995). "Founders of Breath Asure Savor Sweet Smell of Success:...
S2CID 17071617. Thornton, A. J.; Gibsonb, K. J.; Harrisona, J. R.; Kirka, A.; et al. (2011). "Disruption mitigation studies on the Mega Amp Spherical...
Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023. Kirka, Danica. "Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship". abc...
Finland was represented by Kirka, with the song "Hengaillaan", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. "Hengaillaan"...
S2CID 158274269. "FTSE 100 at the London Stock Exchange". Retrieved 24 June 2016. Kirka, Danica; Lee, Youkyung (24 June 2016). "Stocks crash as UK vote to quit...
same-sex unions". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 February 2023. Kirka, Danica. "Church of England allows blessings for same-sex couples". ABC...
Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021. Kirka, Danica (3 June 2021). "Buckingham Palace barred nonwhites from office jobs...
Replacements and the Runaways. Other artists include Hanoi Rocks, Queen, Kirka, Hot Leg, Candlebox, Cock Sparrer and Girlschool. Their anarchic attitude...
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