Johanna Kurkela, born April 25, 1985, in Lumijoki, Finland, is a Finnish singer.
Kurkela studied violin for seven years starting at age five and later studied
classical piano. Kurkela debuted in 2004 with the duet "Tahdon tanssia kanssasi"
alongside Tomi Metsäketo and released the debut studio album Hetki hiljaa
(2005). Kurkela gained national prominence in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest
preselection with "Olet uneni kaunein", placing sixth, before issuing the album
Marmoritaivas (2007). Kurkela's subsequent studio albums include Kauriinsilmät
(2008), Hyvästi, Dolores Haze (201...