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

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)

References