Islaja · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Islaja
Sign in to saveAlso known as Merja Kokkonen
Merja Kokkonen (born 19 May 1979), better known by her stage name Islaja, is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki, Finland. Besides her solo career, she is a member of free improv and psychedelic folk bands Avarus, Kemialliset Ystävät, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä.
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 45,112
- Total plays
- 737,954
Tags
Islaja is Merja Kokkonen, a visual artist and musician from Helsinki, Finland, now living and working in Berlin, Germany. She records her music at home using a rainbow of instruments to accompany her personal vocal delivery sang in Finnish. Islaja's debut album Meritie (2004) gained praise in international music media such as The Wire, Dusted Magazine and WFMU. The follow-up release Palaa aurinkoon (2005) caused even more excitement and created quite a stir. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Is
via Last.fm · Islaja
Official website
Link to the official site · 1,339 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- islaja.com
- Image
- Islaja Avanto 2006.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- Commons category
- Islaja
- date of birth
- 1979-05-19
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- name in native language
- Islaja
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Discography
- Also appears on
- Images
- References
- External links
Merja Kokkonen (born 19 May 1979), better known by her stage name Islaja, is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki, Finland. Besides her solo career, she is a member of free improv and psychedelic folk bands Avarus, Kemialliset Ystävät, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä.
She has been compared to Björk, Syd Barrett, and Nico.