Taiska

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.

Albums

 * Mombasa (1976)
 * Taiska (1978)
 * Villi vapaudenkaipuu (1980)
 * Oma tie (1981)
 * 20 suosikkia – Mombasa (1996)
 * 20 suosikkia – Rannalla (2000)
 * Matkalla (2005)
 * Taiska – Hitit (2011)