Marija "Muska" Babitzin (born June 28, 1952 in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Finland

Finland

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) is a Finnish singer. She became famous in 1971 with her song Kirjoita postikorttiin ('Write on the postcard'). Her first, eponymous album was released in 1973. It featured the hit Krokotiili-rock (Crocodile Rock

Crocodile Rock

"Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in June 1972 at the Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville in France. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the US, as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot...

, an Elton John

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 cover song).

Muska participated with her brother George Babitzin to the Finnish national final of Eurovision Song Contest

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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, Euroviisut 1974. The entry Senhän sanoo järkikin came sixth. In 1979 she again participated in the Finnish national final with her brother Kirka Babitzin

Kirka Babitzin

Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin was a popular Finnish musician.-Biography:Kirill Babitzin was born in Helsinki in 1950 to a Russian emigrant family. He first got into music at the age of five when his grandmother gave him an accordion. He won an accordion competition at the age of ten, but soon ditched...

 and sister Anna Babitzin. The entry Aikuiset anteeksi antaa came fourth.

Muska's brothers Sammy

Sammy Babitzin

Aleksandr "Sammy" Babitzin was a Finnish popular music singer, the brother of Kirka.Babitzin started his professional career in a band called The Stealers. Its line-up also included Remu Aaltonen. Babitzin sang in the group of Leo Lindblom under the pseudonym "Sammy-boy".Sammy Babitzin released...

 (died in 1973) and Kirill alias Kirka (died in January 2007) were also well-known Finnish singers.

Albums

• Muska (1973)
• Tää se päivä on (This Day Is It) (1977)
• Pidä kii (Hold on) (1991)
• Pienet suuret pojat (Little Big Boys) (1993)
• Paha silmä (The Bad Eye) (2001)
• Anna mulle aikaa (Give Me Some Time) (2006)

External links

• Suomen Äänitearkisto (Finnish Record Archieves): Marija Babitzin (lists her songs in Finnish)