Kikka Sirén

Who was Kikka Sirén?

Kirsi Hannele Viilonen, better known by her stage name Kikka, was a Finnish pop/schlager singer. She was known for her sexpot image and suggestive, equivocal songs. Her career was launched in the late 1980s, inspired by the success of such busty international stars as Samantha Fox and Italy's Sabrina Salerno. Kikka's best-known songs were "Mä haluun viihdyttää", "Sukkula Venukseen", "Tartu tiukasti hanuriin" and cover of Ami Aspelund's Apinamies.

The peak of Kikka's popularity was in the late 1980s and early 1990s when she earned three platinum records and two gold records.

In the 21st century, health problems interfered with the artist's career. According to the Finnish Iltalehti, the cause of her death on December 3, 2005 at the age of 41 was a heart attack.