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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Kuunkuiskaajat
Group · Finland · formed 2008
Finnish folk music group
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Also known as 月亮守護者
Timeline
7 events+ Member joins 3▣ Album 2◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
2000s
· Member joins
Johanna Hytti joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Susan Aho joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Debut release
Debut release: Kuunkuiskaajat
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
· Member joins
Kevin Knouna joins the band
membranophone
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography75 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1310481067
Biography
Kuunkuiskaajat (/kuːn.kuˈi skaːjat/; "Moonwhisperers") was a Finnish female folk duo made up of Värttinä members Susan Aho and Johanna Virtanen, that represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Työlki ellää
Työlki ellääSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Työlki ellää (Eurovision mix)3:062Työlki ellää (album mix)3:28". The duo won the Finnish national final, Euroviisut 2010, with 42% of the "super final" vote.
"Työlki ellää" did not qualify for the final, placing 11th in the first Semi-Final on 25 May 2010, missing the cut by only three points.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 31 | 91th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 6 | 19.5th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 36:45
1Kahden3:272Ruutuliina3:473Loputon tie2:434Taivaallinen3:545Hääkellot3:066Työlki ellää3:317Maailman majoilla3:148Tumma sydän2:359Taivaanrinne3:0110Milloinkaan4:2011Työlki ellää (remix)3:072015 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:03
1Kaupungilla3:502Unelmaa3:503Revitty rakkaus2:484Kuunlilja3:055Polttaa3:066Elämä kantaa3:247Salakavala3:518Sirpaleet4:229Kuuhullu3:4110Viimeinen laulu4:06
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Työlki ellääSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:341Työlki ellää (Eurovision mix)3:06 2Työlki ellää (album mix)3:28 | 1 April 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kuunkuiskaajat head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 31 | 91th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 6 | 19.5th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johanna Hytti | 2008 | present | |
| Susan Aho | 2008 | present | |
| Kevin Knouna | 2010 | present | membranophone |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuunkuiskaajat.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e97cb2f-341b-4f9c-908a-69feded0ee33discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7e97cb2f-341b-4f9c-908a-69feded0ee33core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583129genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q583129seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuunkuiskaajatbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuunkuiskaajat
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Finnish musicians — rank #30
Kuunkuiskaajat | 2008 | Pop
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 0, 31 language versions)
Image: Daniel Kruczynski · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q583129 · MusicBrainz: 7e97cb2f-341b-4f9c-908a-69feded0ee33
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