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Arja Koriseva (Arja Sinikka Koriseva) was born on 21 April, 1965 in Toivakka, Finland, is a Finnish singer (born 1965). Discover Arja Koriseva's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?

Popular As Arja Sinikka Koriseva
Occupation Singer
Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 21 April, 1965
Birthday 21 April
Birthplace Toivakka, Finland
Nationality Finland

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Who Is Arja Koriseva's Husband?

Her husband is Juha-Pekka Karmala (m. 1996)

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Husband Juha-Pekka Karmala (m. 1996)
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Children Patrik Karmala, Karla Sol Angel Karmala, Verna Luna Gunilla Karmala

Arja Koriseva Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Arja Koriseva worth at the age of 58 years old? Arja Koriseva’s income source is mostly from being a successful Singer. She is from Finland. We have estimated Arja Koriseva's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Singer

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1903

This was a very appropriate job for a Future Tango star, as the classic Tango El Choclo, written by Ángel Villoldo in 1903, means "the corncob".

Meanwhile, Kastanja became the backing group for Marjo-Riitta Nieminen, who sings under the stage name Marjorie.

1963

Koriseva and her sister/fellow singer, Eija (b. 31 October 1963), sang with the Peräkylä Boys band in youth hostels, holiday camps, restaurants and various other places in central Finland from 1978.

When the Peräkylä Boys broke up to continue their studies, the Koriseva sisters created a new band, Kastanja (“Chestnut”).

Note that Koriseva's sister, Eija, is not the same Eija Koriseva, who is a mathematics professor at the University of Helsinki.

1965

Arja Koriseva (born 21 April 1965) is a Finnish singer.

She first came to fame as a Tango singer; her repertoire now includes evergreen, pop, musical theatre, and sacred music.

Koriseva has sold over 330,000 certified records, making her the seventh best-selling female soloist in Finland.

Koriseva said of the village school she attended:

“The school was very small and homey; my class had just three pupils.

We were good in different subjects and learned a lot from each other.

Because we were so few, the classes were joined so that the first and second were together, the third and fourth similarly, and so on.

During the breaks we went swimming; on Shrove Tuesday we tobogganed.

The cook baked pulla buns and brought them to us with juice as a snack.

In fine weather, we had lessons outside and when it was raining, we did sums in class.

Once a storm blew down a birch tree in the school yard, we made firewood from it and carried them inside.” (Nyman, p. 51)

Koriseva comes from a musical family: her parents were both active in the church choir, and the harmonikka player, Erkki Friman, is Koriseva's maternal uncle (The Finnish harmonikka is not a mouth organ. It is a kind of accordion, with symmetrically arranged buttons instead of piano keys. It is not the same instrument as a bandoneon).

1983

In 1983, Koriseva was admitted to the Central Finland Conservatory to study music.

1984

In the summer of 1984, Koriseva was a Lions Club scholarship student in Wilmar, Minneapolis, United States.

She returned after three years for a summer with the same family.

She said of this time:

“The family was quite wonderful and treated me like their own daughter.

The father acted as teacher in the agricultural school and farmed maize.

On the second visit I already had a driving licence and got the use of an old pick-up.

I woke up early in the morning, put on a long-sleeved shirt and drove to the edge of the field to gather corncobs.

In the field I prepared and packed them in dozens in cartons, then I had a shower and drove the corncobs to the shops.

I could keep the money from the sales.” (Nyman, p 54)

1985

In 1985, Koriseva enrolled in the Hämeenlinna teacher training college and got qualified in 1989, specialising in PE and Finnish language.

1989

In the spring of 1989, with her mother's encouragement, Koriseva entered the Tangomarkkinat singing competition.

She engaged a new orchestra, Fortuna, and began to rehearse the tangos Kultaiset korvarenkaat and Vie meidät rakkauteen.

These are not in fact Finnish tangos: the first is Golden Earrings, composed by Victor Young and the theme song of the film of the same name, the second is Tango d´Amour, by Leo Leandros.

After passing the preliminary heats, Koriseva applied for a temporary teaching post in case she was not successful at the Tangomarkkinat finals.

Dressed in a stage gown made by her sister Eija, she became the Tango Queen at her first attempt and turned the Tangomarkkinat from a local festival to an event of national importance.

The Tangomarkkinat organisers tried to get her to adopt the stage name Arja Karen, as koriseva means "wheezing" in Finnish.

1991

Koriseva has returned to the Tangomarkkinat several times as judge, and presented in 1991, 1994, and 2004.

2002

She appears frequently on Finnish TV: she was a guest on the musical game show BumtsiBum! several times; she and Joel Hallikainen presented the musical game show Jos sais kerran in 2002–2003; and she was the heroine in the children's programme Hilarius and Loru-Liisa, with a giant mouse.

She was the Finnish voice of Pocahontas in the animated film and TV series of that name.

She has appeared in the soap opera Prince of Pop and in Ready Steady Cook.

2007

Since then, Koriseva has recorded 15 albums (up to September 2007), and appeared in concerts and at dance halls all over Finland, as well as Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Jordan, and the UK.

She has sung sacred music in church concerts, and appeared with Belgian superstar Helmut Lotti.