Tamara Lund

Tamara Adele Lund, also known as Tamara Lund, born on January 6, 1941, in Turku, Finland, was an operatic soprano singer, actress, and politician. She studied at the Sibelius Academy and won the Ponnahdus pinnalle song contest in 1959. Her first single, "Eron hetki / Sana vain" was released under the pseudonym Ira Petri in 1962. She also acted in films such as Kun tuomi kukkii (1962) and performed in musicals like West Side Story. Lund's career spanned opera and operetta, with notable albums including Tamara Lund (1965) and Sinun omasi (1983). In 1996, she was awarded the Medalla Pro Finlandia. Lund passed away on July 21, 2005, in Turku.