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Ievan polkka" (Finnish for "Ieva's Polka") is a Finnish song with lyrics printed in 1928 [1] and written by Eino Kettunen to a traditional Finnish polka tune. The song is sung in an Eastern Savonian dialect spoken in North Karelia.
Loituma Girl (also known as "Leekspin") is a Flash animation set to a scat singing section of the Finnish song "Ievan polkka," sung by the Finnish quartet Loituma on their 1995 debut album Things of Beauty. [1] It appeared on the Internet in late April 2006 and quickly became popular. [2]
The lyrics are in Finnish. Loituma gained great popularity [1] in 2006 when the Loituma Girl (also known as Leekspin), a looped flash animation of an anime girl Orihime Inoue from the Bleach series twirling a leek, set to a scat singing section of "Ievan polkka" from Loituma's 1995 debut album Things of Beauty, [2] was posted in Russian ...
Eino Kettunen (May 13, 1894 – August 15, 1964) was a Finnish composer and lyricist. He is the author of the polka song Ievan polkka, which achieved viral popularity as an Internet meme in 2006–2007.
Hanni-Mari Autere (also known as Hanni Autere) is a Finnish fiddle-singer, folk singer, and musician. [1] [2] She is a member of Loituma.Autere has become known for the singing freestyle in the song Ievan polkka as a part of Loituma music group which has later become known as a Leekspin girl meme.
Bilal Göregen (born 4 September 1988) is a Turkish street musician and drummer. He is blind [2] and has become famous via his rendition of Ievan polkka, wherein a Twitter user superimposed a cat bobbing its head on his video. [3]
Holly Dolly is an animated pop musician whose debut single "Dolly Song (Ievan Polkka)" was internationally successful in the summer of 2006.Holly Dolly is an animated, singing female donkey from Italy. [1]
Manala is the eighth studio album by Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani. It was released on August 3, 2012 through Nuclear Blast . "Manala" translated from Finnish to English is "Underworld".