Katri Ylander is a Finnish pop-rock singer who achieved great success after appearing on Suomen Idols in 2005. Born Katri Marianne Ylander in Harjavalta on December 17, 1985, she rose to fame on Suomen Idols, the Finnish equivalent of Pop Idol, where she reached the final in 2005 behind Ilkka Jääskeläinen. Signed by Sony/BMG, she then embarked on a successful solo career, starting with the album Katri Ylander (2006), which reached No.3 in the charts and was certified gold, with several singles including the radio hit "Onko vielä aikaa? In 2007, Kaiki nämä sanat reached No. 13 and kept the charts supplied with the hits "Valehdellaan" (No. 10), "Väilitunnilla" (No. 8) and "Unta " (No. 29). Following what was her best-selling gold disc, the singer recorded the album Valvojat (No. 6 in 2009), her last album for the major label, which released the compilation Maailman ihanimmat two years later, including the previously unreleased "Irralaan". Katri Ylander then signed up with a local label, Suomen Musiikki, for whom she produced albums that continued to be appreciated by the public: Uusi maa in 2013, Yhteisii unelmii in 2020 and Mosaiikki in 2024, including the track "Yksi sydän " with DJ Oku Luukkainen.
