Maxida Märak

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Ida Amanda "Maxida" Märak (born 17 September 1988) is a Swedish-Sámi joik singer, hip hop musician, actress and activist. Märak is a human rights activist with a special interest in the rights of the Sámi people. She has taken part in protests against the establishment of an iron ore mine in Kallak.[1][2] In 2014, she recorded the album Mountain Songs and other Stories along with the bluegrass band Downhill Bluegrass band.[3]

Born (1988-09-17) 17 September 1988 (age 37)
Stockholm, Sweden
OriginJokkmokk, Sweden
Genres
OccupationSinger
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Maxida Märak
Märak at Riddu Riđđu, 2019
Märak at Riddu Riđđu, 2019
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Born (1988-09-17) 17 September 1988 (age 37)
Stockholm, Sweden
OriginJokkmokk, Sweden
Genres
OccupationSinger
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Also in 2014, she took part in the SVT show Sápmi Sessions along with Aki and King Fari Band.[4] In Sveriges Radio's radio theater Dagbok från Gallok she can be heard as an actress and also the producer of the music.[5] Along with her sister Mimie Märak she toured with the concert Under Asfalten ett Fjäll.[6] In 2015, she sang the World Cup song "Love Last Forever" along with music group Mando Diao for the 2015 skiing world cup.[7]

She starred in the film Glada hälsningar från Missångerträsk by Martina Haag, and she has also toured with Giron sámi teáhter.[8]

Märak presented an episode of Sveriges Radio's show Sommar i P1 on 30 July 2015.[9]

In 2016, she played the role of Evelina Geatki, a poet and Sami activist in the Swedish-French series Midnattssol (a.k.a. Midnight Sun and Jour Polaire).

She featured on "Eanan", a song by Canadian EDM/hip-hop group A Tribe Called Red from their album We Are the Halluci Nation. In 2024, Märak participated in the SVT Christmas calendar Snödrömmar; she also created the shows music. [10]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2014: Mountain Songs and Other Stories (with Downhill Bluegrass Band)
  • 2019: Utopi[11]
  • 2024: Anekdot[12]

EPs

  • 2016: 1[13]
  • 2017: 5[14]
  • 2019: Ärr[15]
  • 2021: Så mycket bättre 2021 – Tolkningarna[16]
  • 2022: Arvet[17]

Singles

More information Title, Year ...
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
[18]
"Mountain Songs"[19]
(with Downhill Bluegrass Band)
2012 Non-album single
"Mitt största fan"[20] 2015
"Feel That Gold"[21]
"Backa bak"[22] 2016
"Rebell"[23]
"Andas"[24] 2017 5
"Långsamt"[25] Non-album single
"Baseball Bat"[26] 2018
"Vill ni se en stjärna"[27]
"Järnrör"[28]
"Hatar"[29] 2019 Ärr
"Lova ingenting"[30] Utopi
"Letar lite ljus här"[31]
"Jåhkåmåhkke"[32] 2021 Non-album single
"Salvador"[33]
"Nu brinner ängarna"[34]
"NikeSunnas joik"[35]
"Eloise" 60 Så mycket bättre
"Jag kommer hem igen till slut"[36]
"Änglar"[37] [A]
"Dimma"[39]
(featuring Melissa Horn)
2022 TBA
"Sirenerna"
(featuring Yei Gonzalez)
TBA
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Notes

  1. "Änglar" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[38]

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