Mari Liisa Pajalahti (born 15 March 1979), also known by her stage name MC Mariko, is one of two lead singers of hip-hop music group Kwan. She has also acted in a Finnish TV soap opera called ''

Salatut elämät ''Salatut elämät'' ("Secret Lives", literally "Concealed Lives") is a Finnish television soap opera that premiered on MTV3 on 25 January 1999. The series' storylines follow the daily lives of several families who live in the same apartment bl ...

'' in the role of Virpi Hurme from 1999 to 2000. In addition, she has played the lead role in the musical ''Dakota''. In 2007, Mariko was chosen to dance in season two of the Finnish version of ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Dancing with the Stars'' is the name of various international television series based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing'', which is distributed by BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the forma ...

'' ('' Tanssii tähtien kanssa''). Together with her partner , she went on to win the entire competition on 22 April 2007.

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* 1979 births Living people Finnish actresses 21st-century Finnish women singers Dancing with the Stars winners {{Finland-singer-stub