Mariam Karolina Riahi Wallentin (born 28 July 1982 in Örebro, Sweden) is a Swedish musician (vocals, percussion,

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) and voice actress.

Biography

Wallentin first sang in the local

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band ''Carnival'', with which she released an EP in 1999. From 2006 she studied at the

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(Academy of Music and Drama) in

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. There she met her husband, Andreas Werliin, with whom she formed the duo ''

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''. The band has released several albums since 2007 and toured internationally. In 2008 she was named Swedish Jazzact of the Year. Since 2013 she is also on tour with the experimental solo project ''Mariam the Believer'', which released their first album ''Blood Donation'', in the same year. She is also active as a singer with the ''Fire!Orchestra''. She is also a musician on ''Gothenburg String Theory'', David Åhlen, Susanna & The Magical Orchestra,

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and with Lisa Ullén and Nina de Heney as ''Nuiversum''. She sings the title song (co-written by Ben Frost) for the 2020

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-produced sci-fi series

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Honors

* 2013: Wallentin was honored with the ''Jazzkatten'' as Musician of the Year. * 2013: Recipient of a scholarship from the Sten A. Olsson Cultural Foundation.

Discography

* Wildbirds & Peacedrums: ''Heartcore'' (2007) * Wildbirds & Peacedrums: ''The Snake'' (2008) * Fire!: ''You Liked Me Five Minutes ago'' (2009) * Wildbirds & Peacedrums: ''Rivers'' (2010) *

Anders Jormin Anders Bertil Michael Jormin (born 7 September 1957) is a Swedish bassist and composer. Jormin established a musical partnership with Bobo Stenson in the mid-1980s which led to international recognition playing with Charles Lloyd, in the early ...

: ''Ad Lucem'' (2012) * Fire Orchestra: ''Exit!'' (2013) * Mariam the Believer: ''Blood Donation'' (2013) * Fire Orchestra: ''Enter'' (2014) * Mariam the Believer: ''The Wind'' (EP, 2014) * Wildbirds & Peacedrums: ''Rhythm'' (2014) * Fire Orchestra: ''Ritual'' (2016) * Mariam the Believer: ''Love Everything'' (2017) * Mariam the Believer: ''String Variations'' (2019) * Zeitkratzer & Mariam Wallentin: "Shape of Jazz To Come" (2020)

Filmography

* ''Den otroliga vandringen 2 – På rymmen i San Francisco'' – Hope * ''Doug'' – Patti * ''Lilla Djungelboken'' – Kung Louie * ''Quack Pack'' – Fnatte * ''Janne Långben – The Movie'' – Roxanne * ''Lejonkungen'' – Unga Nala * ''Det flygande barnet'' (2015)

References

External links

Mariam the Believer (website)

Interview

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallentin, Mariam Living people 1982 births Swedish film actresses Swedish jazz composers Swedish percussionists Swedish jazz singers Women jazz composers 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish women singers