Mattis Hætta (15 March 1959 – 9 November 2022) was a Norwegian

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singer and recording artist. In 1980, he and Sverre Kjelsberg won the 1980

Melodi Grand Prix Melodi Grand Prix (), commonly known as Grand Prix and MGP, sometimes as Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix ( no, Norsk Melodi Grand Prix), is an annual music competition organised by Norwegian public broadcaster Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK). It det ...

with the entry Sámiid Ædnan and went on to represent

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in the

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. He worked in

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s and

yoik A joik or yoik (anglicised, where the latter spelling in English conforms with the pronunciation; also named , , , or in the Sámi languages) is a traditional form of song in Sámi music performed by the Sámi people of Sapmi in Northern Europ ...

s in Alta,

Kautokeino Kautokeino ( no, Kautokeino; se, Guovdageaidnu ; fkv, Koutokeino; fi, Koutokeino) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino. Other village ...

and Luleå. Hætta died following a period of illness on 9 November 2022 at the age of 63.

Discography

*''Sámiid ædnan/Detsikavise ( MAI EP, 1980) *''Låla'' (MAI LP, 1981)

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* * 1959 births 2022 deaths People from Kautokeino Norwegian Sámi musicians Norwegian Sámi people Norwegian male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1980 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway Melodi Grand Prix winners {{Norway-singer-stub