Brita Maret "Sofia" Jannok (born 15 September 1982) is a
Swedish
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Sami
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artist, singer, songwriter and radio host. Several times, she has publicly taken a stance in social media against the establishment of mines on land used by Sami
reindeer herders. Together with
Mariela Idivuoma, she was hostess of the
Liet-Lávlut music festival in 2006. She has also hosted the program ''"Mailbmi – small people great music"'' on
Swedish Radio P2, and the Sámi children's program ''
Unna Junná'' for
Yle
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. Her music is inspired from diverse musical influences, like
folk
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, pop,
jazz
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and
yoik
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. She sings mostly in
Northern Sami
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, but also sings and writes lyrics in Swedish and English as well.
Sofia previously performed with
Anna Kärrstedt in the duo ''"Sophia and Anna"''. She performed in
Melodifestivalen 2009
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with the song
Waterloo in Sámi ("Čáhcceloo"). On 30 June 2009 she was one of the summer guest hosts on
Swedish Radio P1. The day after, 1 July, she participated in
SVT's program from
Skansen
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in Stockholm for the inauguration of the Swedish Presidency of the EU. At the opening meeting in the
Parliament House in Stockholm on 15 September 2009, she performed "Samelands vidder".
From 23 to 30 May 2010 Jannok performed in various bars and clubs in Shanghai and Beijing, China. From 4 to 5 June 2010 she attended the
Talvatis Festival in
Cardiff
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.
During an inauguration of the Culture year in Umeå 2014 (Sami late winter) Sofia conducted a call of
anti-racism
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with Cleo and
Kristin Amparo
Kristin Viktoria Amparo Sundberg (born 1 December 1983) is a Swedish singer. She attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. She participated in season 1 of the Swedish ''X Factor'' in 2012, which was broadcast on TV4, where she made it ...
before the performance of the song ''"Faller en, faller alla"''. On stage at the same time was also a group of left-wing
anti-fascist activists wearing ski masks with the message "Free Joel" printed on their shirts, which alludes to the activist who was arrested and convicted for attempted manslaughter and rioting because of the
riots in Kärrtorp, when a group of
Neo-Nazis
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attacked a left-wing anti-racism demonstration.
Sofia performed at the first
Sápmi Pride
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History
The festival, organised by Queering Sápmi, took place for the first time in 2014 in Kiruna, in Lapland. The festival, which went on for four days, fea ...
festival which took place in
Kiruna in 2014 and was attended by 300 people.
Awards
In 2014, Jannok received the
Áillohaš Music Award, a Sámi music award conferred by the municipality of
Kautokeino
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and the
Kautokeino Sámi Association to honor the significant contributions the recipient or recipients has made to the diverse world of Sámi music.
The same year she was nominated for a Swedish Grammy for Áhpi (Wide as Oceans).
Discography
Albums
Other appearances
*2000: ''Dál juovlla čuovggaid cahkkehit''
(Sami Christmas CD)
*2007: ''Ima ipmašat''
(children's CD, DAT)
*2007: ''Buoremus ájgge''
(children's CD, Mandy Senger & Sara Aira Fjällström)
;Soundtracks
*2000: *''TV-musik ur dokumentärserien Samerna''
(Scandinavian Songs)
*2000: ''Great North''
(soundtrack, TVA International inc.)
Singles
*2000: "Čalmmit"
(as part of Sofia och Anna)
*2004: "Liekkas clubmix"
(promotional single, Publishment)
Music competitions
*2001: ''
Sámi Grand Prix 2001'', Rieban
*2003: ''
Sámi Grand Prix 2003'', Rieban
In popular culture
''Episode 5: Just Decide'' of
Threshold Podcast Season Two featured the song "We are Still Here" from Jannok's album ''ORDA – This is My Land''.
References
External links
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Áillohaš Music Award winners
Swedish Sámi musicians
Swedish singer-songwriters
Swedish folk singers
Living people
1982 births
21st-century Swedish singers
21st-century Swedish women singers