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Maxida Märak
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 Kallak mine, establishment of an iron ore mine in Kallak. In 2014, she recorded the album ''Mountain Songs and other Stories'' along with the bluegrass band Downhill Bluegrass band. Also in 2014, she took part in the Sveriges Television, SVT show ''Sápmi Sessions'' along with Aki and King Fari Band. In Sveriges Radio's radio theater ''Dagbok från Gallok'' she can be heard as an actress and also the producer of the music. Along with her sister Mimie Märak she toured with the concert Under Asfalten ett Fjäll. In 2015, she sang the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, World Cup song "Love Last Forever" along with music group Mando Diao for the 2015 skiing world cup. She starred in the film ''Glada hälsningar från Missång ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riddu Riđđu
Riddu Riđđu () is an annual Sami people, Sámi music and culture festival held in Olmmáivággi (Manndalen) in the Gáivuotna Municipality (also known as Kåfjord Municipality) in Norway. The goal of the festival is to bring forward both Sámi culture and that of other Indigenous peoples, indigenous peoples. Translated to English, the name of the festival is "small storm at the coast". The festival has permanent support from the Ministry of Culture (Norway), Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs, the Sami Parliament of Norway, Sámi parliament, Troms County Municipality, Troms county and Kåfjord municipality. Riddu Riđđu includes concerts, seminars, performances, youth camp, stage art, literature, children's program, Northern People's program, youth camp, film program, courses (workshops), art exhibition, market (bazaar), indigenous houses and much more. The 30th festival was to be held 8–12 July 2020; however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 festival was cancelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Music
Apple Music is an audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users can select music to stream to their device on-demand, or listen to existing playlists. The service also includes the sister internet radio stations Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, Apple Music Country, Apple Música Uno, Apple Music Club, and Apple Music Chill which are broadcast live to over 200 countries 24 hours a day. The service was announced on June8, 2015, and launched on June30, 2015. New subscribers get a one-month free or six months free trial with the purchase of select products before the service requires a monthly subscription. Originally strictly a music service, Apple Music began expanding into video in 2016. Executive Jimmy Iovine has stated that the intention for the service is to become a "cultural platform", and Apple reportedly wants the service to be a "one-stop shop for pop culture". The company is actively investing heavily in the production and purchasing of video cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Human Rights Activists
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21st-century Swedish Women Singers
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Swedish Women Rappers
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) * Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) * Swedish Open (darts) {{disambiguation ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Births
1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United States (National Science Foundation Network) and Europe (Nordunet) as well as the first Internet-based chat protocol, Internet Relay Chat. The concept of the World Wide Web was first discussed at CERN in 1988. The Soviet Union began its major deconstructing towards a mixed economy at the beginning of 1988 and began its gradual dissolution. The Iron Curtain began to disintegrate in 1988 as Hungary began allowing freer travel to the Western world. The first extrasolar planet, Gamma Cephei Ab (confirmed in 2003), was detected this year and the World Health Organization began its mission to eradicate polio. Global warming also began to emerge as a more significant concern, with climate scientist James Hansen testifying before the U.S. Senate on the is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Yei Gonzalez
Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria with a large population of people who settled in that particular county. Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa is the current commissioner for Yei River County. He was appointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit as recommended by former Central Equatoria, Central Equatoria State Governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony. Yei River State, Yei has had many communities including the Pojulu, kakwa, Mundu etc, Welcoming businessmen and investors as it grows. Demographics Yei River County is divided into smaller sub-regions (payams). As of January 1, January 2023, there are five payams: the Yei Town payam, the Otogo payam, the Mugwo payam, the Tore payam, and the Lasu payam.The county was divided into four counties in April 2016, however, in 2020 the divided counties were all reverted back and merged into Greater Yei River County as follows below: # Lainya County, Lainya # Morobo County, Morobo # Kajo Keji County, Kajo-keji Yei River Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Horn
Astrid Melissa Edwarda Horn Weitzberg (born 8 April 1987), known as Melissa Horn, is a Swedish pop artist. She is the daughter of singer Maritza Horn. Biography She was born to singer Maritza Horn (born 1951), and Edvard Terrence Weitzberg (born 1955) in an area in Södermalm, part of Stockholm. She has five siblings, all boys. Her parents got her a guitar when she turned 16 and not long afterwards she wrote her first song. She took vocal courses and then got hold of a producer and eventually got a record contract before she finished high school. In 2010, she started a company called Edward AB. Career Melissa Horn's debut album '' Långa nätter'' was released on 30 April 2008 followed by '' Säg ingenting till mig'' on 14 October 2009. This record eventually went gold, exposing her to a larger audience; she was nominated for Gramiss (Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Awards) in the categories Artist of the Year, Composer of the Year and Lyricist of the Year. A sequel to that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Så Mycket Bättre
Så mycket bättre (, ) is a Swedish reality television show broadcast on TV4 (Sweden), TV4. The basic premise is that each participating musician performs their own version of a well-known song by another artist, with each episode focusing on every participant performing a different song by the same artist. The musicians spend eight days together at a hotel in Gotland, where they re-interpret the songs in their own styles. The first series aired on 23 October 2010 and featured Lasse Berghagen, Lill-Babs, Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson, Petter (rapper), Petter, Thomas Di Leva, Petra Marklund, September, Christer Sandelin and Plura Jonsson. A second series premiered on 29 October 2011 and featured Lena Philipsson, Tomas Ledin, Eva Dahlgren, Mikael Wiehe, Timbuktu (artist), Timbuktu, Laleh Pourkarim, Laleh and E-Type (musician), E-Type. A third season was launched on 27 October 2012 that included Darin Zanyar, Miss Li, Maja Ivarsson, Olle Ljungström, Magnus Uggla, Pugh Rogefeldt and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eloise (Arvingarna Song)
"Eloise" is a Swedish-language song written by and Lasse Holm and performed by Swedish dansband Arvingarna. It won the Melodifestivalen 1993 and finished 7th in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where it represented . The country had been one of the favourites to win that year. The highest sets of points, 10, came from , and , adding up to a total of 89 points. The song text describes a man who wants to know if a woman called Eloise is more than a friend. The single peaked at #7 at the Swedish singles chart. At Svensktoppen, the song stayed for 10 weeks with a second place as best result there. Cover versions * Swedish heavy metal band Black Ingvars covered the song on their 1995 album '' Earcandy Six''. * performed the song at ''Dansbandskampen'' 2008. * Timo Räisänen performed the song during Melodifestivalen 2010. See also * "Elenore", 1968 song by American pop-rock group The Turtles The Turtles are an America, American Band (rock and pop), rock band formed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
