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 Sverre Kjelsberg (18 October 1946 – 18 June 2016) was a Norwegian singer, guitarist, bassist, composer, and lyricist. He was a member of the band The Pussycats from 1964. He and Mattis Hætta represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 198 ...

won the 1980 Melodi Grand Prix 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 yoiks in

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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 villages ...

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