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Maxida Märak
Märak at Riddu Riđđu, 2019Märak at Riddu Riđđu, 2019
Background information
Born (1988-09-17) 17 September 1988 (age 36)Stockholm, Sweden
Origin Jokkmokk, Sweden
Genres Hip hop joik
Occupation Singer

Musical artist

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 establishment of an iron ore mine in Kallak.[1][2] In 2014, she recorded the album Mountain Songs and other Stories along with the bluegrass band Downhill Bluegrass band.[3]

Also in 2014, she took part in the SVT show Sápmi Sessions along with Aki and King Fari Band.[4] In Sveriges Radio's radio theater Dagbok från Gallok she can be heard as an actress and also the producer of the music.[5] Along with her sister Mimie Märak she toured with the concert Under Asfalten ett Fjäll.[6] In 2015, she sang the World Cup song "Love Last Forever" along with music group Mando Diao for the 2015 skiing world cup.[7]

She starred in the film Glada hälsningar från Missångerträsk by Martina Haag, and she has also toured with Giron sámi teáhter.[8]

Märak presented an episode of Sveriges Radio's show Sommar i P1 on 30 July 2015.[9]

In 2016, she played the role of Evelina Geatki, a poet and Sami activist in the Swedish-French series Midnattssol (aka Midnight Sun and Jour Polaire).

She featured on "Eanan", a song by Canadian EDM/hip-hop group A Tribe Called Red from their album We Are the Halluci Nation.

  1. ^ "Änglar" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[36]

  2. ^ Samiska konstnärer tar strid mot gruvan Archived 16 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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  4. ^ "Samiska konstnärer tar strid mot ny gruva". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

  5. ^ Sveriges Radio. Hennes samhällsengagemang gav henne pris. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

  6. ^ Sveriges Radio. Dagbok från Gallok. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

  7. ^ Under asfalten ett fjäll, archived from the original on 26 June 2015, retrieved 21 July 2015

  8. ^ Tobias Holmgren (20 January 2015). "Rapparen Maxida Märak vill ha samisk revolution". Göteborgs-Posten. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

  9. ^ "Maxida Märak » Jokkmokk's Winter Market" (Press release). Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

  10. ^ Sveriges Radio. Maxida Märak sommarpratar i P1. Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

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  17. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 47" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

  18. ^ "Mountain Songs – Single by Maxida Märak & Downhill Bluegrass Band on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

  19. ^ "Mitt Största Fan – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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  24. ^ "Långsamt – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

  25. ^ "Baseball Bat – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

  26. ^ "Vill ni se en stjärna – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

  27. ^ "Järnrör – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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  31. ^ "Jåhkåmåhkke – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

  32. ^ "Salvador – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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  36. ^ "Änglar – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

  37. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 48". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

  38. ^ "Dimma (feat. Melissa Horn) – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.