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]
Maxida Märak | |
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![]() Märak at Riddu Riđđu, July 2019 | |
Background information | |
Born | (1988-09-17) 17 September 1988 (age 34) Skarpnäck, Stockholm, Sweden |
Origin | Jokkmokk, Norrbotten County, Sweden |
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
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 poetess 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.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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SWE [16] | |||
"Mountain Songs"[17] (with Downhill Bluegrass Band) |
2012 | — | Non-album single |
"Mitt största fan"[18] | 2015 | — | |
"Feel That Gold"[19] | — | ||
"Backa bak"[20] | 2016 | — | |
"Rebell"[21] | — | ||
"Andas"[22] | 2017 | — | 5 |
"Långsamt"[23] | — | Non-album single | |
"Baseball Bat"[24] | 2018 | — | |
"Vill ni se en stjärna"[25] | — | ||
"Järnrör"[26] | — | ||
"Hatar"[27] | 2019 | — | Ärr |
"Lova ingenting"[28] | — | Utopi | |
"Letar lite ljus här"[29] | — | ||
"Jåhkåmåhkke"[30] | 2021 | — | Non-album single |
"Salvador"[31] | — | ||
"Nu brinner ängarna"[32] | — | ||
"NikeSunnas joik"[33] | — | ||
"Eloise" | 60 | Så mycket bättre | |
"Jag kommer hem igen till slut"[34] | — | ||
"Änglar"[35] | —[upper-alpha 1] | ||
"Dimma"[37] (featuring Melissa Horn) |
2022 | — | TBA |
"Sirenerna" (featuring Yei Gonzalez) |
TBA |