Maxida Märak
Märak at Riddu Riđđu, July 2019
Märak at Riddu Riđđu, July 2019
Background information
Born (1988-09-17) 17 September 1988
Stockholm, Sweden
OriginJokkmokk, Sweden
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer

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 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.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2014: Mountain Songs and Other Stories (with Downhill Bluegrass Band)
  • 2019: Utopi[10]

EPs

  • 2016: 1[11]
  • 2017: 5[12]
  • 2019: Ärr[13]
  • 2021: Så mycket bättre 2021 – Tolkningarna[14]
  • 2022: Arvet[15]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
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

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ Samiska konstnärer tar strid mot gruvan Archived 16 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Dagens Nyheter. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Maxidas jojk och hiphop". svt.se. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Samiska konstnärer tar strid mot ny gruva". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Sveriges Radio. Hennes samhällsengagemang gav henne pris. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Sveriges Radio. Dagbok från Gallok. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Under asfalten ett fjäll, archived from the original on 26 June 2015, retrieved 21 July 2015
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Maxida Märak » Jokkmokk's Winter Market". Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Sveriges Radio. Maxida Märak sommarpratar i P1. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Utopi by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "1 – EP by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "5 – EP by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Ärr – EP by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Så mycket bättre 2021 – Tolkningarna – EP by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Maxida Märak - Arvet". Spotify. 18 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 47" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "Mitt Största Fan – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "Feel That Gold – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Backa bak – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  21. ↑ "Rebell – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "Andas – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  23. ↑ "Långsamt – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  24. ↑ "Baseball Bat – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  25. ↑ "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.
  26. ↑ "Järnrör – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  27. ↑ "Hatar – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Lova ingenting". Spotify. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  29. ↑ "Letar lite ljus här – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "Jåhkåmåhkke – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  31. ↑ "Salvador – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  32. ↑ "Nu Brinner Ängarna – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  33. ↑ "NikeSunnas Joik – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  34. ↑ "Jag kommer hem igen till slut – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  35. ↑ "Änglar – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  36. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 48". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  37. ↑ "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.
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