Maxida Märak Explained

Maxida Märak
Birth Date:1988 9, df=y
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Origin:Jokkmokk, Sweden
Occupation: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. In 2015, she sang the World Cup song "Love Last Forever" along with music group Mando Diao for the 2015 skiing world cup.[6]

She starred in the film Glada hälsningar från Missångerträsk by Martina Haag, and she has also toured with Giron sámi teáhter.[7]

Märak presented an episode of Sveriges Radio's show Sommar i P1 on 30 July 2015.[8]

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

EPs

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
[15]
"Mountain Songs"[16]
2012rowspan="5"
"Mitt största fan"[17] 2015
"Feel That Gold"[18]
"Backa bak"[19] 2016
"Rebell"[20]
"Andas"[21] 20175
"Långsamt"[22] rowspan="4"
"Baseball Bat"[23] 2018
"Vill ni se en stjärna"[24]
"Järnrör"[25]
"Hatar"[26] 2019Ärr
"Lova ingenting"[27] Utopi
"Letar lite ljus här"[28]
"Jåhkåmåhkke"[29] 2021rowspan="4"
"Salvador"[30]
"Nu brinner ängarna"[31]
"NikeSunnas joik"[32]
"Eloise"60Så mycket bättre
"Jag kommer hem igen till slut"[33]
"Änglar"[34]
"Dimma"[35]
2022
"Sirenerna"

References

  1. http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/kulturdebatt/samiska-konstnarer-tar-strid-mot-ny-gruva/ Samiska konstnärer tar strid mot gruvan
  2. Web site: Maxidas jojk och hiphop . svt.se . 21 July 2015 . dead . https://webb.archive.org/web/20150226040248/http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/nordnytt/maxidas-jojk-och-hiphop . 26 February 2015.
  3. News: Samiska konstnärer tar strid mot ny gruva. Dagens Nyheter. 21 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716061834/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/kulturdebatt/samiska-konstnarer-tar-strid-mot-ny-gruva/. 16 July 2015. live.
  4. Hennes samhällsengagemang gav henne pris. Sveriges Radio. 21 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722093056/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=5805138. 22 July 2015. live.
  5. Dagbok från Gallok. Sveriges Radio. 21 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133433/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/384123?programid=965. 2 April 2015. dead.
  6. News: Rapparen Maxida Märak vill ha samisk revolution. Tobias Holmgren. 20 January 2015. Göteborgs-Posten. 21 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924045435/http://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.2606212-rapparen-maxida-marak-vill-ha-samisk-revolution. 24 September 2015. dead.
  7. Maxida Märak » Jokkmokk's Winter Market. 21 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150226041122/http://www.jokkmokksmarknad.se/nyheter/arkiv-2012/maxida-maerak/. 26 February 2015.
  8. Maxida Märak sommarpratar i P1. Sveriges Radio. Sveriges Radio. 21 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722090701/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2327&artikel=6180660. 22 July 2015. live.
  9. Web site: Utopi by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218161713/https://music.apple.com/us/album/utopi/1470406346. live.
  10. Web site: 1 – EP by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160153/https://music.apple.com/us/album/1-ep/1444607858. live.
  11. Web site: 5 – EP by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160156/https://music.apple.com/us/album/5-ep/1444591181. live.
  12. Web site: Ärr – EP by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160202/https://music.apple.com/us/album/%C3%A4rr-ep/1457045383. live.
  13. Web site: Så mycket bättre 2021 – Tolkningarna – EP by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160154/https://music.apple.com/us/album/s%C3%A5-mycket-b%C3%A4ttre-2021-tolkningarna-ep/1593442194. live.
  14. Web site: Maxida Märak - Arvet . 18 February 2022 . 18 February 2022 . . 18 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218192636/https://open.spotify.com/album/52TzwXhYSOcuBSXLD0kpTK . live.
  15. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 47. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 27 November 2021. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126135949/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=47. live.
  16. Web site: Mountain Songs – Single by Maxida Märak & Downhill Bluegrass Band on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160154/https://music.apple.com/us/album/j%C3%A5hk%C3%A5m%C3%A5hkke-single/1552151559. live.
  17. Web site: Mitt Största Fan – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160155/https://music.apple.com/us/album/mitt-st%C3%B6rsta-fan-single/996868355. live.
  18. Web site: Feel That Gold – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160153/https://music.apple.com/us/album/feel-that-gold-single/1444299534. live.
  19. Web site: Backa bak – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160204/https://music.apple.com/us/album/backa-bak-single/1444580285. live.
  20. Web site: Rebell – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160157/https://music.apple.com/us/album/rebell-single/1444305666. live.
  21. Web site: Andas – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160158/https://music.apple.com/us/album/andas-single/1444631164. live.
  22. Web site: Långsamt – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160200/https://music.apple.com/us/album/l%C3%A5ngsamt-single/1309795415. live.
  23. Web site: Baseball Bat – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160159/https://music.apple.com/us/album/baseball-bat-single/1342382749. live.
  24. Web site: Vill ni se en stjärna – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160156/https://music.apple.com/us/album/vill-ni-se-en-stj%C3%A4rna-single/1373773329. live.
  25. Web site: Järnrör – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160203/https://music.apple.com/us/album/j%C3%A4rnr%C3%B6r-single/1427320800. live.
  26. Web site: Hatar – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160158/https://music.apple.com/us/album/hatar-single/1454529998. live.
  27. Web site: Lova ingenting. Spotify. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160154/https://open.spotify.com/album/75rswbI25U2mjd5iqAdYwV. live.
  28. Web site: Letar lite ljus här – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160200/https://music.apple.com/us/album/letar-lite-ljus-h%C3%A4r-single/1477490941. live.
  29. Web site: Jåhkåmåhkke – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160154/https://music.apple.com/us/album/j%C3%A5hk%C3%A5m%C3%A5hkke-single/1552151559. live.
  30. Web site: Salvador – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218161711/https://music.apple.com/us/album/salvador-single/1568544220. live.
  31. Web site: Nu Brinner Ängarna – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218160201/https://music.apple.com/us/album/nu-brinner-%C3%A4ngarna-single/1587735638. live.
  32. Web site: NikeSunnas Joik – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211218161708/https://music.apple.com/us/album/nikesunnas-joik-single/1589975522. live.
  33. Web site: Jag kommer hem igen till slut – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 2 December 2021. 4 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204054608/https://music.apple.com/us/album/jag-kommer-hem-igen-till-slut-single/1592708179. live.
  34. Web site: Änglar – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 2 December 2021. 5 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205182821/https://music.apple.com/us/album/%C3%A4nglar-single/1592708374. live.
  35. Web site: Dimma (feat. Melissa Horn) – Single by Maxida Märak on Apple Music. Apple Music. 7 January 2022. 7 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107094703/https://music.apple.com/us/album/dimma-feat-melissa-horn-single/1597339807. live.