Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen (born 25 April 1998) is a Sami musician, activist and actor from Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. In 2016 she won the Sámi Grand Prix with her original song Luoddaearru, and in 2017 she won Liet International with the same song.[1] In 2017 Isaksen started the band ISÁK.[2] In October 2018 she won the NRK-show Stjernekamp.[3]
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.jpg) Isaksen in Oslo, 2018 | |
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| Birth name | Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen |
| Born | 25 April 1998 Tana, Norway |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | isakband |
She was the county leader in the environmental protection organization Natur og Ungdom from January 2015 until January 2016. She continued her work in the organization until she was hired as a campaign secretary in Natur og Ungdom in the autumn of 2017. Furthermore, she was elected to the central board of the organization in January 2018, where she sat for six months. Until she chose to focus on music in the summer of 2018. At the end of 2022, she started acting in her debut movie, "Ellos eatnu" (eng. Let the river flow), that was released later at the 2nd of February, 2023.[4][citation needed]
She is the lead vocalist for the Sami electronic-joik band Isák which consists of herself, producer Daniel Eriksen and drummer Aleksander Kostopoulos.[5] The band announced their break up in May 2023, with their last concert being played at Rockefeller Music Hall in September.[6]
References
edit- ^ NRK Sápmi 19 April 2017.
- ^ Ságat 26 March 2017.
- ^ NRK Sápmi 6 June 2018 Samisk artist med i «Stjernekamp»
- ^ Nordic pioneers:ella marie hætta isaksen
- ^ Ella Marie debuterer med nytt band
- ^ Elgaaen, Vilde; Bø, Emma (11 May 2023). "Bandet ISÁK legger opp" [Isák Break Up]. VG (in Norwegian Bokmål).
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