Sofia och Anna
Encyclopedia
Sofia och Anna were a Swedish duo composed of Sofia Jannok and Anna Kärrstedt, both from Gällivare
, Sweden
, who sang in Northern Sámi
. Their group participated in the talent show Juniorchansen on Sweden’s TV3
. In 1995, they sang in the final of the Italian Bravo Bravissimo. In 2001, they won first prize in the Sámi Grand Prix
with the song Meahci mánná.
Gällivare
Gällivare is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 8,480 inhabitants in 2005. The town was founded in the 17th century...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, who sang in Northern Sámi
Northern Sami
Northern or North Sami is the most widely spoken of all Sami languages. The speaking area of Northern Sami covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland...
. Their group participated in the talent show Juniorchansen on Sweden’s TV3
TV3 (Sweden)
TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...
. In 1995, they sang in the final of the Italian Bravo Bravissimo. In 2001, they won first prize in the Sámi Grand Prix
Sámi Grand Prix
Sámi Grand Prix is an annual Sámi song contest organized by Samisk Musikkfestival and held in Kautokeino, Norway. The first annual Grand Prix was held in 1990. The winner of the contest goes on to compete in Liet-Lávlut, a music competition for European minority languages. The Sámi Grand Prix...
with the song Meahci mánná.
Discography
- Čalmmit (Eyes), a single released by the record company DAT O.S with the tracks Du Čalmmit (Your eyes) and Rievssat , 2000