Mariska (born Anna Maria Rahikainen; 19 February 1979 in
Helsinki
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) is a
Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. She writes her songs by herself, and the
lyrics
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often deal with
relationships, male
chauvinism
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and politics.
Biography
Mariska began to play piano in
Sibelius-Akatemia at the age of 7. She soon changed her style to
punk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
and joined a punk-band called Oheisvasara. Mariska moved to London in 1998 to study
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
and
old Greek Old Greek is the Greek language as spoken from Late Antiquity () to . Greek spoken during this period is usually split into:
*Late Greek ( AD)
*Medieval Greek ()
"Old Greek" (OG) is also the technical term for the presumed initial Greek trans ...
in university.
[Maritta Kuula]
Tukka ja järki samassa päässä
Elvis ry. (artist of the month) (in Finnish)
Career as a rap artist
She returned to Finland in 2002 and her first album ''Toisin sanoen'' was released the same year. Mariska's second album, ''Memento mori'' was released in 2004, and the third, ''Suden hetki'' followed in August 2005. The latter two were nominated for
Emma Awards.
[
]
Mariska and Pahat Sudet
In 2010 Mariska switched genre teaming up with Jaakko Jakku, Klaus Suominen and Luis Herrero. The new formation was named Mariska & Pahat Sudet. The self-titled album '' Mariska & Pahat Sudet'' was released in May 2010 and characterized as punk jazz
Punk jazz is a genre of music that combines elements of jazz, especially improvisation, with the instrumentation and performance style of punk rock. The term was first used to describe James Chance and the Contortions' 1979 album '' Buy''. Pun ...
and blues pop spiritual.
In recently dying her hair red Mylène Farmer
Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a French singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 30 million records worldwide, she is among the most successful recording artists of all time ...
-style, she enhanced her image for the release of her 2012 album '' Kukkurukuu'', which has thus far spawned the singles " Liekki", " Kukkurukuu" and " Kuolema on kalamies".
Career as a pop singer
After Mariska & Pahat Sudet dissolved in 2013 Mariska began working on her current solo career as a pop singer. She released a single ''Itserakkausjuttuu'' in 2015 and the subsequent album ''Matador'' in 2016. In 2018 she released a poem collection titled ''Määt ja Muut – Runoja eläimistä ja ihmisistä'' and in 2019 her second album as a solo pop singer titled ''Mariska''. In 2020 Mariska participated in the 11th season of popular Finnish music reality show ''Vain elämää
is the Finnish version of '' The Best Singers'' series broadcast on Finnish Nelonen commercial television channel fashioned on the successful Dutch series ''De beste zangers van Nederland''. Each day, one artist would be chosen, and the remaini ...
''.
Discography
Albums
;Solo
* 2002: ''Toisin sanoen'' (In Other Words – FIN #23)
* 2004: ''Memento mori'' (FIN #9)
* 2005: ''Suden hetki'' (Hour of the Wolf – FIN #11)
* 2016: ''Matador''
* 2019: ''Mariska''
* 2020: ''Navidadii''
;as Mariska & Pahat Sudet
* 2010: ''Mariska & Pahat Sudet'' (FIN #16)
* 2012: ''Kukkurukuu'' (FIN #3)
Singles
* 2002: "Tarkasta tämä" (Check This Out – FIN #6)
* 2002: "Anteexi/Tee ze/Hiphoptauti" (Sorry/Do It/Hip Hop Disease – FIN #9)
* 2003: "Matematiikkaa" (Mathematics)
* 2004: "Hetken kestää elämää" (Life Is Just for a While – FIN #11)
* 2004: "Murha" (Murder)
* 2005: "Keinu" (Swing)
* 2005: "Sivustakatsoja" (Bystander)
* 2015: "Itserakkausjuttuu"
* 2015: "Sotilaat"
* 2016: "Typötyhjiin"
* 2016: "Entiselle"
* 2019: "Grafeenia"
* 2019: "Muuttumisleikki"
* 2019: "Minä liityin sinuun"
* 2021: "Terveisin Doris"
* 2021: "Pienii fiiliksii"
;Mariska & Pahat Sudet singles
* 2010: "Suloinen myrkynkeittäjä" (The Sweet Poison Cooker)
* 2012: "Liekki" (Flame)
* 2012: "Kukkurukuu"
* 2012: "Kuolema on kalamies"
References
External links
*
1979 births
Living people
21st-century Finnish women singers
Finnish women rappers
Singers from Helsinki
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