Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen
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Isaksen in Oslo, 2018 | |
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| Born | Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen 25 April 1998 Tana, Norway |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | isakband |
Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen (born 25 April 1998) is a Sámi musician, activist and actress.
Early life
She was born on 25 April 1998 in Tana, Finnmark, Norway.[1][2] Her native language is Northern Sámi.[2]
Career
In 2016 she won the Sámi Grand Prix with her original song Luoddaearru, and in 2017 she won Liet International with the same song.[3] In 2017 Isaksen started the band ISÁK.[4] In October 2018 she won the NRK-show Stjernekamp.[5]
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.
She made her acting debut in Let the River Flow, which had its Swedish premiere in Jokkmokk on 4 May 2023.[6] She received a Norwegian Film Critics Award for Best Actress for her performance as Ester.[7]
She was the lead vocalist for the Sami electronic-joik band Isák which consists of herself, producer Daniel Eriksen and drummer Aleksander Kostopoulos.[8] The band announced their break up in May 2023, with their last concert being played at Rockefeller Music Hall in September.[9]
References
- ^ Ballovara, Mette (31 March 2023). "Ella Marie mottok pris: – En gave at jeg har viktig mening med livet" [Ella Marie received an award: – A gift that I have an important meaning in life]. NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ a b Karlsson, Simon (5 March 2025). "Samiska popstjärnan Ella Marie kämpar för samernas rättigheter – skrev disslåt riktad mot norsk minister" [Sámi pop star Ella Marie fights for Sámi rights – wrote a diss song directed at Norwegian minister]. YLE (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ NRK Sápmi 19 April 2017.
- ^ Ságat 26 March 2017.
- ^ NRK Sápmi 6 June 2018 Samisk artist med i «Stjernekamp»
- ^ Kuhmunen, Merethe (6 May 2023). "Ella Marie Hætta Isaksenii mearkkaša olu čájehit Ellos Eatnu Ruoŧa Sámis" [It means a lot to Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen to show Ellos Eatnu in Swedish Sámi]. Sveriges Radio (in Northern Sami). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ Abrahamsson, Samuel (21 March 2024). "Hætta Isaksen får Filmkritikerpriset" [Hätta Isaksen receives the Film Critics Award]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ Ella Marie debuterer med nytt band
- ^ Elgaaen, Vilde; Bø, Emma (11 May 2023). "Bandet ISÁK legger opp" [Isák Break Up]. VG (in Norwegian Bokmål).