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Mattis Hætta

Mattis Hætta

Norwegian Sámi singer (1959–2022)

Mattis Hætta (15 March 1959 – 9 November 2022)[1] was a Sami singer and recording artist from Norway.

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In 1980, he and Sverre Kjelsberg won the 1980 Melodi Grand Prix with the entry "Sámiid ædnan" and went on to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980.[2]

He worked in pantomimes and yoiks in Alta, Kautokeino and Luleå.

Hætta died following a period of illness on 9 November 2022 at the age of 63.

Discography

  • Sámiid ædnan/Detsikavise (MAI EP, 1980)
  • Låla (MAI LP, 1981)

References

  1. [1]
    Eurovision-stjärnan Mattis Hætta är död (in Swedish)
  2. [2]
    Bohlman, Philip Vilas (2004). The music of European nationalism: cultural identity and modern history. ABC-CLIO. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-57607-270-7.


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