Mari Boine

Northern Sámi singer from Norway (born 1956)
Person human Q464191
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Summary

Mari Boine is a human[1]. She was born in Karasjok Municipality[2]. She was born on November 8, 1956[3]. She worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], voice actor[6], composer[7], and musician[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Karasjok Municipality[2].
  • Mari Boine was born on November 8, 1956[3].
  • Mari Boine held citizenship in Norway[10].
  • Mari Boine is identified as part of the Northern Sámi people ethnic group[11].
  • Mari Boine worked as a singer[4].
  • Mari Boine worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Mari Boine worked as a voice actor[6].
  • Mari Boine worked as a composer[7].
  • Mari Boine's professions included musician[8].
  • Mari Boine received the Spellemann Award open category[12].
  • Mari Boine received the Finnmark County Culture Prize[13].
  • Mari Boine received the Nordlysprisen[14].
  • Mari Boine received the Arts Council Norway Honorary Award[15].
  • Mari Boine received the Ole Vig-prisen[16].
  • Mari Boine received the Bridgebuilder Prize[17].
  • Mari Boine was a member of Mari Boine Band[18].
  • Mari Boine is recorded as female[19].
  • Mari Boine's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Mari Boine's genre is world music[21].
  • Mari Boine's record label is recorded as Real World Records[22].
  • Mari Boine's discography is recorded as Mari Boine discography[23].
  • Mari Boine's Commons category is recorded as Mari Boine[24].
  • Mari Boine's family name is recorded as Boine[25].
  • Mari Boine's given name is recorded as Mari[26].
  • Mari Boine's given name is recorded as Brit[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: NO[29]

  • Began / founded: 1956-11-08[30]

  • Genre(s): joik[31]

  • Community tags: joik[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 01a21615-7fdf-4fa5-afbd-dbc58c766977[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Karasjok Municipality[2], Mari Boine… she was born on November 8, 1956[3]. She is identified as part of the Northern Sámi people ethnic group[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], voice actor[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Spellemann Award open category[12]; Finnmark County Culture Prize[13], an award[34], in Norway[35]; Nordlysprisen[14], an award[36], in Norway[37], founded in 1989[38]; Arts Council Norway Honorary Award[15], a cultural prize[39], in Norway[40], founded in 1968[41]; Ole Vig-prisen[16], an award[42], founded in 1979[43]; and Bridgebuilder Prize[17], an award[44], in Norway[45], founded in 1983[46].

Why It Matters

Mari Boine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

She has been cited as an influence by Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen[49], a singer[50], b. 1998[51], of Norway[52], awarded the Bridgebuilder Prize[53] and Isák[54], a musical group[55], founded in 2017[56].

FAQs

Where was Mari Boine born?

Born in Karasjok Municipality[2].

What did Mari Boine do for work?

Mari Boine worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], voice actor[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

What awards did Mari Boine receive?

Honors received include Spellemann Award open category[12], Finnmark County Culture Prize[13], Nordlysprisen[14], and Arts Council Norway Honorary Award[15].

Who did Mari Boine influence?

Mari Boine has been cited as an influence by Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen[49] and Isák[54].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 286499
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  3. 9w ago · Ajarmund · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nederlands film festival person id → mari-boine
    Described by source → The History of Nordic Women's Literature, Hvem er Hvem? (2008)
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  4. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, songwriter, voice actor +2
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  5. 21w ago · Mhaining89 · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikitree person id → Boine-1
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  6. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Mari, Brit, Randi
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Sami women
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → female
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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