Anna-Lisa Öst (; 8 October 1889 – 27 April 1974) was a Swedish gospel singer and recording artist, who was popular with both Swedish and Swedish-American audiences in the 1940s and 1950s. She performed in folk costume and was better known as Lapp-Lisa, a name reflecting the Sámi heritage of her home district.
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Anna-Lisa ''Lapp-Lisa'' Öst (born Anna-Lisa Vikström in 1889) was a swedish christian folksinger of sami heritage and a devout Salvation Army Soldier of God. She was also one of many popular schlager and radio favourites in the 30-70s in Sweden. Anna-Lisa was saved after surviving drowning in a boat accident in 1908 and singing was her way to express her salvation. It's said that her voice achieved a new clarity after this experience. She devotedly began to learn the song treasure her folksingi
Anna-Lisa Öst (; 8 October 1889 – 27 April 1974) was a Swedish gospel singer and recording artist, who was popular with both Swedish and Swedish-American audiences in the 1940s and 1950s. She performed in folk costume and was better known as Lapp-Lisa, a name reflecting the Sámi heritage of her home district.
==Biography== Anna-Lisa Vikström was born 8 October 1889, in the village of Mark, about 30 km northwest of Vilhelmina. In 1924 she married postal worker Johan "Jonte" Öst of Hedemora, with whom she had two daughters: Gun, whom they adopted in 1927, and Siw, who was born in 1935. Anna-Lisa Öst died 27 April 1974, and is buried at Hedemora Church.
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