Sofia Jannok

Born and raised in Sápmi, Sofia Jannok is a singer, song writer, producer and snow lioness from Sweden. No matter whether she writes her music in English, Swedish or her mother tongue Sámi she embraces each piece with an unmistakable identity. Sofia Jannok’s music is a mix of beats, acoustic sound, power yoiks, modern pop and innovative vastness. Her voice has a special character and her music is imaginative. Sofia Jannok has never been afraid to wander in between different genres, languages and soundscapes. Every record over the years is created around a specific theme, atmosphere and instrumentation. “I avoid repeating myself”, she says. Sofia Jannok’s carefully produced albums evolve with her progress as both musician and human. Entering stage as an 11 year old girl from Gellivare, Sweden, she has a wide range of experiences leading her to where she is musically today, always with her distinctive voice at center. Following words Sofia Jannok wrote as an introduction to her album ORDA – This is my land (2016): “Here borders are to be crossed. Here opposites come together, equally worthy of existing. Here the contrast rises, showing the beauty. Here the conflicts begin, if I fight the divisions. Here the eye realizes the perspectives. Here the yearning finds peace, with one foot on either side. Here the storm gets its power. I am this storm, born and raised on the tree line. The emotions, reflections and debates I come across are found on, about and because of the tree line. I am the snow lioness, fighting the norm that wants to erase my everything and create only one landscape, in a world where there are multiple.