Cimberly Wanyonyi
Appearance
Cimberly Wanyonyi | |
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Birth name | Cimberly-Malaika Tiffany Wanyonyi |
Born | Skellefteå, Sweden | 14 January 2005
Occupation | Singer |
Cimberly-Malaika Tiffany Wanyonyi (born 14 January 2005) is a Swedish singer. She won the 2023 season of the Swedish show Idol.
Career
[edit]Idol
[edit]Wanyonyi nearly missed her opportunity to audition for the show, after her mother's car broke down.[1]
Wanyonyi made the show's finals on 24 November 2023, in Avicii Arena.[2] She competed against Saga Ludvigsson in the finals,[2] winning on December 1.[3]
Her winning single, "Won't Be Sorry", and will released by the Idol winner[2]
Personal life
[edit]Wanyonyi, who was born to a Finnish mother and Kenyan father, is from Skellefteå.[1][4][5]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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SWE Heat. | |||
"Won't Be Sorry" | 2023 | — | Non-album singles |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "'I almost didn't audition!' Cimberly Wanyonyi wins Swedish Idol". Nairobi News. 2023-12-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ a b c "Cimberly och Saga till Idol-final – efter rysare". www.tv4.se. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Cimberly Wanyonyi vinner "Idol" 2023: "Det är galet"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2023-12-01. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Connolly, Paul (2023-12-04). "What's next for Cimberly: The journey beyond her Idol triumph". norran.se. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Cimberly Wanyonyi: Kenyan girl crowned Swedish Idol winner". Citizen Digital. 2023-12-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.