Mariska

Mariska (real name Anna Maria Rahikainen, born February 19, 1979, Helsinki) is a Finnish rapper. She writes her songs by herself, and the lyrics often deal with relationships, male chauvinism and politics. Mariska began to play piano in Sibelius-Akatemia at the age of 7. She soon changed her style to punk and joined a punk-band called Oheisvasara. Mariska moved to London in 1998 to study Latin and old Greek in university. She returned to Finland in 2002 and her first album "Toisin sanoen" (In Other Words) was released the same year. Mariska's second album, "Memento Mori", was released in 2004, and third, "Suden hetki" (Moment Of The Wolf) was in August 2005. The two latter were nominated for Emma awards. More recently Mariska switched...