Saara

Saara may refer to:

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Saara, Altenburger Land

Saara is a village and a former municipality in the district of Altenburger Land, Thuringia, Germany.

History

The municipality of Saara was established on January 1, 1996, through the consolidation of the former municipalities Lehndorf (containing the village Saara), Mockern, Podelwitz, Taupadel, and Zehma. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the municipality Nobitz.

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Sara Forsberg

Sara Maria Forsberg (born 2 May 1994), known professionally as Saara (stylised as SΛΛRΛ or SAARA; formerly Smo, Smoukahontas, or Smokahontas), is a Finnish singer, songwriter, YouTube personality, actress, comedienne, multi-instrumentalist, and impersonator.

Career

Early life

Forsberg was born on 2 May 1994 in Jakobstad, Finland to a Swedish father and Finnish mother. As a child, she lived in Texas and the United Kingdom for a period of time, before moving back to Finland at age six. Her family were members of the Baptist religion. Forsberg studied to become a chef before embarking on a singing career.

2014–2015: YouTube fame and Skiptrace

Since her video What Languages Sound Like to Foreigners was posted on YouTube on 3 March 2014 on her channel Smoukahontas Official (which subsequently has been changed into "Saara"), it was seen over 12 million times. Her ability to mimic accents and speech melodies of different languages, which include Japanese, Estuary English, American with California accent, French, Italian, Arabic, and Spanish, using mainly nonexistent words, was praised by media in a number of countries.