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.
Sara
Sara may refer to:
Ethnic groups and languages
Legislation
Media and entertainment
Film and television
Music
Sara (2015 film)
Sara, formerly known as Que Sera Sera, (Chinese: 雛妓) is a 2015 Hong Kong psychological thriller film directed by Herman Yau and starring Charlene Choi and Simon Yam. The film was released on March 5, 2015.
Plot
After being sexually abused as a child by her stepfather, Sara (Choi) runs away from home, earn her own keep and spends her nights in various locales, including country parks and fast food joints that stay open 24 hours. While hanging around the Tsim Sha Tsui East promenade late one evening, she meets the gentlemanly, middle-aged Kam Ho-yin (Simon Yam Tat-wah). The two embark on a complex relationship that involves him getting her into a good school and a new life she choose to take.
Cast
Sara (band)
Sara is a Finnish alternative rock/metal band from Kaskinen established in the mid-1990s by Jorma Korhonen, Antti Tuomivirta, Tommi Koivikko and Kristian Udd. Drummer Eetu Uusitalo was added in 1997. The vocalist Joa Korhonen joined in after winning a talent contest and soon the band was signed to Kråklund Records. In 2005, and after Andreas Backlund joined the band in 2005, they were signed to Universal Records Finland
Career
Their debut album Narupatsaat was released in 2000. Soon Eetu Uusitalo resigned and was replaced by Niko Leminen. The follow-up album Kromi was successfully reaching No. 9 on the Finnish Album Charts, followed by Saattue in 2003 after which the band went into a hiatus. After signing with Universal Finland in 2005, they released their album He kutsuivat luokseen 2006 and Veden äärelle in 2008. Their latest album Se keinuttaa meitä ajassa has proved their most successful making it to No. 4.
Members
The band is made up of:
Podcasts:
