Mariska
Finnish rapper Mariska was born Anna Marie Rahikainen on February 19, 1979, in
Helsinki. A childhood pianist, she left Finland in 1998 to attend college in
London, then returned in 2002. That same year marked the release of her debut
album, Toisin Sanoen. A hit in her homeland, Toisin Sanoen included the radio
singles "Tarkasta Tämä" and "Anteexi/Tee Ze/Hiphoptauti," both of which cracked
the Finnish Top 10. Mariska's two subsequent albums, 2004's Memento Mori and
2005's Suden Hetki, were both nominated for Emma Awards. She then joined the
jazz-influenced punk group Mariska & Pah...
