Katarina Barruk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Katarina Barruk

Swedish Sámi artist

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1994

Place of Birth: Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden

Profession: musician

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Elina Maria Katarina Barruk (born 1994) is an award-winning Swedish Sami singer, songwriter and pianist, who sings in the Ume Sami language, now spoken by less than a dozen native speakers.
She believes her songs will help to revitalize the language.
In September 2015, she released her first album, Báruos, and continues to perform in concerts inspired by traditional yoik music from the province of Västerbotten.