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词条 Sara Forsberg
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. Career

     Starting from Youtube   Musical career    In TV and films  

  3. In media

  4. Other projects

  5. Discography

      EPs    Singles    Featured    Writing credits  

  6. Filmography

  7. References

  8. External links

{{Distinguish|Saara Aalto}}{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Sara Forsberg
|background = solo_singer
|image = Sara Maria Forsberg 2016.jpg
|caption = Forsberg performing in 2016
|birth_name = Sara Maria Forsberg
|alias = {{Flatlist|
  • SAARA
  • Smokahontas
  • Smo}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|2|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Jakobstad, Finland
|genre = {{Flatlist|
  • Pop
  • R&B
  • dance-pop}}

|occupation = {{Flatlist|
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • YouTube personality
  • television presenter}}

|instrument = {{flat list|
  • Vocals}}

|years_active = 2014–present
|label ={{Hlist|Capitol|Universal Music Finland}}
|website =
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}}Sara Maria Forsberg (born 2 May 1994), known professionally as SAARA (formerly Smo, Smoukahontas, or Smokahontas), is a Finnish singer, songwriter, YouTube personality, and television presenter. As a singer, Forsberg was signed to Capitol Records in 2014 and released her debut single "Ur Cool" in April 2015, which went on to become a top ten hit in her home country of Finland. She left in early 2016 after disagreements with the label and her producer.[1] Forsberg has continued to release music as an independent artist in affiliation with Universal Music Group. As of November 2017, her YouTube channel has more than a million subscribers and over 100 million views.[2]

Personal life

Forsberg was born on 2 May 1994 in Jakobstad, Finland. Her father was born in Sweden.[3][4][5] Forsberg has taken a DNA test with the following results: 63.8% Finnish, 28.7% Scandinavian, 5.5% Central American, and 2.0% Eastern European.[6] Her native language is Finnish, although she mainly spoke only English in the first six years of her life. Because of her parents' career as Baptist missionaries, she moved frequently as a child, living in Texas for five years and the United Kingdom for a year, before returning permanently back to Finland.[7][8][9][10] Forsberg spent a few years in a music academy in Jakobstad[11] and later studied to become a chef before embarking on a singing career.[12]

Career

Starting from Youtube

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 has been seen over 20 million times as of June 2018. Her ability to mimic accents and speech melodies of different languages, which included Japanese, Estuary English, American with California accent, Swedish, French, Arabic and Spanish, using mainly nonexistent words, was praised by media in a number of countries.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

In the first sequel, she re-impersonated some of the languages from the initial video and added new ones, including "Something African" and "Scottish". In another sequel, her "One Girl, 14 Genres" video, a number of musical genres were mimicked.[19]

Musical career

In July 2014, it was revealed that Forsberg had signed a record deal with Capitol Records with Rodney Jerkins acting as her executive producer. Capitol Records chairman and CEO Steve Barnett said that the only artists that he had the same feeling about other than Forsberg were Adele and Sam Smith.[20] She is the first Finnish person to be signed to a major American record label.[21]{{self-published source|date=March 2016}} Her debut single "Ur Cool" was released on 21 April 2015 and became a Top 10 single in Finland. In February 2016, Forsberg left Capitol Records. She told in her Youtube video that the producer Jerkins had left Capitol Records and she was left stranded, contractually not being allowed to work without him. Due to the unwillingness of the producer to let her out of the contract, Capitol Records agreed to terminate her contract and let her go create freely again. Saara also told in the video that she felt bad promoting a single she absolutely hated.[22]

In April 2016 Saara´s manager Johannes Ylinen informed that Saara had signed with Universal Music Group, with which she would continue releasing music independently.[1][23] Forsberg released her debut EP Hello I'm Saara on 27 May 2016. The EP's lead single, "The Urge", was released in June 2016.[24]

In 2017 Saara published 3 singles: In February "Permission to Love", in March "Superpowers" and in October the single ”All The Love ft. Jillionaire”.

On May 2, 2018, on her birthday, Saara released her second album Almost Acoustic EP with four new songs and one remix. On the same day she also had her first Youtube live concert.

[25][26]

Forsberg also writes music for other artists. In July 2015, it was revealed that Forsberg has writing credit for the K-Pop band Girls' Generation song "You Think" in their album Lion Heart. The song was charted on Billboard`s digital song list at nr. 3 September 2015.[27] In 2016 Sara co-wrote the song "My Heart Wants Me Dead" by Lisa Ajax for Melodifestivalen 2016, as well as the song "Drip Drop" by Taemin from his second solo album Press It.

In June 2015, she was featured on the song "Vauvoja" by Finnish singer Kasmir. The song went on to reach number-one on the Finnish downloads and airplay charts.[28][29] In the summer of 2017 Saara was featured on the song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88PdjY2NiTY "Can't Buy Love" by THRDL!FE].

In TV and films

In April 2014 Sara Forsberg signed a development deal with production/distribution company Omnivision Entertainment/My Damn Channel.[30] In May 2014, Forsberg relocated to Los Angeles to perform on a YouTube channel affiliated with My Damn Channel called "WestToastTV" in addition to maintaining her own personal channel.[31][32]

In October 2014, it was revealed that Forsberg has a small role in the Hong Kong-Chinese-American film Skiptrace directed by Finnish director Renny Harlin.[33]

In December 2015, the news broke that Forsberg had spent the last 18 months working with Lucasfilm and was the creator of the alien language used in The Force Awakens.[34] In July 2016, it was revealed that Forsberg had created another alien language for a Hollywood film, this time for the film Star Trek Beyond, in which she has also a minor voice role as an alien named Kalara.[35]

In 2016 Sara worked as a judge on the fifth season of Talent Suomi, the Finnish version of Got Talent.[36] 2016 Forsberg also hosted the United Kingdom game show Remotely Funny.[37]

On February 5, 2017, a new Finnish game show called Kaikki Vastaan 1 (Everyone Against 1) began airing live on Sunday evenings on the Finnish network, Nelonen TV, with Forsberg as a co-host. The first season ran through April 9, 2017. Also, in February 2017, Forsberg began hosting Remotely Funny, a British game show on CBBC.

In 2018 Saara went on appearing on Finnish TV, in spring on the contest [https://www.nelonen.fi/ohjelmat/pallon-ympari/2137387-sara-forsberg-heittaytyy-rohkeasti-pallon-ympari--tehtavaan---kipu-murtaa-lohduttomaan-itkuun-en-keksi-mitaan-mihin-verrata Pallon Ympäri (Around The Globe)], where she has been travelling around the world by performing tasks as one of the three competitors. She has been told to go on co-hosting again the studio contest [https://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ajankohtaista/ihmiset/yksinaisyys-ja-taloushuolet-saivat-sara-forsbergin-masentumaan-ei Kaikki Vastaan 1 in autumn 2018].

In media

Forsberg was interviewed on British BBC Radio,[38] Finnish public radio Yle[39] and Swedish TV[40] in which she confirmed that she was contacted by a producer from The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[8] For approximately 180 seconds, she was a guest on the show on 7 April 2014 and she took home a tripod and a camera as a gift from DeGeneres.[41] The trip was documented in a short series titled Sara Goes LA which was produced by Finnish broadcaster MTV and has also been published on YouTube since.[42]

Other projects

Forsberg announced her new clothing line FRSBRG in May 2015 and advertised it to her Finnish viewers with a number of well known celebrities from her home country.[43] It was planned to be released in November the same year.[44]

Discography

EPs

  • Hello I'm Saara (2016)
  • Almost Acoustic (2018)

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
FIN
[45]
2015"Ur Cool"10Non-album single}}
2016"The Urge"—Hello I'm Saara
"Honey"
(featuring Rich The Kid)		—
2017"Permission to Love"—Non-album single}}
"Superpowers"—
"All The Love"
(featuring Jillionaire)		—
2018"Sangria"—

Featured

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
FIN
[45]
2015"Vauvoja"
(Kasmir featuring Saara)		2Non-album single}}
"Whatcha Waitin On"
(Tay Jasper featuring Saara)		—Non-album single}}
2017"Can't Buy Love"
(THRDL!FE featuring Saara)		—Non-album single}}

Writing credits

YearSongAlbumArtistCowriters
2015"Vauvoja"{{n/a}}Kasmir feat. SaaraKasmir, Hank Solo, Jonas W. Karlsson, Mikko Kuoppala
"You Think"Lion HeartGirls GenerationCho Yoon-kyung, Dante Jones, Brandon Sammon, Denzil "DR" Remedios, Ryan S. Jhun, Jussi Ilmari Karvinen
2016"My Heart Wants Me Dead"CollectionLisa AjaxAnton Hård af Segerstad, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Nikki Flores
"The 7th Sense"NCT 2018 EmpathyNCT UTimothy "Bos" Bullock, Tay Jasper, Adrian Mckinnon, Michael Jiminez, Leven Kali
"I Just Wanna Dance"I Just Wanna DanceTiffanyTimothy "Bos" Bullock, Michael Jiminez, MZMC
"Starlight"WhyTaeyeon and DeanLee Seu-ran, Jamil "Digi" Chammas, Taylor Mckall, Tay Jasper, Adrian McKinnon, Leven Kali, MZMC
"Drip Drop"Press ItTaeminPark Sunghee, Jamil Chammas, Tay Jasper, Jonathan Perkins, Michael Jiminez, Leven Kali, MZMC
"Keep On Doin'Free SomebodyLunaLe`mon, JQ, Bae Seong-hyeon, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Neil Mitro Deb, Linnea Mary Han Deb
2017"Rookie"RookieRed VelvetJamil "Digi" Chammas, Leven Kali, Karl Powell, Harrison Johnson, Russell Steedle, MZMC, Otha "Vakseen", Davis III, Tay Jasper
2018"RBB (Really Bad Boy)"RBBKenzie, Timothy 'Bos' Bullock, MZMC
"Nega Dola"One Shot, Two ShotBoAJQ, Kang Eun-yoo, On-gyul, Hyun Ji-wo, BoA, Afshin Salmani, Josh Cumbee, Yoo Young-jin, AFSHeeN
"Countless"The Story of Light: EpilogueSHINeeJeon Gandi, Jamil "Digi" Chammas, Adrian McKinnon, Tay Jasper, Leven Kali, MZMC, Yoo Young-jin

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014The Ellen DeGeneres ShowHerselfGuest
Sara Goes LAHerselfReality show
2014, 2015{{ill>Posse (TV series)|lt=Posse|fi|Posse (televisiosarja)}}HerselfTalk show (seasons 1, 2)
2016Talent SuomiHerselfJudge (season 5)
SkiptraceNatalyaMovie
Star Trek BeyondKalara (voice)Movie
2017Kaikki Vastaan 1HerselfCo-host (Season 1, 10 episodes)
2017–2018Remotely FunnyHerselfHost (35 episodes)

References

1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.iltalehti.fi/popstars/201603060095709_ps.shtml|title=Sara Forsberg jätti monikansallisen levy-yhtiönsä – inhosi ainoaa julkaisemaansa biisiä|trans-title=Sara Forsberg left her multinational record label, hated her only released song|work=Iltalehti|language=Finnish}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdoRMzGcCBpjKTClFHGI-Yg|title=SAARA|website=YouTube|access-date=2017-11-11}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbL_JTuqJrE|title=WHAT ETHNICITY AM I? (Taking a DNA test)|publisher=Sara Forsberg|date=5 June 2018|quote=I'm only 63.8% Finnish? Well, actually, no, that makes sense because most of my dad's family is originally from Sweden.}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.vasabladet.fi/Artikel/Visa/21600|title=Hon blev Youtubekändis över en natt|trans-title=She became a Youtube celebrity overnight|date=7 March 2014|language=Swedish|publisher=Vasabladet|quote=Båda hennes föräldrar är finskspråkiga, även om pappan är född i Sverige. [Both her parents are Finnish-speaking, even though her father was born in Sweden.]}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.kodinkuvalehti.fi/artikkeli/lue/ihmiset/sara_forsberg_jannittaa_vielakin_esiintymista_aidin_aani_saa_minut|title=Äidin ääni saa minut rauhoittumaan (mother´s voice makes me peaceful)|language=Finnish|publisher=Kodin Kuvalehti|date=11 July 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/201806062200995616 |title=Sara Forsberg teki DNA-testin - syy kauniisti ruskettuneeseen ihoon selvisi |last1=Määttä |first1=Jasmin |date=6 June 2018 |website=Iltalehti |language=fi |access-date=18 November 2018}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ajankohtaista/ihmiset/kielinainen_sara_forsberg_sain_itsevarmuutta_kun_laihdutin_17_kiloa|title=Kielinainen Sara Forsberg: "Sain itsevarmuutta, kun laihdutin 17 kiloa"|date=20 March 2014|language=Finnish|publisher=Me Naiset}}
8. ^1 Ellen DeGeneres wants the Finnish woman as her guest, YLE, Finland, 14 March 2014.
9. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/a1394780276528|title=Kaikki haluavat Sara Marian|trans-title=Everybody wants Sara Maria|publisher=Helsingin Sanomat|date=15 March 2014}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf7lVxLf1gM|title=HELLO IM SAARA}}
11. ^{{cite AV media|url=http://areena.yle.fi/1-2210866|title=Smoukahontas YleX Aamussa|date=14 March 2014|work=YleX Aamu|publisher=YLE|minutes=9|quote=Mä lauloin pari vuotta musiikkiopistossa Pietarsaaressa, mutta se jäi sitku mä muutin toiselle paikkakunnalle. [I sang for a couple of years in a music institute in Jakobstad, but didn't pick it up again after moving away.]}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.helloimsaara.com/|title=Official website|publisher=Saara|website=helloimsaara.com}}
13. ^Girl Speaks Gibberish With Perfect Accents To Show What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners, The Huffington Post, 6 March 2014.
14. ^Ragazza riproduce 12 lingue del mondo, ma non le conosce: così sembra la tua lingua a un orecchio straniero, L'Huffington Post, Italy, 9 March 2014.
15. ^Eine junge Frau, 14 Musikrichtungen – Smoukahontas ist zurück, The Huffington Post, Germany, 11 March 2014.
16. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/good-to-share/10684400/What-your-language-sounds-like-to-foreigners.html What your language sounds like to foreigners], The Telegraph, 10 March 2014.
17. ^What languages sound like to foreigners: YouTube video by Sara 'smoukahontas', News.com.au, Australia, 12 March 2014.
18. ^Suomalaistytön kielivideosta tuli Youtube-hitti – katso!, MTV Finland, 5 March 2014.
19. ^One Girl Sings 14 Different Genres (video), The Huffington Post, 11 March 2014.
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://ylex.yle.fi/uutiset/popuutiset/smoukahontas-saralle-historiallinen-jenkkilevysopimus-yhtion-pomo-vertaa-adeleen|title=Smoukahontas-Saralle historiallinen jenkkilevysopimus: Yhtiön pomo vertaa Adeleen|trans-title=Smoukahontas-Sara gets a historical US record deal: Company boss compares to Adele|publisher=Yle|language=Finnish}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb9OO6l4Lns|title=EXCITING NEWS!!!}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://gagadaily.com/forums/topic/179452-youtube-star-saara-sara-forsberg-leaves-her-record-label-drags-producer/|title=Youtube star Saara (Sara Forsberg) leaves her record label, drags producer|publisher=Daily|website=gagadaily.com|accessdate=4 June 2018 |date=7 March 2016 }}
23. ^{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2016/04/07/saaralla-taas-levy-yhtio-albumi-tulossa/|title=SAARAlla taas levy-yhtiö – albumi tulossa|publisher=Yle.fi|website=Yle.fi|accessdate=4 June 2018|date=7 April 2016}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/helloimSAARA/videos/101341434540916/|title=SAARA|publisher=Saara|website=facebook.com|accessdate=6 July 2016|date=8 May 2016}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/helloimSAARA/photos/a.604005223016750.1073741828.603959006354705/1709178515832743/?type=3&theater/|title=New EP out!|publisher=Saara|website=facebook.com|accessdate=4 June 2018|date=2 May 2018}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/UniversalMusicFinland/videos/10154683299362537/|title=Saara´s first Youtube live concert!|publisher=Universal Music Finland|website=facebook.com|accessdate=4 June 2018|date=2 May 2018}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826193002/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/world-digital-songs|title="You think" charted on Billboard!|publisher=Billboard|website=web.archive.org|accessdate=4 June 2018 |date=5 September 2015}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/latauslista/2015/21|title=Latauslista 21/2015|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|language=Finnish|accessdate=27 June 2015}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/radio/2015/24|title=Radiosoittolista 24/2015|publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|language=Finnish|accessdate=27 June 2015}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/my-damn-channel-renames-itself-omnivision-entertainment-1201152743/|title=My Damn Channel Renames Itself Omnivision Entertainment|author=Todd Spangler|date=4 April 2014|work=Variety}}
31. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/2014071018478265_vi.shtml|title=Kielinainen debytoi juontajana – sai oman talk show'n|trans-title=Language woman debuts as a host, gets her own talk show|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Iltalehti|language=Finnish}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.fi/viihde/musiikki/artikkeli/sara-goes-la--sara-nappasi-satojen-tuhansien-unelmadiilin---katso-2--jakso/3139994|title=SARA GOES LA: Sara nappasi satojen tuhansien unelmadiilin – katso 2. jakso|work=mtv.fi}}
33. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/a1305885656301|title=Youtube-tähti Sara Maria Forsberg näyttelee Renny Harlinin elokuvassa|date=17 October 2014|language=Finnish|publisher=Helsingin Sanomat}}
34. ^{{cite web|title=Sara Forsberg created new Star Wars language|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/hs_finn_sara_forsberg_created_new_star_wars_language/8533988}}
35. ^Sara Forsbergilla jälleen huippuduuni: Loi avaruusoliokielen Star Trekiin – ja ääninäyttelee elokuvassa! {{fi icon}} Iltalehti.fi.
36. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nelonen.fi/uutiset/viihde/2107597-talent-suomi-tarahtaa-syksylla-neloselle-haku-ohjelmaan-on-kaynnissa|title=Talent Suomi tärähtää syksyllä Neloselle! Haku ohjelmaan on käynnissä!|date=18 March 2016|accessdate=29 March 2016|publisher=Nelonen}}
37. ^{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/ylex/uutiset/saara_alkaa_juontaa_uutta_ohjelmaa_britannian_suosituimmalla_lastenkanavalla/3-8995277|title=SAARA alkaa juontaa uutta ohjelmaa Britannian suosituimmalla lastenkanavalla|accessdate=8 July 2016|date=30 June 2016|publisher=Yle|website=yle.fi|language=Finnish}}
38. ^Interview on BBC Radio, 12 March 2014.
39. ^Interview on Finnish public radio Yle, 14 March 2014.
40. ^Språkgeni gör succé – gästar Ellen show {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234748/http://www.svtplay.se/klipp/1913356/sprakgeni-gor-succe-gastar-ellen-show |date=27 March 2014 }} (SVT, 21 March 2014).
41. ^{{YouTube|gefl0uTBfZ4|Sara Maria Forsberg (Smoukahontas) on Ellen DeGeneres Show}}
42. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ajankohtaista/ihmiset/kielinainen_sara_forsberg_saa_oman_sarjan|title=Kielinainen Sara Forsberg saa oman sarjan|date=28 March 2014}}
43. ^{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/ylex/uutiset/saara_kerasi_joukon_tunnettuja_nayttelijoita_mainostamaan_vaatemallistoaan/3-8506650|title=SAARA keräsi joukon tunnettuja näyttelijöitä mainostamaan vaatemallistoaan|trans-title= SAARA attracted a number of well-known actors to advertise her clothing line|language=Finnish}}
44. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/8GYAsJouSm|title=our web shop is opening in Novemburrrr!! whos excited to get their own #FRSBRG sweatpants?}}
45. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/artistit/saara|title=Saara Discography|publisher=Musiikkituottajat|accessdate=25 January 2016}}

External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/user/SmoukahontasOfficial Sara Forsberg on Youtube]
  • {{YouTube|ybcvlxivscw|What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners}}
  • [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6uD7fMzRa46LcvRCACEd2G Sara Forsberg on Spotify]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/helloimSAARA Sara Forsberg on Facebook]
  • [https://www.instagram.com/helloimsaara/ Sara Forsberg on Instagram]
  • {{IMDb name|6413169}}
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