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Cimberly Wanyonyi

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Cimberly Wanyonyi
Birth nameCimberly-Malaika Tiffany Wanyonyi
Born (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 19)
Skellefteå, Sweden
OccupationSinger

Cimberly-Malaika Tiffany Wanyonyi (born 14 January 2005) is a Swedish singer. She won the 2023 season of the Swedish show Idol.

Career

Idol

Wanyonyi nearly missed her opportunity to audition for the show, after her mother's car broke down.[1]

Wanyonyi made the show's finals on 24 November 2023, in Avicii Arena.[2] She competed against Saga Ludvigsson in the finals,[2] winning on December 1.[3]

Her winning single, "Won't Be Sorry", and will released by the Idol winner[2]

Personal life

Wanyonyi, who was born to a Finnish mother and Kenyan father, is from Skellefteå.[1][4][5]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
Heat.
"Won't Be Sorry" 2023 Non-album singles

References

  1. ^ a b "'I almost didn't audition!' Cimberly Wanyonyi wins Swedish Idol". Nairobi News. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Cimberly och Saga till Idol-final – efter rysare". www.tv4.se.
  3. ^ "Cimberly Wanyonyi vinner "Idol" 2023: "Det är galet"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2023-12-01. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  4. ^ Connolly, Paul (2023-12-04). "What's next for Cimberly: The journey beyond her Idol triumph". norran.se. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  5. ^ "Cimberly Wanyonyi: Kenyan girl crowned Swedish Idol winner". Citizen Digital. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-04.