Sara Marielle Gaup

Sara Marielle Gaup is a yoiker, composer, and artist. She grew up in a household with a vibrant, unbroken yoik tradition, making her a traditional yoiker.

Gaup has been working professionally as a yoiker/artist/singer for 17 years and has extensive experience in this field. She is one of the most well-known artists in Sámi music both in Sápmi and internationally.

Gaup is renowned for her musical projects Adjágas (her former band with Lawra Somby) and Arvvas (with double bassist Steinar Raknes). Additionally, she performs traditional yoik concerts, offers yoik workshops, creates film music, and participates as a guest in other music projects. Together with her sister, Risten Anine Gaup, she co-creates the multimedia project OZAS, and since 2007, she has performed with Terje Isungset in his ice instrument project.

Gaup is deeply committed to preserving the Sámi singing tradition, which has been nearly extinguished due to the strong assimilation, Norwegianization, and Christianization processes that the Sámi people have been subjected to.