Mariam Wallentin

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Mariam Karolina Riahi Wallentin was born on 28 July 1982 in Örebro, Sweden. 1 She is a musician — vocals, percussion, composer — and a voice actress. 1 From 2006 she studied at the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, where she met Andreas Werliin; together they formed the duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums. 1 Since 2013 she has toured with the experimental solo project Mariam The Believer, whose first album, Blood Donation, appeared that year. 1 She is a founding member and composer in the big band Fire! Orchestra, and sings with it. 19 In 2020 she sang the title song, co-written with Ben Frost, for the Ridley Scott–produced sci-fi series Raised by Wolves. 1

In her words (short, attributed quotes)

  • On Blood Donation she said: “To be in the dark, wanting the light. To learn how to give without demanding anything in return. Wanting to challenge the world, and yourself. But really, I probably just want the record to feel like something you’ve dug up from the dark ground.” 11
  • About releasing Love Everything on her own label she said: “Music is a sacred place where all dimensions of me can exist simultaneously. I have a will not to be reduced but to be set free.” 9

How others describe her

  • Spotify describes her as “a versatile artist, musician, and composer with roots in improvisation, avant-garde, contemporary music, and alternative pop” who is known from Wildbirds & Peacedrums and Fire! Orchestra and also leads Mariam The Believer. 6
  • Her label’s 2017 notes describe her as one half of the vocal-and-drum duo Wildbirds & Peacedrums with husband Andreas Werliin. 9

Portrait and credit

Mariam Wallentin looking at the camera, holding her hands in front of her forehead with the backs painted red, wearing a red patterned kimono-style jacket.
Photo: Thesunandthemoonandthestars, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons10. This site shows an enhanced derivative (resized, graded, sharpened) under the same licence.

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