Cimberly Wanyonyi

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Cimberly Wanyonyi
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Cimberly Wanyonyi in 2024
Background information
Born
Cimberly-Malaika Tiffany Wanyonyi

(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 21)
Skellefteå, Sweden
OccupationSinger

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

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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]

Melodifestivalen

Wanyonyi participated in Melodifestivalen 2026 in the fourth heat with the song "Eternity", where she qualified to the final. [4] She placed sixth in the final. [5]

Personal life

Wanyonyi, who was born to a Finnish mother and Kenyan father, is from Skellefteå. [1] [6] [7]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
Heat.
"Won't Be Sorry"2023—Non-album singles
"Bye Bye Bye"2024—
"Honor"2025—
"Eternity"202622

References

  1. 1 2 "'I almost didn't audition!' Cimberly Wanyonyi wins Swedish Idol". Nairobi News. 2023-12-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cimberly och Saga till Idol-final – efter rysare". www.tv4.se. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ↑ "Cimberly Wanyonyi vinner "Idol" 2023: "Det är galet"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2023-12-01. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  4. ↑ Cimberly skrällde i melodifestivalen: ”Det här är helt sjukt” - P4 Västerbotten. Sveriges Radio. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Kjellsson/TT, Ann Edliden/TT, Fredrik Shayn Scherman/TT, Frida (7 March 2026). "Felicia höll för trycket – vinner Melodifestivalen" . Retrieved 7 March 2026– via Svenska Dagbladet.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Connolly, Paul (2023-12-04). "What's next for Cimberly: The journey beyond her Idol triumph". norran.se. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  7. ↑ "Cimberly Wanyonyi: Kenyan girl crowned Swedish Idol winner". Citizen Digital. 2023-12-03. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
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