Cimberly Wanyonyi

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

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

Contents

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
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SWE
Heat.
"Won't Be Sorry"2023Non-album singles

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