Cimberly Wanyonyi

Cimberly Wanyonyi
Birth name	Cimberly-Malaika Tiffany Wanyonyi
Born	(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20) Skellefteå, Sweden
Occupation	Singer

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. "'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. "Cimberly och Saga till Idol-final – efter rysare". www.tv4.se. 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. 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.
5. "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.