Martina Navratilova is a Czechoslovak-born American former professional tennis player and coach. In 2005, Tennis magazine selected her as the greatest female tennis player for the years 1975 through 2005 and she is considered one of the best female tennis players of all time.
Martina Mariea McBride is an American country music singer-songwriter and record producer. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material.
The Netherlands Antilles competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004, sending track athletes Churandy Martina and Geronimo Goeloe and equestrian athlete Eddy Stibbe. The 2004 Games were the Netherlands Antilles' twelfth appearance in the Summer Olympics; they first competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Before the 2004 games, the Netherlands Antilles had won one medal, a silver in sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics, by Jan Boersma. There were no Dutch Antillean medalists at the Athens Olympics, although Martina advanced to the quarterfinal round in his event. The Dutch Antillean flagbearer at the ceremonies was Churandy Martina.
Edea is a Finnish musical group. The Edea's song lyrics are written in an older form of the Finnish language and speak of old traditions as well. The mysterious runic symbols inscribed on the bows of Viking boats, door posts, drinking vessels, and amulets as well as the Finnish composer Sibelius are the source of Edea’s music. Edea competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with their song, Aava.
Martina Aitolehti is a Finnish model, singer, and television personality.
Ilkka Armas Mikael Kanerva is a Finnish politician and a member of the Parliament of Finland. He was born in Lokalahti, now a part of Uusikaupunki in Southwest Finland. He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2007 to 2008.
Marika Mikkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion. She won a gold medal at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tampere and a silver medal in Västerås 2004 with the Finnish relay team. She also received an individual silver medal in 2001 and bronze medal in 2004 in the long distance event. Marika's clubs have been Reima-34, Espoon Suunta, Angelniemen Ankkuri, Bækkelagets SK, Espoon Suunta and Kalevan Rasti.
Christel Martina Sundberg, known by her stage name Chisu, is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter, and producer. She wrote her first single, Mun koti ei oo täällä, to the soundtrack of the movie Sooloilua. The song was a hit in Finland in Spring 2008, peaking at number one on both the Singles Chart and the Downloads Chart and spending seven and nine weeks atop, respectively. She released her second album Vapaa ja yksin on September 23, 2009. Her third album, Kun valaistun, was released on October 5, 2011, through Warner Music Finland. Another version of the album, entitled Kun valaistun 2.0 was released on June 6, 2012. Her fourth and latest album, Polaris was released on October 2, 2015.
Marika Gombitová is a Slovak singer-songwriter and musician. Once a member of Modus, Gombitová started to gain early acclaim as a former female vocalist of the group. Nevertheless, she gradually developed her public image as a solo artist, making own debut on short play in 1977. Subsequently, after topping the local music charts with "Študentská láska" (1978), her debut set entitled Dievča do dažďa (1979) saw its eventual results on OPUS Records. The album's lead "Vyznanie", earned several music awards; most notably at the 4th Intervision Song Contest held in Poland (1980). In years to come later, the love anthem was to be celebrated as "The Hit of the Century" (2007) in her country.
Marika Johanna Lehtimäki is a Finnish female ice hockey player. She played on the women's ice hockey team for Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and won a bronze medal. Lehtimäki was born in Tampere.
Rhu-endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo "Cuco" Martina is a professional footballer who plays for Feyenoord on loan from Premier League club Everton. He plays primarily as a right back, but can also play as a centre back or defensive midfielder.
"Chcem sa s tebou deliť" is a song by the female singer Marika Gombitová released on OPUS in 1981.
Koloseum is a song by Marika Gombitová released on OPUS in 1987.
Miniskirt Space Pirates is a Japanese light novel series about space pirates written by Yūichi Sasamoto and published by Asahi Shimbun Shuppan since October 2008. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight, under the title Bodacious Space Pirates, aired in Japan between January 8, 2012 and June 30, 2012. A film adaptation was released in Japanese theaters on February 22, 2014. A web manga adaptation launched on June 2, 2012. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga series for a printed release in North America in August 2015.
Martina Alejandra Stoessel Muzlera, also known as Tini Stoessel is an Argentine actress, model, singer, songwriter, and dancer who gained international popularity for her debut role as Violetta Castillo on the Disney Channel Latin America original telenovela, Violetta.
Marika Koroibete is a dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. He has been capped for Australia's national rugby union team, and plays as a winger for the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. Koroibete previously played rugby league for the Melbourne Storm and Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League, and was a member of the Fijian national rugby league team.
Marika Louise Hackman is an English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. She is considered to fall within the English-folk genre, and is noted for her dark, melancholic lyrics.
Elizabeth Marika Armanto is a professional skateboarder with a dual citizenship in United States and Finland.
Fingerroos is a Swedish-language surname, more common in Finland than in Sweden.
