Cimberly Wanyonyi

Swedish singer (born 2005)

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

Musical artist

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
Title	Year	SWE Heat.	Album
"Won't Be Sorry"	2023	—	Non-album singles

References

^ ^a ^b "'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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cimberly och Saga till Idol-final – efter rysare". www.tv4.se. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.