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Islaja
Merja Kokkonen (born 19 May 1979), better known by her stage name Islaja, is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki, Finland. Besides her solo career, she is a member of free improv and psychedelic folk bands Avarus, Kemialliset Ystävät, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä. She has been compared to Björk, Syd Barrett, and Nico. Her music is psychedelic and intimate using a large variety of instruments. She is a multi-instrumentalist. As of 2017, she is based in Berlin.
Article summary
Merja Kokkonen (born 19 May 1979), better known by her stage name Islaja, is a singer-songwriter and musician from Helsinki, Finland. Besides her solo career, she is a member of free improv and psychedelic folk bands Avarus, Kemialliset Ystävät, and the trio Hertta Lussu Ässä. She has been compared to Björk, Syd Barrett, and Nico. Her music is psychedelic and intimate using a large variety of instruments. She is a multi-instrumentalist. As of 2017, she is based in Berlin.
Key claims
- date of birth: 1979-05-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1979-05-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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