MC Mariko is one of two lead singers of Kwan

Kwan (band)

Kwan is a hip hop/pop music group from Helsinki, Finland. Most visible members of the band are the two vocalists Mariko and Tidjan...

. She has also acted in a Finnish TV soap opera called Salatut elämät

Salatut Elämät

Salatut elämät is a Finnish 30-minute long soap opera broadcast on MTV3. It was the first Finnish daily soap opera. Its first episode aired on January 25, 1999...

in the role of Virpi Hurme from 1999 to 2000. In addition, she has played the lead role in the musical Dakota.http://www.stara.fi/?p=1168

In 2007, Mariko was chosen to dance in season 2 of the Finnish version of Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...

(Tanssii tähtien kanssa). Together with her partner Aleksi Seppänen, she went on to win the entire competition on 22 April 2007.http://www.hs.fi/viihde/artikkeli/Mariko+Pajalahti+ja+Aleksi+Sepp%C3%A4nen+tanssivat+voittoon/1135226737455

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