Maarit Helena Hurmerinta, known professionally as Maarit, was born on November 10, 1953, in Helsinki, Finland. She began her music career in 1972 with the release of her first single "Aamun tulo / Nyt olen tullut maailmaan" with Love Records. Her debut album Maarit followed in 1973, featuring collaborations with notable Finnish musicians. Her career saw significant milestones including the release of her gold-certified albums Siivet saan (1978) and Nykyajan lapsi (1980), both produced by her husband Sami Hurmerinta, whom she married in 1974. Her notable works include "Jäätelökesä" (1978) and Good Days, Bad Days (2004), an English-language jazz album. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she released several albums under various labels including CBS and Pyramid Records. She received the Kulturpreis der Stadt Vantaa in 1994 with her husband and was honored by the Finnish Post with a commemorative stamp in 2010. The studio album Miten elämästä kertoisin was released in 2013, followed by Sumuinen puutarha in 2019.
