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Finnish gibberish talker heads to U.S. after 9 million YouTube hits

Watch Above: Sara Maria Forsberg’s YouTube video What Languages Sound Like To Foreigners.

HELSINKI, Finland – A 19-year-old Finnish supermarket cashier with millions of Internet fans of her language imitation YouTube video is heading for America hoping her gibberish hit will open up a new career.

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In two weeks, Sara Maria Forsberg’s What languages sound like to a foreigner has drawn more than 9 million viewings, transforming her into a sought after celebrity that prompted the mayor of her hometown of Pietarsaari to hand her the town keys as a gesture of appreciation.

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Mayor Mikael Jakobsson says she “likely is the most famous person ever” to have been born in the coastal town of 20,000 inhabitants.

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Her agent Jere Hietala told the AP on Wednesday that Forsberg was headed for Los Angeles on March 29 after “numerous advertising related companies” had been in touch.

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