Olia Tira
Olia Tira | |
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 Olia Tira in Oslo 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | FLUX LIGHT |
| Born | 1 August 1988 Potsdam, East Germany |
| Origin | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Genres | Pop, dance funk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Olia Tira (born Olga Tsyra (Russian: Ольга Цыра, Romanian: Olga Țîra[1]) on 1 August 1988), also known by her stage name FLUX LIGHT, is a Moldovan singer.
Early life
Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family[2] in Potsdam, East Germany.[3] She spent a few years there and moved to Chișinău. She first appeared in festivals and concerts when she was 14 years old.[4]
Tira attended school in Cahul and is currently a student in the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Chișinău.[3]
Tira's first album, Your Place or Mine?, was released in December 2006 by Nordika Multimedia. The songs were all written by Ruslan Taranu.[2][4]
Eurovision Song Contest
After participating in the 2006 and 2007 Moldovan national finals[4] and finishing fourth in the 2009 Moldovan national final with Unicul Meu,[5] she was selected to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, along with SunStroke Project.[5][6] They finished 22nd in the Eurovision Song Contest final. She was a finalist in O melodie pentru europa 2014, Moldova's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Never Stop No". She competed under the stage name, FLUX LIGHT.[7] She tied for sixth place and did not qualify to represent Moldova.
References
- ^ Spelled Олга Цыра in Moldovan Cyrillic
- ^ a b "evenimente: Olia Tira, cântăreaţa care sparge stereotipurile". Muzica Md. Imco. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Moldova – "Sun Stroke Project" & Olia Tira". Eurovision Song Contest Oslo 2010. Eurovision Georgia. 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Floras, Stella (9 December 2007). "The Olia Tira interview". Special. ESCToday. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ a b Brey, Marco (6 March 2010). "Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira for Moldova!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (6 March 2010). "Moldova sends Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira to Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Honciuc, Bogdan (6 February 2014). "MOLDOVA: OLIA TIRA WAS UNDERCOVER AT O MELODIE PENTRU EUROPA". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
External links
Media related to Olia Tira at Wikimedia Commons
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- 1988 births
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2010
- Living people
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Moldova
- Musicians from Potsdam
- Musicians from Chișinău
- Moldovan female singers
- Moldovan expatriates in Germany
- Soviet expatriates in Germany
- 21st-century women singers
- German people of Moldovan descent
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