Olia Tira

Olia Tira
Olia Tira in Oslo 2010
Background information
Born	1 August 1988 (1988-08-01) (age 23)
Origin	Potsdam, East Germany
Genres	Pop, Soul
Occupations	Singer
Years active	2002–present
Associated acts	SunStroke Project

Olia Tira (born 1 August 1988 in Potsdam, East Germany) is a singer based in Moldova.

Early life

Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family^[1] in Potsdam, East Germany.^[2] She spent a few years there and moved to Chişinău. She first appeared in festivals and concerts when she was 14 years old.^[3]

Tira attended school in Cahul and is currently a student in the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Chişinău.^[2]

Tira's first album, Your Place or Mine?, was released in December 2006 by Nordika Multimedia. The songs were all written by Ruslan Taranu.^[1][3]

Eurovision Song Contest

After participating in the 2006 and 2007 Moldovan national finals^[3] and finishing fourth in the 2009 Moldovan national final with Unicul Meu,^[4] she was selected to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, along with SunStroke Project.^[4][5] They finished 22nd place in the Eurovision song contest final.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "evenimente: Olia Tira, cântăreaţa care sparge stereotipurile". Muzica Md. Imco. 2 February 2007. http://muzica.md/news.php?nid=1465. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Moldova – "Sun Stroke Project" & Olia Tira". Eurovision Song Contest Oslo 2010. Eurovision Georgia. 2010. http://www.eurovision-georgia.ge/participants/Moldova.aspx?LanguageID=2. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Floras, Stella (9 December 2007). "The Olia Tira interview". Special. ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/specials/read/9838. Retrieved 2010-04-21. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Brey, Marco (2010-03-06). "Sun". European Broadcasting Union. http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=10103&_t=Sun+Stroke+Project+%26+Olia+Tira+for+Moldova!. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 
5. ^ Klier, Marcus (2010-03-06). "Moldova sends Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira to Eurovision". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15314. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Nelly Ciobanu with "Hora Din Moldova"	Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010	Succeeded by Zdob şi Zdub with "So Lucky"

Persondata
Name	Tira, Olia
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Date of birth	1 August 1988
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