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Manizha

© EBU/Thomas Hanses About Quick Facts NameManizha Dalerovna Khamraeva Born8 July 1991 Nationality 🇷🇺 Russian National SelectionYevrovidenie 2021 In EurovisionRotterdam 2021 SongRussian woman (2021) Biography Manizha is a Russian singer, born in Tajikistan. When she was 2 years old, Manizha and her family moved to Moscow, where she later studied piano and singing. Meanwhile she graduated from the Faculty of Psychology at the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow. Since the age of 12, Manizha has been participating in various competitions and festivals. In 2005, Manizha recorded several songs in both Tajik and Russian. The songs were actively played on radio stations in Tajikistan. At the age of 15, from the beginning of 2007, she began performing under the pseudonym Ru.Kola.In February she recorded her first song – “Prenebregayt”. The song received a lot of airplay. It reached the top of the Russian charts. In 2007, Manizha became a finalist of the All-Russian Pyat’zvozd competition in Sochi. In the spring of 2008, the debut album “Prenebregayt” was released. After this, she left the Ru.kola project. In 2011 she met the soloist Alexei Kosov, she received an offer to sing at a concert of the band Assai. She was supposed to perform one song, but in the end she sang the entire concert. Then Alexey convinced Manizhi’s mother to allow her to go to St. Petersburg in May to record the album “OM”. She also sang in the band Krip de Shi. In the summer of 2012, she recorded an EP with the group. The group performed at the Stereoleto festival in St. Petersburg , in September – at the Red Rocks Tour festival in Ryazan, but then, due to different views on creativity, Manizha left the band. She studied vocals at gospel schools in London and New York. In 2012, Manizha participated in a soundtrack. She also worked with musician Mikhail Mishchenko. The album “Core” was the result of their creativity in 2014. In March 2018 Manizha joined a project of the French music service Deezer, “Deezer Next” 2018 (a global program created to discover new talent around the world – along with George Smith (UK), Lewis Capaldi (UK) and other independent artists).As a solo singer, Manizha released two albums: “Manuscript” in 2017 and “ЯIAM” in 2018.In March 2021, Manizha won the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Not everybody in Russia appeared to be fan of Manizha’s song “Russian woman”; traditional Russian women claimed they didn’t recognize themselves in the song. Even threaths followed. However, Manizha was successfull and reached the Eurovision final. On February 24, 2022, Manizha stated on her Instagram account that she did not agree with the Russian invasian in Ukraine, mentioning the Ukrainian background of her husband. Entries Russian Woman Country🇷🇺 Russia Year2021 LanguageEnglish/Russian LyricsManizha Sanghin MusicOri AvniOri KaplanManizha Sanghin BackingsAlexandr KudinovArtemiy CheersVasilisa SavoskinaIyulina Popova Results Semi Points: 225Position: 3Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: 204Position: 9Running order: 5 https://youtu.be/V-Di9A28e5E

Daria Kinzer

About Quick Facts NameDaria Kinzer Born29 May 1988 Nationality🇭🇷 Croatian🇦🇹 Austrian National SelectionDORA 2011 In Eurovision2011 Düsseldorf SongCelebrate (2011) Biography Daria Kinzer is a Croatian-Austrian singer, born in Aschaffenburg, Germany, on May 29, 1988. She grew up in Vienna, raised by a Croatian mother and a German father. Her musical journey saw a significant milestone in March 2011 when she emerged victorious in Croatia’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest on HRT’s television program, advancing to compete in the first semi-final with her dance track “Celebrate.” Despite a spirited performance, she did not advance to the contest’s final round. Beyond her endeavors in music, Kinzer has also made her mark as a talented musical theatre actress. Kinzer is not just known for her vocal abilities; she is also academically accomplished. She holds degrees in Business Management & Administration from FHWien and in Theatre, Film, and Media Studies from the University of Vienna. Her foray into the world of Schlager music materialized with the release of her debut album “Between Heaven and Earth” on July 12, 2013. She sang on the show “My Musicians,” and for the Croatian audience in the Vienna Concert Hall at the Croatian Tamburitza Rhapsody. In Austria, Daria released a pop album titled “2 Nice”. The singer also played leading roles in musicals such as Chicago, Cats, Hair, Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, and Mamma Mia. In December 2018 she formed Dolls & Guy with Pablo Grande and Tanja Petrasek, for Christmas concerts. She kept on performing with Dolls & Guys on other occasions. They did a show with songs from musicals, called Musical Zirkus, in 2019. At the end of the year, they had a new musical show. In 2021 Daria started performing at cruises with a band. In 2022 she continued with musical concerts. In both 2022 and 2023 Daria performed at the Oktoberfesten. Entries Celebrate Country🇭🇷 Croatia Year2011 LanguageEnglish LyricsBoris ĐurđevićMarina Mudrinić MusicBoris Đurđević BackingsKatarina JurićIrena KrižAna Jakšić Results Semi Points: 41Position: 15Running order: 13 Results Finals Points: –Position: –Running order: – https://youtu.be/Y0yt3fgPut8?si=G8nE_86BNnV0HAoh