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Alika Milova (born 5 September 2002), known mononymously as Alika, is an Estonian singer. She represented Estonia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as , the winner of the with the song "Stefania (song), Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to host the eve ...
with the song "
Bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somet ...
", finishing in eighth place with 168 points.


Musical career

Milova made her name by participating in various singing competitions and television programs in Estonia and abroad since childhood, including The Baltic Voice, New Wave Junior, Kaunas Talent, Bravo Song Contest and Berlin Perle. She rose to prominence in 2021 with her victory at the eighth edition of the Estonian talent show ''
Eesti otsib superstaari ''Eesti otsib superstaari'' ''(Estonia is Searching for a Superstar)'' is an Estonian reality-competition gameshow airing on TV3. It debuted on 11 March 2007 and it has since become one of the most popular shows in Estonia. Part of the Idol ...
'', which earned her a record deal with
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. On 1 November 2022, it was announced that she would participate in Eesti Laul 2023 with the song "
Bridges A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somet ...
". She participated in Semi Final 2 and qualified for the final. On 11 February 2023, Milova performed in the final, where televoting chose her as the winner among the 12 participants to become their national representative at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 was the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, as , the winner of the with the song "Stefania (song), Stefania" by Kalush Orchestra, was unable to host the eve ...
in Liverpool. At Liverpool, Alika performed in the first half of the second semi-final and placed 10th, qualifying for the final. In the grand final, Milova ultimately placed 8th with a score of 168 points. On 14 August 2023, Alika announced on her Instagram account that her debut album would be released on 24 November. This debut album, titled simply 'Alika', won Debut Album of the Year at the Estonian Music Awards 2024 (Eesti Muusikaauhinnad 2024) held on 1 February 2024. At the same awards ceremony, Alika also won Artist of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year with her Eurovision entry Bridges. On 29 November 2024, Alika released her EP "Virmalised" (in Estonian: Northern Lights), which is an independent release. This EP contains three previously released singles "Mis minuga saab?", "Saame kokku" and "Virmalised", and two new songs "Silmapiir" and "Ära ava".


Outside of Music

In October 2024, Alika appeared in the Estonian version of
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, MasterChef Eesti on TV channel
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.


Personal life

Milova was born into a Russian-speaking family in the Estonian border town of
Narva Narva is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in the Ida-Viru County, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia border, E ...
. Originally, most of her family is from
Crimea Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...
,
Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. Family members that still lived there moved to
Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
after the Russian invasion and occupation of Crimea in 2014. Milova's sister, Valeria Milova, is a professional dancer and has appeared on the Turkish and Irish versions of ''
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''.


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


Notes


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milova, Alika 2002 births Living people Estonian pop singers Estonian women pop singers Estonian songwriters People from Narva 21st-century Estonian women singers Estonian people of Ukrainian descent English-language singers from Estonia Universal Music Group artists Estonian people of Russian descent Eurovision Song Contest entrants Eesti Laul winners Eesti otsib superstaari winners