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, with the song "

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". At the competition, she qualified from the first semi-final and placed fifth in the final, scoring 174 points. In 2015, Garipova was one of five jurors for

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Biography

Garipova was born on 25 March 1991, in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, Russia, to a family of

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s. From the age of six, Garipova studied singing at the " Zolotoy mikrofon" (Golden Microphone) Theatre, with Elena Antonova as her vocal coach. Garipova studied journalism (correspondence department) at the Kazan (Volga region) Federal University. When Garipova graduated from "Zolotoy mikrofon", she toured with the Tatarstan singer Gabdelfat Safin. Dina's vocal range is 2.4 octaves. Dina is of ethnic

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descent and is Sunni Muslim.

''The Voice''

Dina auditioned in 2012 to compete in

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of '' The Voice''. In the blind auditions, broadcast on 26 October 2012 on Channel One, she sang "А напоследок я скажу". Only

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turned his chair for her at the last few seconds of the performance. ;''The Voice'' performances

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

External links

* * 1991 births Living people People from Zelenodolsk, Russia Tatar people of Russia Russian Sunni Muslims The Voice (franchise) winners Russian mezzo-sopranos Articles containing video clips 21st-century Russian women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{Russia-singer-stub