Dina Fagimovna Garipova (, ; born 25 March 1991) is a Russian singer. In 2012, Garipova won the Russian version of singing competition The Voice, Golos. Garipova was selected by the Russian broadcaster Channel One to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "What If". 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 Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Biography Garipova was born on 25 March 1991, in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, Russia, to a family of physicians. 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's vocal range
Dina is of ethnic Tatar descent and is Sunni Muslim.
The Voice
Dina auditioned in 2012 to compete in season 1 of The Voice. In the blind auditions, broadcast on 26 October 2012 on Channel One, she sang "А напоследок я скажу". Only Alexander Gradsky turned his chair for her at the last few seconds of the performance.
The Voice performances Stage Song Original artist Date Order Result Blind Audition "А напоследок я скажу" Valentina Ponomaryova 29 October 2012 4.6Only Alexander Gradsky turned for her. Battle Rounds(Top 48) "When You Believe" (vs. Valeria Grinyuk) Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey 23 November 2012 8.2Saved by Coach Knockout Rounds(Top 24) "Angel" (vs. Ilya Yudichev) Aretha Franklin 7 December 2012 10.3 Live Quarterfinal (Top 12) "Ты на свете есть" Alla Pugacheva 14 December 2012 11.10Saved by Public's vote Live Semifinal (Top 8) "The Music of the Night" Michael Crawford 21 December 2012 12.2Saved by Votes' summa Live Final (Top 4) "Skyfall" (with Igor Butman) Adele 29 December 2012 13.3 Winner "Non, je ne regrette rien" Edith Piaf 13.7 "Не отрекаются любя" Alla Pugacheva 13.10
+ Non competition performances Order Collaborator(s) Song Original Artist 11.4 Alexander Gradsky, Evgeniy Kungurov, and Polina Zizak "Hey Jude" The Beatles 12.1 Joseph Kobzon and Evgeniy Kungurov "Надежда" Joseph Kobzon 13.1 Margarita Pozoyan, Elmira Kalimullina, and Anastasia Spiridonova "С Новым Годом!" - 13.3 Top 48 artists of the season "Happy New Year" ABBA
Discography
Studio albums Title Details Два шага до любви (Two Steps to Love) Released: 28 October 2014 Label: Universal Music Russia Format: CD, digital download
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album GER NL SWI UKPeak positions in the UK: For "What If": "What If" 2013 78 51 75 161 Два шага до любви
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