Samanta Tīna

Samanta Tīna
Birth name Samanta Poļakova
Born (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989
Tukums, Latvia
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 2010–present

Samanta Poļakova (born 31 March 1989), better known by her stage name Samanta Tīna is a Latvian singer. She has attempted to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest four times, in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016, and also has taken part in the Lithuanian version of The Voice.

Career

2010–2012: Early career

In 2010, Tīna won the Latvian music show O!Kartes akadēmija, winning the chance to attend the Tech Music School in London, England.[1] In 2011, she competed in the Moldovan singing competition Golden Voices and won the Moldovan Cup.[2]

In 2012 she competed in the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk along with 20 other competitors. On Day 1, she performed "Auga, auga Rūžeņa", a Latvian folk song and earned 93 points. On the second day she performed the song "Где то далеко", and was awarded 104 points. She ultimately finished in second place with 197 points, behind only Bobi Mojsoski of Macedonia.

2012–2014: Eirodziesma and Dziesma

On 1 December 2011, Tīna was announced as one of the singers for Eirodziesma 2012, performing the song "I Want You Back" along with Dāvids Kalandija.[3] The two of them advanced from semi-final one on 7 January 2012 to the final. In the second semi-final held on 18 February 2012, Tīna performed the song "For Father". However, she did not make it to the final and placed 7th. The final was held on 18 February 2012 in Ventspils.[4] In the final, Tīna and Kalandija performed second. They placed second in the final, advancing to the superfinal, placing second again only behind the winner Anmary and her song "Beautiful Song".

On 15 January 2013, it was revealed Tīna would be taking part in Dziesma, the new title for the Latvian national final, performing the song "I Need a Hero".[5] Tīna placed first in the first semi-final held on 8 February 2013, advancing to the final on 16 February 2013.[6] Tīna was considered the heavy favourite to win the competition. In the final, Tīna placed second, advancing to the superfinal like the previous year. In the final, she reached second place, behind the band PeR and their song "Here We Go". Tīna placed second in the superfinal, behind PeR once again.[7]

Tīna took place in the first semi-final of Dziesma 2014 with her song "Stay", on 1 February 2014 in Riga. She advanced to the final in a three-way tie for second place.[8] In the final, held on 22 February 2014, Tīna performed fifth. She placed third and as a part of the top three, advanced to the superfinal. In the superfinal, Tīna placed third once again, behind Dons and his song "Pēdējā vēstule" and the winners Aarzemnieki and their song "Cake to Bake".[9]

2014–2015: Lietuvos Balsas

Tīna competed on the third season of Lietuvos Balsas, the Lithuanian version of The Voice. Since she is not Lithuanian, she communicated to the judges in Russian. For her audition, Samanta performed the song "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". For her battle Samanta performed the song "I'm Every Woman" against Monika & Kristina, Samanta won the battle. Tīna finished the contest in the top eight, just missing out on reaching the final four to Agnė Juškenaitė.

2015–present: Supernova 2016

On 31 January 2016, Tīna was announced as one of the participants in Supernova 2016 with two songs, "We Live for Love" and "The Love Is Forever".[10][11] "We Live for Love" competed in the first heat on 7 February, and did not advance to the semi-finals.[12] "The Love Is Forever" competed in the second heat on 14 February, where it advanced to the semi-final after being saved by the jury.[13] However, it was announced that she had withdrawn her song from the competition after performing in the semi-final.

Discography

Singles

References

  1. ↑ ""O!Kartes akadēmijā" uzvar Samanta Tīna" (in Latvian). Kasjauns.lv. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.delfi.lv/izklaide/popmuzika/melomanija/samanta-tina-izcina-moldovas-kausu.d?id=37246495
  3. ↑ Webb, Glen (30 August 2011). "Latvia revamps national selection rules for 2012". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (13 October 2011). "Latvia goes online for their national selection". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Webb, Glenn (15 January 2013). "Latvia: Line up and songs released for Eirodziesma 2013". Eurovision.tv.
  6. ↑ Jiandani, Sanjay (18 February 2013). "Latvia: Dziesma 2013 results revealed". Esctoday.com.
  7. ↑ Brey, Marco (16 February 2013). "Latvia chooses PeR for Malmö". Eurovision.tv.
  8. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (1 February 2014). "First six qualifiers through to Latvian Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Mikheev, Andy (23 February 2014). "Eurovision 2014 — Aarzemnieki (Latvia / Латвия)". ESCKAZ.
  10. ↑ Laufer, Gil (24 January 2016). "Latvia: Supernova 2016 acts to be revealed on 31 January". esctoday.com. ESCToday.com. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (31 January 2016). "20 songs in Latvian line up revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Brey, Marco (7 February 2016). "Latvia: First set of Supernova semi-finalists chosen". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  13. ↑ Ko, Anthony (14 Feb 2016). "Supernova 2016: Markus Riva and MyRadiantU among last four semi-finalists in Latvia". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
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