Olia Tira Explained

Olia Tira
Background:solo_singer
Alias:Flux Light
Birth Name:Olga Țîra
Birth Date:1 August 1988
Birth Place:Potsdam, East Germany
Origin:Chișinău, Moldova
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2003–present
Associated Acts:SunStroke Project

Olga Țîra (born 1 August 1988), known professionally as Olia Tira or Flux Light, is a Moldovan singer.

Early life

Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family[1] in Potsdam, East Germany.[2] She spent a few years there and moved to Chișinău. She first appeared in festivals and concerts when she was 14 years old.[3]

Tira attended school in Cahul and is currently a student in the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Chișinău.[2]

Tira's first album, Your Place or Mine?, was released in December 2006 by Nordika Multimedia. The songs were all written by Ruslan Taranu.[1] [3]

Eurovision Song Contest

After participating in the 2006 and 2007 Moldovan national finals[3] and finishing fourth in the 2009 Moldovan national final with Unicul Meu, she was selected to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, along with SunStroke Project.[4] [5] They finished 22nd in the Eurovision Song Contest final. She was a finalist in O melodie pentru europa 2014, Moldova's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Never Stop No". She competed under the stage name, Flux Light.[6] She tied for sixth place and did not qualify to represent Moldova.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: evenimente: Olia Tira, cântăreaţa care sparge stereotipurile . Muzica Md . Imco . 2 February 2007 . 21 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110722170926/http://muzica.md/news.php?nid=1465 . 22 July 2011 .
  2. Web site: Moldova – "Sun Stroke Project" & Olia Tira . Eurovision Song Contest Oslo 2010 . Eurovision Georgia . 2010 . 21 April 2010 .
  3. Web site: Floras . Stella . The Olia Tira interview . Special . ESCToday . 9 December 2007 . 21 April 2010 .
  4. Web site: Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira for Moldova!. Brey. Marco. 6 March 2010. European Broadcasting Union. 6 March 2010.
  5. Web site: Moldova sends Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira to Eurovision. Klier. Marcus. 6 March 2010. ESCToday. 6 March 2010.
  6. Web site: MOLDOVA: OLIA TIRA WAS UNDERCOVER AT O MELODIE PENTRU EUROPA . Honciuc. Bogdan. 6 February 2014. Wiwibloggs.com. 6 February 2014.