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Olia Tira in Oslo 2010
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Background information | |
Also known as | FLUX LIGHT |
Born |
Potsdam, East Germany |
1 August 1988
Origin | Chişinău, Moldova |
Genres | Pop, dance funk |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Associated acts | SunStroke Project |
Olia Tira (born 1 August 1988 in Potsdam, East Germany), also known by her stage name FLUX LIGHT, is a Moldovan singer.
Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family in Potsdam, East Germany. She spent a few years there and moved to Chişinău. She first appeared in festivals and concerts when she was 14 years old.
Tira attended school in Cahul and is currently a student in the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Chişinău.
Tira's first album, Your Place or Mine?, was released in December 2006 by Nordika Multimedia. The songs were all written by Ruslan Taranu.
After participating in the 2006 and 2007 Moldovan national finals 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. 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. She tied for sixth place and did not qualify to represent Moldova.