Olia Tira (born Olga Tsyra (Russian: Ольга Цыра, Romanian: Olga Țîra[1]) on 1 August 1988), also known by her stage name FLUX LIGHT, is a German-born Moldovan singer.
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![]() Olia Tira in Oslo 2010 | |
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Also known as | FLUX LIGHT |
Born | (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 34) Potsdam, East Germany |
Origin | Chișinău, Moldova |
Genres | Pop, dance funk |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2003–present |
Tira was born in 1988 into a Soviet military family[2] in Potsdam, East Germany.[3] She spent a few years there and moved to Chișinău. She first appeared in festivals and concerts when she was 14 years old.[4]
Tira attended school in Cahul and is currently[when?] a student in the Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts in Chișinău.[3]
Tira's first album, Your Place or Mine?, was released in December 2006 by Nordika Multimedia. The songs were all written by Ruslan Taranu.[2][4]
After participating in the 2006 and 2007 Moldovan national finals[4] and finishing fourth in the 2009 Moldovan national final with Unicul Meu,[5] she was selected to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, along with SunStroke Project.[5][6] 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.[7] She tied for sixth place and did not qualify to represent Moldova.
Media related to Olia Tira at Wikimedia Commons
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Preceded by Nelly Ciobanu with Hora Din Moldova |
Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest (with SunStroke Project) 2010 |
Succeeded by Zdob și Zdub with So Lucky |
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