Elina Nechayeva

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Elina Nechayeva
classical crossover
Occupation(s)Soprano
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2009–present
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Elina Nechayeva (Estonian: Elina Netšajeva; born 10 November 1991) is an Estonian soprano. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "La forza".

Career

In 2009, she made her public debut in the

third season of Eesti otsib superstaari, where she participated, but was eliminated in the preliminary girls' round. She graduated from Tallinn French School in 2011.[1] She participated in the ETV competition Klassikatähed 2014 and was one of the three finalists.[1] In 2016, she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre with a master's degree in classical singing.[2] Nechayeva was one of the hosts for the semi-finals of Eesti Laul 2017, along with Marko Reikop. On 3 March 2018, Nechayeva won Eesti Laul 2018 with the Italian-language song "La forza", and she represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and came in 8th in the Grand Final.[3][4]

She also made an appearance in the 2020 American musical comedy film Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.

She finished second in the second season of the Estonian version of Masked Singer, playing ‘the Phoenix’.[5]

She returned to Eesti Laul in

2022 with the song "Remedy", written by Sven Lõhmus
and finishing 8th in the final.

In theatre, she has played Giannetta in Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore”, Juliette Vermont Lehár’s “The Count of Luxembourg”, Fire’s Shadow/Princess’ Shadow/The Nightingale in Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortileges” and Eurydike in Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld”. She has also appeared in drama roles and played Eliza Doolittle in Loewe’s “My Fair Lady”.[citation needed]

Personal life

In December 2017, she anglicized her stage name changing its spelling from Netšajeva to Nechayeva, with the same pronunciation.[6]

She is of mixed

Russian ancestry, notably becoming the first Eurovision participant of Chuvash descent.[7][8]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
EST
[9]
FRA
[10]
"La forza" 2018 19 115 Non-album single
"La voce dell'alba" 2019 1 87 TBA

Albums

Year Name Label Format Language
2021 The Sound of Beauty[11] CD German, French, Italian, Latin, Estonian, English

References

  1. ^ a b "Elina Nechayeva". Eda Zahharova Music Agency. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. ^ "La forza". ERR, January 2018
  3. ^ "Räppi, poppi ja klassikat: Eesti Laul 2018 poolfinalistid on selgunud!" [Rap, pop and classics: the semi-finalists of Estonian Song 2018 have been announced!]. menu.err.ee (in Estonian). Eesti Laul. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ^ Mercereau, Damien (7 March 2018). "Eurovision 2018 : Elina Nechayeva, une chanteuse d'opéra pour l'Estonie" [Elina Nechayeva, an opera singer for Estonia] (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Rise like a Phoenix! Elina Nechayeva finishes second on The Masked Singer Estonia". wiwibloggs. 2020-12-09. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ^ "Eesti Laulu poolfinalist Elina Netšajeva muutis nime" [Estonian Song semi-finalist Elina Netšajeva changed her name]. delfi.ee. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Элина Нечаева: фото, биография, фильмография, новости - Вокруг ТВ" [Elina Netšajeva (Participant, Musician): photo, biography, filmography, news]. Вокруг ТВ. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  8. ^ "Элина Нечаева - биография, информация, личная жизнь, фото, видео" [Elina Nechaeva - biography, news, personal life, photo, video]. stuki-druki.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-03-31.
  9. ^ Nestor, Siim (March 12, 2018). "EESTI TIPP-40 MUUSIKAS läks tarvis "La Forzat", et seljatada "Kiki Miki"" [ESTONIAN TOP-40 MUSIC: it took "La Forza" to beat "Kiki Miki"]. Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "Discographie Elina Nechayeva". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Music - Elina Nechayeva". elinanechayeva.com. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

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Preceded by Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2018
Succeeded by