Tanja Mihhailova-Saar
Tanja Mihhailova-Saar | |
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Russian SFSR, USSR | |
Origin | Kohtla-Järve, Estonia |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2001–present |
Website | tanjamusic |
Tatjana Mihhailova-Saar
Early life
Mihhailova-Saar was born in Kaliningrad in Russia, but relocated with her family to Estonia when she was two months old.[5] She was raised in the Estonian city of Kohtla-Järve in the Russian-Estonian community.[6]
Musical career
Tanja started singing at a very young age, participating in numerous contests and song festivals in Estonia, Russia and Ukraine. In 1998 she won the contest "Utrennaja zvezda" in
Nightlight Duo
Nightlight Duo | |
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Origin | Estonia |
Genres | Techno |
Years active | 2001–2004[1] |
Past members | Ly Lumiste Tanja Mihhailova |
With the Estonian producer
Nightlight Duo competed twice in
The band disbanded in 2004 due Lumiste's pregnancy and Tanja continued with her musical career.
Jz Belle
With the producer and composer Timo Vendt, Tanja created the band Jz Belle in 2004.[4][11] The first album (with covered songs only) "Jz Belle" was released in 2004. The second album "Teemant" was released in 2006 and three radio singles were released from this one.
Other bands and shows
Finished with the Jz Belle project, Tanja also starred in the band Sunday Mood with Timo Vendt and the Canadian guitarist Alex Pier Federici, with whom they released an album in English called "Something more" in 2009, with great success in the Baltic countries.
In this period Tanja performed in the show "Queen – The doors of Time" in
She had also participated in a few Estonian television contests (TV3), such as "Laulud tähtedega" (Estonian version of Just the Two of Us) in 2010/11, obtaining second place, behind Artur Talvik and Lenna Kuurmaa; and in "Laulupealinn" in November 2011, obtaining second place too.[13]
In 2013, Tanja came third in the TV show "Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt" (Your Face Sounds Familiar).
Gemini
In 2012, she released her 6th solo album, Gemini. Three singles were released from the album: "Supernatural", "Sind ootan ikka veel" (feat. Mikk Saar) and "All In My Head".
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Tanja competed in the Estonian national final,
After Eurovision
Tanja shared stage with Andrea Bocelli at his Tallinn concert on 28 June 2014. Tanja will also perform with her biggest concert of her career called "Amazing Lie" at the festival Õllesummer in July 2014 in Tallinn. In June Tanja went to Crete to shoot her new music video for her summer single Forevermore. She is the backup juror for Estonian jury panel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria, and she was the Estonian spokesperson during the voting.
Future Eesti Laul Entries
Tanja participated in
Discography
Albums
- Jz Belle (2004)
- Teemant (2006)
- Gemini (2012)
- Amazing EP (2014)
- Elan päev korraga (2015)
Singles
- "Kaasa mind vii" (2006)
- "Sind nii kaua pole olnud siin" (2007)
- "Sind ikka ootan" (2007)
- "Supernatural" (2012)
- "Sind ootan ikka veel" (feat. Mikk Saar) (2013)
- "All in My Head" (2013)
- "Amazing" (2014)
- "Forevermore" (2014)
- "Külmunud maa" (2014)
- "Elan päev korraga" (2015)[16]
- "Hääletu peal" (2015)[17]
References
- ^ a b "BBC – Music – Tanja Mihhailova". BBC. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "TV3 VIDEO | Tanja Mihhailova-Saar: "Hetkel ma last ei oota" | Elu". elu.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ [https://parnu.postimees.ee/1050846/tanja-tutvustab-plaati-laheda-show-ga Tanja tutvustab plaati laheda show’ga], parnu.postimees.ee. Tatjana Mihhailova on sündinud 1983. aastal Venemaal Kaliningradis ja tema pere kolis Eestisse elama, kui tüdruk oli väike. Tatjana Mihhailova was born in 1983 in Kaliningrad, Russia, and her family moved to Estonia when the girl was little.
- ^ a b "Tanja Mihhailova". tanjamusic.com. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Tund tähega: Tanja Mihhailova-Saar. Hooaeg 1, osa 5" (in Estonian). Kanal 2. 16 February 2017.
- ^ Viira, Aigi (7 January 2012). "Tanja Mihhailova: "Selleks et Eestis tööd teha, pead sa oskama eesti keelt."" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht.
- ^ Õhtuleht, February, 22 2002 Õhtuleht (in Estonian)
- ^ Eesti Popmuusika Aastaauhinnad Estonian music awards
- ^ Eurovision song contest Estonia Eurovision Estonia
- ^ Eurovision song contest Estonia Eurovision Estonia
- ^ Allstarz.ee Jz Belle Allstarz internet site (In Estonian)
- ^ Teater Vaneimune Archived 20 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Teater Vaneimune site
- ^ Õhtuleht, May 15, 2010 Õhtuleht (in Estonian)
- ^ "Estonia: Tanja wins Eesti Laul with 'Amazing'. She was eliminated in the first semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest". wiwibloggs.com. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Estonia: Tanja present the official video of 'Amazing'". wiwibloggs.com. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Eurovision Estonia: Tanja releases new single Elan Päev Korraga – ESCToday.com". ESCToday. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ ERR (18 November 2015). "Tanja avaldas uue singli "Hääletu peal"". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 March 2020.