Olia Tira

Olia Tira
Olia Tira
	Olia Tira in Oslo 2010
Background information
Also known as	FLUX LIGHT
Born	1 August 1988 (age 33); Potsdam, East Germany
Origin	Chișinău, Moldova
Genres	Pop, dance funk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2003–present
Associated acts	SunStroke Project

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 Moldovan singer.

Early life[]

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 a student in the 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 .^[2]^[4]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

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.

References[]

^ Spelled Олга Цыра in Moldovan Cyrillic
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "evenimente: Olia Tira, cântăreaţa care sparge stereotipurile". Muzica Md. Imco. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Moldova – "Sun Stroke Project" & Olia Tira". Eurovision Song Contest Oslo 2010. Eurovision Georgia. 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Floras, Stella (9 December 2007). "The Olia Tira interview". Special. ESCToday. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Brey, Marco (6 March 2010). "Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira for Moldova!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ Klier, Marcus (6 March 2010). "Moldova sends Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira to Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
^ Honciuc, Bogdan (6 February 2014). "MOLDOVA: OLIA TIRA WAS UNDERCOVER AT O MELODIE PENTRU EUROPA". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

External links[]

Media related to Olia Tira at Wikimedia Commons

Awards and achievements
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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[1] Spelled Олга Цыра in Moldovan Cyrillic

[Md-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "evenimente: Olia Tira, cântăreaţa care sparge stereotipurile". Muzica Md. Imco. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.

[Georgia-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Moldova – "Sun Stroke Project" & Olia Tira". Eurovision Song Contest Oslo 2010. Eurovision Georgia. 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.

[Floras-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Floras, Stella (9 December 2007). "The Olia Tira interview". Special. ESCToday. Retrieved 21 April 2010.

[Moldova_1-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Brey, Marco (6 March 2010). "Sun Stroke Project & Olia Tira for Moldova!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

[Moldova_2-6] Klier, Marcus (6 March 2010). "Moldova sends Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira to Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 6 March 2010.

[Eurovision_2014-7] Honciuc, Bogdan (6 February 2014). "MOLDOVA: OLIA TIRA WAS UNDERCOVER AT O MELODIE PENTRU EUROPA". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

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