Samanta Tīna | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samanta Poļakova |
| Born | 31 March 1989 Tukums, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Origin | Riga, Latvia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Samanta Tīna Poļakova (born 31 March 1989), better known as Samanta Tīna, is a Latvian singer, songwriter and composer. After attempting to represent her country in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times (in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019), she won Supernova in 2020 and was set to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 that was to be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands with the song "Still Breathing", but the contest was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was selected to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with "The Moon Is Rising", the song finished in 17th and last place in the second semi-final with 14 points.