Dina Garipova
Dina Fagimovna Garipova is a Russian singer. In 2012, Garipova won the Russian version of singing competition The Voice, Golos. Garipova was selected by the Russian broadcaster Channel One to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "What If". At the competition, she qualified from the first semi-final and placed fifth in the final, scoring 174 points. In 2015, Garipova was one of five jurors for Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
Biography
Garipova was born on 25 March 1991, in Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan, Russia, to a family of physicians. From the age of six, Garipova studied singing at the "Zolotoy mikrofon" Theatre, with Elena Antonova as her vocal coach. Garipova studied journalism at the Kazan Federal University. When Garipova graduated from "Zolotoy mikrofon", she toured with the Tatarstan singer :tt:Габделфәт Сафин|Gabdelfat Safin.Dina's vocal range is 2.4 octaves.
Dina is of ethnic Tatar descent and is Sunni Muslim.
''The Voice''
Dina auditioned in 2012 to compete in season 1 of The Voice. In the blind auditions, broadcast on October 26, 2012 on Channel One, she sang "А напоследок я скажу". Only Alexander Gradsky turned his chair for her at the last few seconds of the performance.;The Voice performances
| Stage | Song | Original artist | Date | Order | Result |
| Blind Audition | "А напоследок я скажу" | Valentina Ponomaryova | October 29, 2012 | 4.6 | Only Alexander Gradsky turned for her. |
| Battle Rounds | "When You Believe" | Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey | November 23, 2012 | 8.2 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockout Rounds | "Angel" | Aretha Franklin | December 7, 2012 | 10.3 | Saved by Coach |
| Live Quarterfinal | "Ты на свете есть" | Alla Pugacheva | December 14, 2012 | 11.10 | Saved by Public's vote |
| Live Semifinal | "The Music of the Night" | Michael Crawford | December 21, 2012 | 12.2 | Saved by Votes' summa |
| Live Final | "" | Adele | December 29, 2012 | 13.3 | Winner |
| Live Final | "Non, je ne regrette rien" | Edith Piaf | December 29, 2012 | 13.7 | Winner |
| Live Final | "Не отрекаются любя" | Alla Pugacheva | December 29, 2012 | 13.10 | Winner |
| Order | Collaborator | Song | Original Artist |
| 11.4 | Alexander Gradsky, Evgeniy Kungurov, and Polina Zizak | "Hey Jude" | The Beatles |
| 12.1 | Joseph Kobzon and Evgeniy Kungurov | "Надежда" | Joseph Kobzon |
| 13.1 | Margarita Pozoyan, Elmira Kalimullina, and Anastasia Spiridonova | "С Новым Годом!" | - |
| 13.3 | Top 48 artists of the season | "Happy New Year" | ABBA |