Gaitana (singer)
Ukrainian singer (born 1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gaita-Lurdes Klaverivna Essami (Ukrainian: Гайта-Лурдес Клаверівна Ессамі; born 24 March 1979), known professionally as Gaitana (Ukrainian: Гайтана, romanized: Haitana), is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. Essami's style of pop music has been described as containing elements of jazz, funk, soul, and folk. She represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, performing the song "Be My Guest" and placing 15th in the final.
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Birth name | Gaita-Lurdes Klaverivna Essami |
Born | (1979-03-24) 24 March 1979 (age 45) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) |
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Years active | 2003–present |
Website | gaitana |
Gaitana is a third Eurovision contestant of African origin ever to be born in the former USSR, after Lithuanian singer and guitarist, Viktoras "Victor" Diawara of LT United and Estonian singer Daana Ots of Suntribe.