Lidia Isac
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Isac in 2016
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| Born | (1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 31) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Origin | Chișinău, Moldova |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
Lidia Isac (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈlidia iˈsak]; born 27 March 1993) is a Russian-born Moldovan singer. She represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Falling Stars".[1][2] She is also known for her participation in the sixth seasonofThe Voice: la plus belle voix, and the seventh seasonofVocea României.[3]
Isac was born on 27 March 1993 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, where her Moldovan parents met during their studies.[2][4][better source needed] When she was a few months old, they moved back to Moldova.[4]
Isac graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences at the Moldova State University in 2015.[4]
Isac began her musical career as part of the duo Glam Girls, which she formed with Sasha Druc.[4] In 2013, they participated in O melodie pentru Europa 2013, the Moldovan national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, alongside Cristina V with the song "Celebrate".[5] They finished twelfth in the final.[5]
One year later, the duo entered O melodie pentru Europa 2014 with the song "You Believed in Me", but did not advance to the final.[6] In the same year, Isac was a finalist in the annual music competition New Wave, held in Jūrmala, Latvia.[4] In 2015, Isac entered O melodie pentru Europa 2015 twice: as part of Glam Girls with the song "Magia", and as a solo act with the song "I Can't Breathe".[4] Both entries advanced to the final, where they tied for the fourteenth and last place.[4]
In 2016, Isac participated in O melodie pentru Europa once again, this time with the song "Falling Stars".[7] She went on to win the competition, thereby winning the right to represent Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016inStockholm, Sweden.[7] To promote her entry, an acoustic French version of the song, entitled "Pluie d'étoiles", was recorded.[8] She ultimately finished in seventeenth place in the first semi-final on 10 May 2016.[2]
In 2017, Isac was a contestant in the sixth seasonofThe Voice: la plus belle voix, the French version of The Voice.[3] She advanced from the Blind Auditions, joining the team of Florent Pagny, and was eliminated in the Battle rounds.[3] Later that year, she also featured in the seventh season of the Romanian version Vocea României.[3] She joined the team of Tudor Chirilă after her Blind Audition, and was eliminated in the Live Shows.[3]
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 France
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Blind Auditions | "Ordinaire" | Robert Charlebois | Joined team Florent Pagny |
| The Battles | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Percy Sledge | Eliminated | |
 Romania
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Blind Auditions | "When We Were Young" | Adele | Joined team Tudor Chirilă |
| The Battles | "The Story" | Brandi Carlile | Advanced | |
| Live Shows | "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" | Eurythmics | Eliminated | |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "I Can't Breathe" | 2015 | Non-album single |
| "Falling Stars" | 2016 | |
| "Aproape" | 2018 | |
| "Nomada" | 2019 | |
| "Забудем до завтра" (with OZ Drive) | 2020 | |
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| "Celebrate" (with Cristina V) | 2013 | Non-album single |
| "You Believed in Me" | 2014 | |
| "Magia" | 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
Succeeded by
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