Maian-Anna Kärmas
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Maian Kärmas is an Estonia
n singer, songwriter
and journalist
.
Kärmas had her debut as a soloist in 1995 at Kaks Takti Ette, a contest for debutant singers, organized by the Estonian Television. She got placed 2nd, losing only to Tiiu Tulp.
In 1998, Kärmas participated in Eurolaul
, the Estonian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest
, where she provided backing vocals for "Unistus igavesest päevast", sung by Evelin Samuel
. The year after she did the same and also wrote lyrics for "Diamond of Night
" that went on to represent Estonia at the Eurovision, held in Jerusalem. Kärmas has been a regular in Eurolaul ever since, for her varied skills either as a songwriter, sololist or backing singer.
In 2003 she released her debut solo album "Tuigutuled" of self-penned material and toured Estonia with concerts. "Õnneleid", the second solo album of hers was released in 2010.
Maian Kärmas is also a presenter and editor at the radio programmes of the Estonian National Broadcasting.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
.
Kärmas had her debut as a soloist in 1995 at Kaks Takti Ette, a contest for debutant singers, organized by the Estonian Television. She got placed 2nd, losing only to Tiiu Tulp.
In 1998, Kärmas participated in Eurolaul
Eurolaul
Eurolaul was an annual televised competition to select a song to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest made by the Estonian Public Television Service ETV. For many years the competition differed from the national selections of most other countries in that the outcome was solely...
, the Estonian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
, where she provided backing vocals for "Unistus igavesest päevast", sung by Evelin Samuel
Evelin Samuel
-Career:Evelin Samuel has been singing since childhood and was even recorded by the studios of the Estonian Radio at a very early age. In late 1980s, Evelin joined the children's musical theatre Colombina whom she performed with at the 1992 Roskilde Festival in Denmark.In 1993, she finished 4th at...
. The year after she did the same and also wrote lyrics for "Diamond of Night
Diamond Of Night
"Diamond of Night" was the Estonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in English by singer Evelin Samuel and violinist Imbi Rätsep as "Camille"...
" that went on to represent Estonia at the Eurovision, held in Jerusalem. Kärmas has been a regular in Eurolaul ever since, for her varied skills either as a songwriter, sololist or backing singer.
In 2003 she released her debut solo album "Tuigutuled" of self-penned material and toured Estonia with concerts. "Õnneleid", the second solo album of hers was released in 2010.
Maian Kärmas is also a presenter and editor at the radio programmes of the Estonian National Broadcasting.