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Dina Fagimovna Garipova (Russian: Дина Фагимовна Гарипова, Tatar Cyrillic: Динә Фәһим кызы Гарипова, Latin: Dinä Fähim qızı Ğäripova; born 25 March 1991) is a Russian singer of Tatar descent. In 2012, Garipova won the Russian version of singing competition The Voice, Golos. Garipova was internally picked by the Russian broadcaster Channel One to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "What If".
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" (Golden Microphone) Theatre, with Elena Antonova as her vocal coach. Garipova studied journalism (correspondence department) at the Kazan (Volga region) Federal University. When Garipova graduated from "Zolotoy mikrofon", she toured with the Tatarstan singer Gabdelfat Safin. .