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Yana Kay | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jana Kivlenika |
| Born | April 20, 1970 Riga, Latvia |
| Origin | Riga, Latvia |
| Genres | Pop, D'n'B pop-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Instrument | keyboards |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Deeselecta (2002–present) |
Jana Kivlenika (born 20 April 1970), known professionally as Yana Kay, is a Latvian-Russian singer and songwriter. Yana Kay's discography includes albums in English, Russian, Latvian, Spanish and Italian. At the international Eurovision Song Contest 2003, she represented Latvia with the song "Hello from Mars" as a member of F.L.Y., the trio.[1] She is known for her collaboration with many international projects in the genre of Drum'n'bass, Progressive House and Trance. Together with Ilya Lagutenko and his band Mumiy Troll, she is the performer of the famous song Medveditsa ("The Bear"). She is one of the few Russian-speaking performers, whose songs got in English playlists, namely that of BBC Radio 1[2].
- ^ "Eurojury 2020: Meet The Latvian Jury". 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Yana Kay - Tears in the rain - on BBC RADIO 1". YouTube. 24 July 2011.