1. Aminata Savadogo represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Love Injected".
15 Facts About Aminata Savadogo
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Aminata Savadogo released her debut studio album, Inner Voice, in April 2015.
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Aminata Savadogo started singing at the age of 13 with private tutor Nadezda Buharova, graduated from the Bolderaja Music and Art School in Riga and secondary school with specialisation in flute.
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Aminata Savadogo took part in Koru kari 3, the Latvian version of Clash of the Choirs as a part of the Golden Choir.
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Aminata Savadogo achieved international attention when she competed in Dziesma 2014, the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "I Can Breathe".
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Aminata Savadogo then won the Latvian television show Jauna talantu fabrika.
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In 2015, Aminata Savadogo returned to the Latvian Eurovision national selection and was announced as a competitor in Supernova 2015 with the song "Love Injected".
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Aminata Savadogo released her debut studio album Inner Voice on 8 April 2015.
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Aminata Savadogo performed tenth in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, after Israel and before Azerbaijan.
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Aminata Savadogo finished in sixth place out of twenty-seven, placing 2nd in the rankings of the national juries, and earning a total of 186 points and three sets of the maximum twelve points a country can award.
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Aminata Savadogo wrote the song "Heartbeat", performed by Justs who represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
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On 28 February 2016, Aminata Savadogo performed her new song "Fighter" during the final of Supernova 2016.
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Aminata Savadogo later revealed her second studio album, titled Red Moon, would be released in October 2016.
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Aminata Savadogo competed on the fifth season of Golos, the Russian version of The Voice, but was eliminated in the knockout round.
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Aminata Savadogo wrote the song "I'm Like a Wolf", for Lithuanian singer Aiste Pilvelyte, who competed to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 but lost to Fusedmarc and came second.