Tanja or Tatjana Mihhailova was born in the former Soviet Union, in Kaliningrad on June the 19th, 1983. She has lived in Estonia since early childhood and from a very early age she also began to take part in numerous singing contests. She won the UtrennajaZvezda contest in Latvia in 1998 and also participated in the Fizz superstar 2002Baltic competition. Before her solo career, Tanja made up one half of the duo Nightlight Duo in the early noughties. They released two albums, one of which Miks ma ei suuda su maailma muuta (Why Can’t I Change Your World?) won the album of the year award in 2002. The duo participated in Eurolaul on two occasions, in 2002 and 2003, coming second in 2002 with Another Country Song.
Nightlight Duo disbanded in 2004 and in 2005, Tanja put together a new outfit named Jz Belle working together with writers, composers and producers Timo Vendt and Mihkel Mattisen, releasing a further two albums. A stint in the combo Sunday Mood brought Tanja further recognition across the Baltic with the release of an albumSomething More in 2009. Besides her recording career, Tanja has also starred in a number of productions and shows such as Queen – The Doors of Time together with Rolf Roosalu, Tribute to Beyoncé and many more. She has entered two TV competitions previously, coming second in both; Laulud Tähtedega and Laulupealinnin 2011. Her latest album Gemini was released in 2012. 2014 was Tanja’s first outing at Eesti Laul performing as a solo artist.
