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Biography
Elīna Garanča is a Latvian mezzo-soprano. She began to study singing in her hometown of Riga in 1996 and continued her studies in Vienna and in the United States. By 1999 she had won first place in the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in Helsinki and had begun a career in Europe. Worldwide engagements followed her 2003 Salzburg Festival appearances.
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Awards & recognition
- Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class · 2016
- Echo Klassik – Female Singer of the Year · 2011
- Echo Klassik – Female Singer of the Year · 2007
- Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class · 2007
- Österreichischer Kammersänger
