biography

Samanta Tīna Poļakova (b. 31 March 1989) is a Latvian singer, songwriter, and composer. She rose to fame by winning the Latvian music show O!Kartes akadēmija. In 2020, she won the Latvian music show Supernova with the song "Still Breathing", giving her the right to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest before its cancellation, she was then internally selected by the Latvian Broadcaster LTV to represent Latvia again with the song "The Moon is Rising" in 2021.