"In 1991, a four year old Kurdish girl journeys hundreds of kilometres by foot from Northern Iraq to Turkey. Together with her family - Kurdish guerrilla fighters - she is escaping from an infamous dictator's regime of terror and oppression. She has spent her early years in the midst of a war, where her only means of escape is listening and singing to her favourite songs by Michael Jackson and Ray Charles. After two years spent hiding away from the Turkish government, the family finally ends up and settles down in Helsinki, Finland. There she starts school and falls in love with theatre. And, of course, keeps singing - always singing. Ten years later, a major label executive is literally moved to tears after hearing a demo with her voice, and signs her two days later. She soon starts writing her debut album together with Finnish songwriters."
That's copied directly from her website. Enough said. The result of all that, the album Drifter will be released in spring 2011. Her debut single off the album Janie was also the official song of Helsinki Pride 2010. And now she's in Euroviisut 2011.
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