Anmary
{{short description|Latvian singer of Russian origin}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Linda Amantova
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|03|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gulbene, Latvia
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| genre = Pop
| occupation = Singer
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2003–present
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| associated_acts = Sunny Sense, Mash Mash, Reality, Policistas
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Linda Dinsberga (née Amantova),{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} known by her stage name Anmary, is a Latvian singer of Russian origin who won the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Azerbaijan with the song "Beautiful Song".{{cite web|url=http://izklaide.delfi.lv/televizijas-sovi/eirovizija/latviju-eirovizija-sogad-parstaves-anmary.d?id=42141930|title=Latviju 'Eirovīzijā' šogad pārstāvēs Anmary|date=18 February 2012|publisher=Delfi (web portal)|language=lv|access-date=18 February 2012}}
Biography
Amantova has graduated from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. She has participated in TV show "Talantu Fabrika 2", which she ended in second place.{{cite web|url=http://kultura.delfi.lv/news/music/melomanija/konkursa-talantu-fabrika-2-uzvar-dalibnieks-ar-iesauku-snake.d?id=7077149|title=Konkursā 'Talantu fabrika 2' uzvar dalībnieks ar iesauku 'Snake'|date=22 December 2003 |language=lv|access-date=18 February 2012}}
Thereafter, she has taken part in a variety of musical projects, has performed in the musical West Side Story, and been the lead vocalist for the groups Sunny Sense and Mash Mash. Dr. Christoph Schönherr, composer and professor at the Hamburg College of Music and Theatre, chose Anmary to sing solo in his work Magnificat, which toured with the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra around Germany, Spain, France and Belgium. Anmary continued to develop her vocal skills while studying and today works as a vocal coach and singer.
In January 2013, she released her new single Sari Gelin. She made the clip in Azerbaijan, in Baku. She performed the song for the first time in an interview for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.
Anmary was the spokesperson for Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, presenting the points from the country.
On 12 June 2013 she married Aigars Dinsbergs{{cite web|title=Apprecējušies Anmary un Aigars Dinsbergs|url=http://www.delfi.lv/izklaide/slavenibas/muziki/apprecejusies-anmary-un-aigars-dinsbergs.d?id=43400487|publisher=Delfi (web portal)|access-date=26 April 2016|language=lv|date=13 June 2013}} and took his surname.{{cite web|title=Anmary pēc kāzām pieņēmusi vīra uzvārdu|url=http://www.delfi.lv/izklaide/slavenibas/muziki/anmary-pec-kazam-pienemusi-vira-uzvardu.d?id=43416185|publisher=Delfi (web portal)|access-date=26 April 2016|language=lv|date=18 June 2013}}
Discography
=Singles=
- "Beautiful Song" (Eurovision Song Contest 2012 for Latvia)
- "Sari Gelin" (January 2013)
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Category:English-language singers from Latvia
Category:21st-century Latvian women singers