Jana Škoļina

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| birth_place = Ludza, Latvia

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| genre = Pop

| occupation = Singer-songwriter

| instrument = Vocals

| years_active = 2006–present

| label = 19 Recordings

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Jana Škoļina (born 2 November 1990) is a Latvian singer-songwriter who has appeared on the TV programs Latvijas Talants{{cite web|last=RTL|first=Media|title=DSDS 2012 Kandidatin|url=http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/superstar/dsds-news/dsds-2012-kandidatin-jana-skolina-1f138-918a-15-1027023.html|publisher=RTL Media TV|accessdate=16 January 2013}} and season 9 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.{{cite web|last=RTL|first=Media|title=DSDS 2012: Jana Skolina hat "kleinere Dinger aber viel größere Stimme|url=http://www.rtl.de/rtl-nachrichtenarchiv/1020082/dsds-2012-jana-skolina-hat-kleinere-dinger-aber-viel-groessere-stimme.html|publisher=RTL Media TV|accessdate=16 January 2013}}

Biography

=Early life=

Škoļina was born in Ludza, Latvia. She began playing violin and piano at age six, and attended music school in Ludza. Škoļina then moved to Riga, where she continued to study music at the Jazepa Medina Rigas Muzikas Vidusskola.{{cite web|last=Krenzer|first=Sabine|title=Jana Skolina|url=http://marjorie-wiki.de/wiki/Jana_Skolina|publisher=Marjorie|accessdate=16 January 2013}}

In 2006 she auditioned for the second season of the Latvian show Latvijas Talants, advanced to the final and finished second in the superfinal.{{cite web|last=Anders|first=Sebastian|title=DSDS 2012-Steckbrief: Das ist Jana Skolina|url=http://www.showbiz.de/stars/dsds-2012-steckbrief-das-ist-jana-skolina-122616.html|publisher=Showbiz.de|accessdate=16 January 2013}} Škoļina moved to London to attend The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, studying vocal and stage performance.{{cite web|last=Henne|first=Kai|title=DSDS 2012 – Alles über Jana Skolina aus den TOP 16|date=25 February 2012 |url=http://www.castingshow-news.de/dsds-2012-alles-uber-jana-skolina-aus-den-top-16-63672/|publisher=CastingShow News|accessdate=16 January 2013}}{{cite web|last=RTL|first=Media|title=DSDS 2012: Kandidatin Jana Skolina|url=http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/superstar/dsds-news/dsds-2012-kandidatin-jana-skolina-1f138-918a-15-1027023.html|publisher=RTL Media TV|accessdate=16 January 2013}}

={{anchor|Deutschland sucht den Superstar}}''Deutschland sucht den Superstar''=

During her first appearance on Deutschland sucht den Superstar, Škoļina (one of 35,401 candidates to audition for the season) sang two songs: "Hallelujah" accompanying herself on the piano and "A Night Like This".{{cite web|last=RTL|first=Media|title=DSDS 2012: Jana Skolina mit viel Sexappeal im Recall|url=http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/superstar/dsds-news/dsds-2012-jana-skolina-mit-viel-sexappeal-im-recall-1e5de-918a-21-1003949.html|publisher=RTL Media TV|accessdate=16 January 2013}} The jury allowed her to advance.{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Manfred|title=Mehr Bewerber als bei den großen "Superstars"|date=17 April 2012 |url=http://www.bild.de/dsds/2012/dsds-kids/mehr-bewerber-als-bei-erwachsenen-show-23677100.bild.html|publisher=BILD digital GmbH|accessdate=16 January 2013}}

In the recall, Škoļina performed with three other candidates: Mercia Okemba, Alexandra Pauna and Anna Zafarian, singing Alexandra Stan's "Mr. Saxobeat". Out of 120 candidates, she was one of 31 to advance to the next recall in the Maldives.{{cite web|last=RTL|first=Media|title=DSDS 2012: Mercia Okemba "wollte sich nicht blamieren"|url=http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/superstar/dsds-shows/mercia-blamiert-sich-im-recall.html|publisher=RTL Media TV|accessdate=16 January 2013}} There, Škoļina performed several songs (including "Pata Pata", originally recorded by Miriam Makeba) with Isabelle Kessel and Liza-Marie Viebrock. The head of the jury (songwriter, TV personality and lead singer of Modern Talking Dieter Bohlen) said, "Today I see smaller breasts, but hear a bigger voice".

One of Škoļina's performance was a duet with Marcel Porfumo of "You're Beautiful", co-written and recorded by James Blunt. The jury again noted her singing as well as her looks, and it was considered among her best performances.{{cite web|last=RTL|first=Media|title=DSDS 2012: Zwischen Marcel Profumo und Jana Skolina sprühen die Funken Lies mehr über DSDS 2012: Zwischen Marcel Profumo und Jana Skolina sprühen die Funken|url=http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/superstar/dsds-shows/dsds-2012-zwischen-marcel-profumo-und-jana-skolina-spruehen-die-funken-1f1a9-a63a-22-1028175.html|publisher=RTL Media TV|accessdate=16 January 2013}} After this performance, it was rumored that Škoļina and Porfumo had had an affair{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Manfred|title=Wer mit wem? Beim DSDS-Recall knistert's heftig|date=16 February 2012 |url=http://www.bild.de/dsds/2012/dsds-casting/recall-malediven-bohlen-und-co-22653170.bild.html|publisher=BILD digital GmbH|accessdate=16 January 2013}} after a rumored flirtation between her and Luca Hänni in the Maldives.{{cite web|last=Lachetta|first=Thomas|title=Baywatch Szene – Luca Hänni rettet Jana Skolina|url=http://thomaslachetta.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/baywatch-szene-luca-hanni-rettet-jana-skolina-xd/|publisher=Thomaslachetta|accessdate=16 January 2013}}

For her last Maldives performance Škoļina chose the Lady Gaga song "You and I", and was one of 15 candidates chosen to perform before a live TV audience.{{cite web|last=RTL|first=Media|title=DSDS 2012: Kandidatin Jana Skolina mit Lady-Gaga-Song in die Top 15 Lies mehr über DSDS 2012: Kandidatin Jana Skolina mit Lady-Gaga-Song in die Top 15 – RTL.de bei www.rtl.de|url=http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/superstar/dsds-shows/dsds-2012-kandidatin-jana-skolina-mit-lady-gaga-song-in-die-top-15-1f4aa-a680-16-1033713.html|publisher=RTL Media TV|accessdate=16 January 2013}} On the live show, telecast by RTL Television, Škoļina performed Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away". With 3.21 percent of the vote, she placed 12th of the 15 finalists.{{cite web|last=RTL|first=Media|title=DSDS 2012: Hier sind die offiziellen Voting-Ergebnisse|url=http://www.rtl.de/cms/sendungen/superstar/dsds-news/dsds-2012-hier-sind-die-offiziellen-voting-ergebnisse-218fa-918a-16-1105876.html|accessdate=16 January 2013}}