Alina bar az biography for kids
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Alina Baraz
American singer and songwriter
Musical artist
Alina Baraz (born September 24, ) is an American singer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she began her professional musical career in when she released "Roses Dipped in Gold". In , Baraz and electronic producer Galimatias released a collaborative EP together titled Urban Flora through Ultra Music after discovering each other's work online. The EP was met with positive reception and streaming success.[2] Baraz released her first solo EP, The Color of You, in [3][4] In April , Baraz released her debut studio album, It Was Divine.[5]
Early life
[edit]Alina Baraz was born on September 24, , in Cleveland, Ohio, to Russian-Ukrainian parents. She was the first child in her family born in United States. Growing up, her parents raised her on classical music, and on her own, she became interested in '90s music and singers such as Adele, Amy Winehouse and Corinne Bailey Rae. S
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During the month of June, Teen Vogue is celebrating rising music stars who transcend genres. Through in-depth profiles, we're highlighting artists who man songs our readers should know and will love.
Name: Alina Baraz
Age: 25
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Before Alina Baraz was “Buzzin’” with her infectious grooves, she was contemplating whether or not to even pursue a career as a recording artist.
“One of my best friends at the time was the only girl who knew inom could sing,” Alina tells Teen Vogue of her beginnings. “She said, ‘You have to do this today or else it’s never gonna happen.’” Alina, then 19, promptly went home and told her mother. “I said, ‘Hey I can sing, can we move to California?’”
That’s all it took, says Alina. “She literally quit her job of 12 years and sold her house that she worked her ass off for after her divorce.”
Once she moved to Los Angeles, Alina began recording songs off of 8-track beats and uploading her music to SoundCloud, where electronic p
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Alina Baraz is a subscriber of the phrase “love makes the world go round.”
From the very first words she croons on songs like “Electric” featuring Khalid, or her debut album It Was Divine, or her most recent offering, “Alone With You,” you can hear it, you can feel it, you can almost taste it (if you swing that way).
“We literally would not be here if it weren&#;t for love,” she says in an exclusive interview with V Magazine. “We are love, we&#;re made up of love. It keeps the world alive, in my opinion.” It influenced her songwriting and her life and made for the basis of her career. And it’s love that keeps her fans coming back for more.
Ever since she made her debut as a year-old in with her EP Urban Flora, Baraz has felt the power of love course through her music and inspire her to keep going. And she hasn’t stopped since.
With two new quarantine EPs on the way, she’s ready to have it manifest in bigger ways. “I loved the whole process [of making] these two specifica