Elina Garanca was born in Riga in 1976 into a musical family.
In 1996 she entered
the Latvian Academy
of Music in Riga.
In 1999 Winner (1st place) -
Mirjam Helin International
Singing Competition(Finland)
2000 –Latvian
Great Music Award
2001 Finalist at the
Cardiff BBC "Singer of
the World" Competition (UK).…