Rita Dakota in Helsinki

Rita Dakota is a Belarusian singer-songwriter, born in Minsk in 1990, who performs Russian-language pop. She appeared as a contestant on the television project Fabrika Zvyozd 7 and is known for songs including “Polcheloveka,” “Spichki,” “Bojus, chto da” and “Tsunami,” as well as the album Staya kitov. In 2007, she performed regularly on the televised Fabrika Zvyozd concerts. Her later solo work led to the Staya kitov concert program, presented in Moscow at Vegas City Hall.