Years active 1990–present Origin Mogilev, Belarus Role Violinist Name Maimuna Murasjko | Occupation(s) Violinist Associated acts Uzari Instruments Violin, piano | |
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Born 28 May 1980 (age 43)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR ( 1980-05-28 ) Genres Pop music, Crossover music Similar People Uzari, Nina Sublatti, Elhaida Dani, Daniel Kajmakoski, Boggie Profiles | ||
Birth name Maimuna Amadu Murasjko | ||
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Maimuna Amadu Murasjko (Belarusian: Маймуна Амаду Мурашка, Russian: Маймуна Амаду Мурашко; born 28 May 1980), known professionally as simply Maimuna, is a Belarusian violinist who represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Uzari with the song "Time".
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- Uzari maimuna time belarus live at eurovision 2015 semi final 1
- Maimuna humoresque
- Early life
- 19902013 Early career
- 2014present Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- References
Maimuna humoresque
Early life
Maimuna was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia to a Belarusian mother and a Malian father. When she was young, her family moved to Mali, but being unable to adapt to the hot climate, Maimuna moved in with her grandmother in Mogilev, Belarus, where she was raised.
1990–2013: Early career
Maimuna has participated in several international competitions throughout her career such including the 1990 Young Virtuoso competition in Kiev and the 1996 Music of Hope competition.
2014–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2015
On 5 December 2014, Maimuna was announced as one of the competitions in Eurofest 2015 along with Uzari performing the song "Time". Uzari and Maimuna won the competition with 76 points, placing third in the televote and first in three of the five jurors' scores. They represented Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Uzari and Maimuna failed to pass semi final 1 in the contest. They finished 12th in semi-final 1.