Name Senhit Zadik Birth name Senhit Zadik Zadik Origin Italy | Years active 2001-present | |
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Born 1 October 1979 (age 44) ( 1979-10-01 ) | ||
Senhit Zadik Zadik known as Senhit (previously Senit) (born 1 October 1979 in Bologna) is an Italian singer of Eritrean descent. She represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
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Biography
Senhit was born and raised in Bologna, Italy by her Eritrean parents. She started her career abroad.
She performed in musicals like Fame, The Lion King and Hair in Switzerland and Germany.
In 2002, she returned to Italy and claimed to fame in the Italian music business releasing her debut album in 2006 and her second album Un tesoro é necessariamente nascosto in 2007 with these singles: "La mia cittá é cambiata", "La cosa giusta", "La faccia che ho". In 2009, Senhit released her third album, the English language So high. Three singles were released off of the record: "Work Hard", "No More" and "Party on the Dance Floor".
She represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 that was held in Düsseldorf with the song "Stand By".
Following the Eurovision participation, on 22 June 2011 a new pop single was released: "Through the Rain". In April 2012 Senhit releases "AOK" single in the United States. During 2014 she's a permanent guest in the Canale 5 Sunday show "Domenica Live", choosing to be called Senhit to mark her new career chapter.