Tatyana Mezhentseva was born in Moscow, Russia, on 14 December 2009.[2] She began singing at the age of four.[3] She studied at the Pop Art Workshop under the direction of Alla Pugacheva and later became a student at the Igor Krutoy Academy. At the competition New Wave Junior (Russian: Детская Новая волна, romanized: Detskaya Novaya volna) held in Crimea, Mezhentseva met and befriended Denberel Oorzhak, and they decided to make a duet.[4]
Career
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
On 24 September 2019, Mezhentseva and Oorzhak took part in Akademiya Eurovision 2019, Russia's national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, which took place at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. They won the national selection and were set to represent Russia at the contest.[5]
During the opening ceremony and the running-order draw which took place on 18 November 2019, Russia was drawn to perform third on 24 November 2019, following France and preceding North Macedonia.[6] On 24 November 2019, the duo performed in the final of the contest, placing 13th with 72 points.[7]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
On 30 October 2021, Mezhentseva attended Akademiya Eurovision again, but this time as a solo artist, performing the song "Mon Ami". Of the twelve participating acts, she placed third with the professional jury with 36 points, and topped the online vote, receiving almost 20% of the votes.[8] She won the competition and earned the right to represent Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France.[9] This time, she was more successful, reaching 7th place out of 19 participants. She was the last Russian entrant in any Eurovision event as Russia got expelled from the EBU two months later.
