Alina

Alina Smith (born August 25, 1989) is an American/Russian pop singer, songwriter and pianist. Alina Smith was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia to a Russian mother who was a teacher, actress and opera singer and an American father. Alina was a prodigy, reading and writing by age two; singing by three; speaking English by four; and writing poetry and stories by five. At the age of six, Alina had a choice between a scholarship to a renowned music academy and a prized invitation to the famed Vaganovsky Ballet School. The decision in favor of a musical education was made. While at the academy, Alina was the youngest singer invited into the choir “Aurora” and the only one honored with a solo performance; touring Europe with songs in...