Darja Schabad (Russian: Ð"Ð°Ñ€ÑŒÑ Ð¨Ð°Ð±Ð°Ð´; born 6 January 1988),
is a vocalist and actress originally from Riga, Latvia. Darja
(pronounced Daria) grew up in Bremen, Germany before moving to London,
England, where she studied at Bradfield College to complete her
A-Level studies. Darja speaks four languages fluently due to her
international upbringing â€" Russian, German, English and
Spanish.Darja deferred her University education to participate in the
popular German reality TV Show Popstars in the year of 2001. More than
11,000 singers attended open television auditions in Frankfurt,
Cologne, Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Munich, conducted by
choreographer Detlef "D!" Soost, producer Alex Christensen, and singer
and radio host Noah Sow. After auditioning in Frankfurt and after
multiple recalls, Darja was chosen as one of 32 contestants who
immediately travelled to Ibiza, Spain to get trained in singing,
dancing, and fitness. In the end three females, including Darja, and
five males remained who again moved into a loft in Munich to start
working on their performance and publicity skills. During a special
episode on 11 November 2001, judges Soost and Christensen eventually
disclosed that Ross Antony, Hila Bronstein, Shaham Joyce, Faiz-Kevin
Mangat, Verena "Indira" Weis, and Giovanni Zarrella were chosen to
become part of the multicultural group Bro'Sis. Darja was voted out in
that episode.During Popstars Darja gained significant publicity in
Germany and started working on a solo career with Producer Tony
Coutura. Darja rejected a solo record deal offer by East West Records
to pursue a BSc in International Relations at the prestigious London
School of Economics. While still at university, in 2003 Darja
participated in ITV's Pop Idol (series 2), where she was selected into
the last 5 groups of 10 in the competition. After her performance of
Shakira's "Underneath your Clothes" Simon Cowell stated that Darja has
The X Factor.
is a vocalist and actress originally from Riga, Latvia. Darja
(pronounced Daria) grew up in Bremen, Germany before moving to London,
England, where she studied at Bradfield College to complete her
A-Level studies. Darja speaks four languages fluently due to her
international upbringing â€" Russian, German, English and
Spanish.Darja deferred her University education to participate in the
popular German reality TV Show Popstars in the year of 2001. More than
11,000 singers attended open television auditions in Frankfurt,
Cologne, Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Munich, conducted by
choreographer Detlef "D!" Soost, producer Alex Christensen, and singer
and radio host Noah Sow. After auditioning in Frankfurt and after
multiple recalls, Darja was chosen as one of 32 contestants who
immediately travelled to Ibiza, Spain to get trained in singing,
dancing, and fitness. In the end three females, including Darja, and
five males remained who again moved into a loft in Munich to start
working on their performance and publicity skills. During a special
episode on 11 November 2001, judges Soost and Christensen eventually
disclosed that Ross Antony, Hila Bronstein, Shaham Joyce, Faiz-Kevin
Mangat, Verena "Indira" Weis, and Giovanni Zarrella were chosen to
become part of the multicultural group Bro'Sis. Darja was voted out in
that episode.During Popstars Darja gained significant publicity in
Germany and started working on a solo career with Producer Tony
Coutura. Darja rejected a solo record deal offer by East West Records
to pursue a BSc in International Relations at the prestigious London
School of Economics. While still at university, in 2003 Darja
participated in ITV's Pop Idol (series 2), where she was selected into
the last 5 groups of 10 in the competition. After her performance of
Shakira's "Underneath your Clothes" Simon Cowell stated that Darja has
The X Factor.
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