Lea Dali Lion | |
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![]() Lea Dali Lion in 2014 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Lea Teemets |
Also known as | Lea Liitmaa |
Born | Rapla, Estonia | 28 February 1974
Died | 21 April 2021 Tallinn, Estonia | (aged 47)
Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Lea Dali Lion (born Lea Teemets, [1] formerly Lea Liitmaa until 2014; [2] 28 February 1974 – 21 April 2021) was an Estonian singer, musician and songwriter.
Lion was the soloist of the estonian band Blacky, founded in 1998, [3] until the breakup of the band in 2013. [4] In 2002, Lea Liitmaa and Jaagup Kreem took 9th place in the Estonian Eurovision premiere show " Eurolaul" with the song "What if I Fell". [4] In 2007, she was on the front page of Playboy Estonia magazine. In the same year, she released her solo album "Love". [4] In 2014, she performed in the second season of the TV show Laula mu laulu; in the seventh part, her songs were performed by Tõnis Mägi, Eda-Ines Etti, Birgit Õigemeel, Jaagup Kreem, Jarek Kasar and Ott Lepland. [4] In 2015, she published a book, Draw Light. It's the Beginning of Everything New, describing her fight against breast cancer. [3] In connection with this, she also changed her name to Lea Dali Lion in 2014. [5]
From 2000 to 2006, she was married to guitarist Elmar Liitmaa. [6] Lion had three children. [7]
Lion was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014. [8] [9] She died on 21 April 2021, in Tallinn after contracting COVID-19. [10]