Lea Dali Lion

Lea Dali Lion
Lea Dali Lion in 2014
Lea Dali Lion in 2014
Background information
Birth nameLea Teemets
Also known asLea Liitmaa
Born(1974-02-28)28 February 1974
Rapla, Estonia
Died21 April 2021(2021-04-21) (aged 47)
Tallinn, Estonia
OccupationVocalist
InstrumentVocals

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.

Career

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]

Personal life and death

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]

References

  1. ^ "Lea Teemets abiellus" (in Estonian). Delfi. 12 October 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Lea Liitmaast sai ametlikult Lea Dali Lion: loe, mis see tähendab!" (in Estonian). Kroonika Delfi. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "SURI LAULJA LEA DALI LION" Muusikaplaneet, 21. April 2021 (vaadatud 22.04.2021)
  4. ^ a b c d "Varalahkunud laulja Lea Dali Lioni karjääri säravaimad hetked" Elu24, 21. April 2021 (vaadatud 22.04.2021)
  5. ^ Suri Lea Dali Lion ERR kultuur, 21. April 2021 (vaadatud 22.04.2021)
  6. ^ "Elmar Liitmaa lahkunud eksabikaasast: olen lihtsalt šokeeritud ja kurb" TV3/Kroonika, 22. April 2021 (vaadatud 22.04.2021)
  7. ^ "Lauljanna Lea Dali Lion suri 47-aastasena" (in Estonian). Kroonika Delfi. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Lea Liitmaa, UUE nimega Lea Dali Lion "võttis" vähi endale vabatahtlikult: Ma ei vahetaks seda millegi vastu".
  9. ^ "Lea Dali Lion: Rinnavähidiagnoosi panin endale juba kaheksa-aastaselt". 2 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Suri laulja Lea Dali Lion" (in Estonian). Ohtuleht. Retrieved 22 April 2021.