Alina Smith (born August 25, 1988) is an American/Russian Pop, R&B and Soul singer, songwriter and pianist. Early Life Alina Smith was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia to a mother was a teacher and an actress who also sang opera. Alina was a prodigy who could read and write at age two, sing by three, speak English by four, and write 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. Ultimately, the decision in favor of a musical education was made. While at the academy, she was the youngest singer ever invited into the prestigious choir ?Aurora? and the only one honored with solo performances; touring Europe with songs in Russian, French, German, Spanish and Latin. Alina finished writing her first novel by thirteen, and the next year began c

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