Kristiina Ehin
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Kristiina Ehin (born 18 July 1977) is an Estonian poet, translator, singer and songwriter.
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Born | (1977-07-18) 18 July 1977 (age 46) Rapla, Estonia |
Occupation(s) | poet, translator, singer and songwriter |
Spouse | Silver Sepp |
Children | 2[1][2] |
Parent(s) | Andres Ehin Ly Seppel |
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Ehin studied at University of Tartu with a degree in philology and specializes in folklore. In 2004, she acquired master's degree in the Estonian language and comparative folklore field at the University of Tartu. The master's thesis topic was "The Possibilities for Interpretation of the Oldest and Newer Lied of Estonia in the Female-Religious Perspective". She has worked as a teacher at Vodja school.
Ehin has sung in the ensemble Sinimaniseele and from 2012, in the ensemble Naised Köögis (English: Women in the Kitchen), whose members are Katrin Laidre, Sofia Joons and Kairi Leivo.[3] She represented Estonia at the satellite event of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Poetry Parnassus, which took place from 26 June to 1 July 2012.[4]
From 2015 to 2016, Ehin was Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu.[5]