Emilija (singer)
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Emilija Bērziņa was born on 19 September 2002.[1][2] She and her sister were placed in an orphanage after their birth parents lost custody due to being imprisoned as a result of substance abuse.[2] Bērziņa was adopted by parents who had two daughters. Seven years later, her adopted parents also divorced and Bērziņa was sent into boarding school up to the ninth grade, where she spent several weekends with her adoptive paternal grandmother and found out of her adoption. She attended Smiltene Technical School where she studied cooking. When she was 18, her adoptive parents canceled the adoption. Bērziņa reconnected with her birth mother and briefly met her birth father but was unable to find information regarding her older sister, who was adopted by a French family. She, however, has maintained contact with her adoptive father and grandmother.[2]