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 Gina in 2017 | |
| Born | Claudia Giner March 13, 1985 Hall in Tirol, Austria |
| Education | FHWien of WKW |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Genres | Pop |
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Claudia Giner (born March 13, 1985), known professionally as Gina, is an Austrian pop singer.
Claudia Giner was born on March 13, 1985, in Hall in Tirol, Austria. She grew up in Thaur in Tyrol, learned to play the clarinet and played in the Thaur music group. She later worked as a radio editor, where she designed and presented articles. [1] [2] Gina completed her studies in Marketing and Sales Management at the FHWien of WKW in 2020 as a Master of Science. [3] Her stage name Gina, which is also her nickname, is derived from her real last name.
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