Oja was born in
Avinurme,
Jõgeva County. She graduated from the
Georg Ots Music School of
Tallinn, and become known as a backing singer for different pop acts of
Estonia, such as
Anne Veski,
Maarja-Liis Ilus,
Eda-Ines Etti and
Ithaka Maria. Dagmar Oja has repeatedly performed at the
Eurovision Song Contest as a backing singer. In 2002 she provided backing vocals for
Ira Losco who represented
Malta that year, and in 2006 she did the same for
Sandra Oxenryd who sang "
Through My Window" for
Estonia. In 2016, she provided vocal support for
Jüri Pootsmann, the Estonian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest held in Stockholm, and in the 2017 contest for
Koit Toome and
Laura Põldvere and in 2019 for
Victor Crone. She is also involved with Estonia's 2020 entry, "What Love Is". She has been cast in stage musicals like "Billy Elliot" and "Anything Goes" as a chorus member. == References ==