Aida Garifullina (born 30 September 1987) is a Russian operatic soprano. She was the winner of the 2013 Operalia competition and has featured in a number of productions staged at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg and the Wiener Staatsoper. She has an exclusive recording contract with Decca Records. 　　Garifullina was born in 1987 in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Her mother, Lyalya Garifullina (a choir conductor) is currently the Director of the Centre of Contemporary Music n.a. Sofia Gubaidulina.From early childhood her mother influenced her musical development and was instrumental in the development of her career. At the age of 18, she moved to Nuernberg to study music. 　　In 2007, she joined the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts under the tuition of Claudia Visca. Two years later Garifullina made her debut as Despina in the University production of Mozart's "Così fan tutte".In 2010, she won the Muslim Magomayev’s competition of singers in Moscow.After graduating in 2011, she performed during the closing ceremony of the XXVI Summer Universiadein Shenzhen, and sang a duet with Alessandro Safina in Kazan. 　　In 2012, Garifullina sang at the opening of the Russian House at the XXX Summer Olympics in London. In London she became acquainted with Valery Gergiev, the artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.In January 2013 she made her debut on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre in the role of Susanna in the Opera Buffa of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro".She later added to her repertoire the roles of Gilda ("Rigoletto") and Adina ("The Love Potion"). 　　In July, as the Ambassador of the Universiade, she sang at the opening Ceremony of Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.She also performed at the closing ceremony of "Cultural Universiade" with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev.