<Tr> <Th> Occupation (s) </Th> <Td> Operatic lyric soprano </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1970s--present </Td> </Tr> <P> Inva Mula (born June 27, 1963) is an Albanian opera lyric soprano . She began her soprano career at a very early age . Her father (Avni Mula) and mother (Nina Mula) were also opera singers . She is also widely known in popular culture for providing the voice of the Diva Plavalaguna in the film The Fifth Element . </P> <P> Mula was born in Tirana, Albania to an Albanian father from Gjakove and a Russian mother . In 1987 she won the Cantante d'Albania competition in Tirana and in 1988 the George Enescu Competition in Bucharest . In 1992 she won the Butterfly Competition in Barcelona . She received an award at Plácido Domingo's first Operalia International Opera Competition contest in Paris, 1993 . A CD of the event was released . </P>

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