Due to the contest being canceled, she was internally selected to represent her country in 2021 instead with a new song, "The Moon Is Rising".

On 1 December 2011, Tīna was announced as one of the singers for Eirodziesma 2012, performing the song "I Want You Back" along with Dāvids Kalandija.

On 15 January 2013, it was revealed Tīna would be taking part in Dziesma, the new title for the Latvian national final, performing the song "I Need a Hero".

[7] That year, she also took part in the national Lithuanian selection for Eurovision in duet with Vudis, with the song "Hey Chiki – Mama".

Tīna finished the contest in the top eight, just missing out on reaching the final four to Agnė Juškenaitė.

[12] "The Love Is Forever" competed in the second heat on 14 February, where it advanced to the semi-final after being saved by the jury.

She performed the song "Tavo oda" in a duet with Lithuanian singer Tadas Rimgaila.

In January 2020, it was announced that she and 25 other acts had been shortlisted from the 126 entries received by the Latvian broadcaster LTV.

[18] LTV, the Latvian broadcaster, later confirmed that Tīna would represent Latvia again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Although her family started as a Russian-speaking one, she and her sister Sintija communicated with their parents in Latvian.