nafornița was born in cuhnesti, moldova. interested in music from a young age, she began studying singing, violin and dancing as a child. she went on to graduate from the ștefan neaga music college (high school) in chişinău, moldova in 2006, followed by a degree in opera from the national university of music in bucharest, romania. there, she studied under eleonora enăchescu and maria slatinaru-nistor.