Polina Botezat, whose full name was Praskovya Andreyevna Botezat, was a Moldavian Soviet singer, lyric soprano, and teacher. She was named a People's Artist of the Moldavian SSR in 1966.
Born in 1922 in Chumashki, she studied music first in Novokuznetsk and then in Alma-Ata. In 1942–43 she was a soloist with the Doina Song and Dance Ensemble of the Kishinev Philharmonic. From 1944 to 1947, she performed with the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Central House of Culture for Railway Workers in Moldova.
Botezat studied with Professor Lidia Babich at the Kishinev Conservatory from 1947 to 1952. She was a soloist with the Moldavian Philharmonic from 1951 to 1955 and with the Moldavian Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kishinev from 1955 to 1975. In 1951, she received an award at the World Festival of Youth and Students in Berlin.
From 1952 to 1988, Botezat taught vocal performance at the Kishinev Conservatory named after Musicescu, becoming an associate professor in 1965 and later a professor. Her students included Maria Bieshu, Svetlana Strezeva, Lilia Sholomei, Irina Mishura-Lechtman, Natalia Margarit, and Natalia Gavrilan. She died in 2001.