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Angel (Mika Newton Song)
Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Angel" written by Ruslan Kvinta and Maryna Skomorohova. The song was performed by Mika Newton. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Thirty-five entries competed in the national selection which consisted of nine shows: five heats, three semi-finals and a final. Seventeen entries qualified to compete in the final, held on 26 February 2011, where "Angel" performed by Mika Newton was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a nine-member jury panel, a public televote and an online vote. Following controversy regarding alleged voting miscalculations, a new final was planned to be held on 3 March 2011 with the top three entries of the initial final competing. The new final was later cancelled after the second and third placed acts both declined to particip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Newton
Oksana Stefanivna Hrytsay ( uk, Оксана Стефанівна Грицай; born on 5 March 1986), professionally known as Mika Newton ( uk, Міка Ньютон), is a Ukrainian singer and actress from the city of Burshtyn. Born and raised in Ukraine, the singer currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Childhood Newton found her own voice as a child growing up in the town of Burshtyn, in the western part of Ukraine. Mika taught herself to sing at an early age by imitating famous artists she heard on the radio. She began begging her mother to invite friends over so she could have an audience to perform in front of. "I didn't know if I wanted to be a singer, but I knew I loved performing," says Mika. By age nine, she was entering regional voice competitions. This gave Mika her first taste of a real stage – and she wanted more. "I'm so honest on stage," she says. "It's when I'm my true self. I think the more honest you are, the more people will connect with you, and tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razom Nas Bahato
"Razom nas bahato" ( uk, Разом нас багато, ; "Together we are many") is a hip hop song by GreenJolly, which became the unofficial anthem of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution in 2004.What happened to Orange Revolution band Greenjolly? (23 November 2011) The literal translation of the chorus line is "Together we are many, we cannot be defeated" (Ukr. ''Разом нас багато, нас не подолати'' Russian Вместе нас много, нас не победить). Background The song deliberately resembles a title of a famous[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlata Ognevich
Inna Leonidivna Bordiuh ( uk, Інна Леонідівна Бордюг, Inna Leonidivna Bordiuh, ; born 12 January 1986), known professionally as Zlata Ognevich ( uk, Злата Огнєвіч, Zlata Ohnievich, links=no, ), is a Ukrainian singer and former politician. She represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Gravity", placing third. Ognevich previously attempted to represent Ukraine at the contest in 2010 and 2011. In 2014, Ognevich was elected to the Verkhovna Rada for the Radical Party using her birth name Inna Bordiuh.Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament , |
Jamala
Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova, ; rus, Суса́на Али́мовна Джамалади́нова, Susána Alímovna Dzhamaladínova, sʊˈsanə ɐˈlʲiməvnə dʐəməlɐˈdʲinəvə, links=yes. (born 27 August 1983), known professionally as Jamala,, ; rus, Джама́ла, , dʐɐˈmalə, links=no. is a Ukrainian singer. She represented and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, with her song "1944" about the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars. In 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 she served as a judge at ''Vidbir'', the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Early life Susana Dzhamaladinova was born in Osh, Kirghiz SSR, to a Muslim Crimean Tatar father and an Armenian mother. Her Crimean Tatar ancestors were forcibly resettled from Crimea to the central Asian republic under Joseph Stalin during World War II, although her own relatives fought on the Soviet side. In 1989 her family returned to Crimea. Her maternal ancestors are Armen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Romanyuta
Eduard Eduardovych Romanyuta ( uk, Едуард Едуардович Романюта; born 23 October 1992) is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, actor, and television presenter. He Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with his song "I Want Your Love (Eduard Romanyuta song), I Want Your Love", which failed to qualify for the Contest's grand final. Early life and early career Romanyuta was born in the city Ternopil, located in the west of Ukraine. He started his creative activities from the age of four. Already at the age of five, Eduard performed in the ''Palace Ukraine'' in Kyiv, where personally president of Ukraine L. Kuchma praised him for the excellence of his talent. Between 1999 and 2002, he participated in the event “President’s Christmas Trees", held also in Kyiv, giving more than 170 performances. In his childhood, Romanyuta received more awards at different events, including "The Pearl of the South" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlo Tabakov
Pavlo Anatoliyovych Tabakov (born April 27, 1978, Lviv) is a Ukrainian singer, musician, composer and arranger. Known for a vocal range of three octaves, he was the winner of the fifth season of the Ukrainian TV project ''Chance''. He was a semifinalist of the second season of the show ''Ukraine's got talent''. The winner of the TV project ''The Voice of Ukraine'' in the team of Diana Arbenina. Member of the national selection for the Eurovision-2011 (keeps his blog on the official website of the Eurovision song contest in Ukraine) was in the secondary educated Russian school no 45. Biography He was born on April 27, 1978, in Lviv. In 1993–1997 he studied at the Lviv musical-pedagogical College. F. Kolessa (Department of choral conducting. 1997–2002, he studied at the Lviv music Academy. Mykola Lysenko (the Department of folk instruments; specialization Accordion and orchestra conducting). * 1997–2003, soloist and arranger folk-jazz a cappella group The Minstrel. * 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Табло ID
''Tablo ID'' ( uk, Табло ID, literally ''Tablo ID'') is a Ukrainian celebrity illustrated news website, paying significant attention to the public life of Ukrainian politicians and statesmen. Tablo ID is a part of the ''Ukrayinska Pravda'' group. Published in Ukrainian. Its news/ scoops are sometimes published by the "more serious" Ukrainian media like '' Korrespondent. An example of a typical Tablo ID scoop is an early 2012 photo of (then) Culture Minister Mykhailo Kulynyak wearing a luxury wristwatch worth his 3-month salary; previously Tablo ID also investigated (and published about) the (viewed as luxurious) lifestyle of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, President Viktor Yanukovych and other important politicians. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamo (song)
Russia participated in and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song " Believe" performed by Dima Bilan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Anastasia Prikhodko represented Russia with the song "Mamo", which scored 91 points in the final and finished in 11th place. Before Eurovision Evrovidenie 2009 - Nacionalny Otbor ''Evrovidenie 2009 - Nacionalny Otbor'' was the fifth edition of Evrovidenie, the music competition that selects Russia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The show took place on 7 March 2009 at Studio 1 of Ostankino Technical Center in Moscow and hosted by Andrey Malakhov and Yana Churikova with Dmitry Shepelev hosting segments from the green room. Sixteen artists and songs participated and the winner was selected through a jury and a public televote. The show was broadcast on Channel One as well as onli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Russia participated in and hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow after winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song " Believe" performed by Dima Bilan. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Russian broadcaster Channel One Russia (C1R). Anastasia Prikhodko represented Russia with the song "Mamo", which scored 91 points in the final and finished in 11th place. Before Eurovision Evrovidenie 2009 - Nacionalny Otbor ''Evrovidenie 2009 - Nacionalny Otbor'' was the fifth edition of Evrovidenie, the music competition that selects Russia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The show took place on 7 March 2009 at Studio 1 of Ostankino Technical Center in Moscow and hosted by Andrey Malakhov and Yana Churikova with Dmitry Shepelev hosting segments from the green room. Sixteen artists and songs participated and the winner was selected through a jury and a public televote. The show was broadcast on Channel One as well as onlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Prikhodko
Anastasia Kostyantynivna Prikhodko ( uk, Анастасія Костянтинівна Приходько, Anastasiya Kostyantynivna Prykhodko; born 21 April 1987) is a Ukrainian activist, politician and former singer-songwriter. Known for her deep contralto singing voice and blend of folk rock and pop music, Prikhodko announced that she would be ending her music career in order to enter politics in October 2018. Prikhodko had previously made herself a major figure during Euromaidan and the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, expressing support for Ukrainian forces and vowing to never perform in Russia again. Prikhodko first received mainstream attention in 2007, after winning series seven of the Russian music competition '' Fabrika Zvyozd''. Her win led her to collaborate with Ukrainian-Russian producer Konstantin Meladze. In 2009, Prikhodko represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, with the song "Mamo", written by Meladze. Her participation in the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" written by Andriy Danylko. The song was performed by Verka Serduchka, which is the drag stage persona of Andriy Danylko. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. Seven entries competed in the national selection held on 9 March 2007 and "Danzing" performed by Verka Serduchka was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. The song was later retitled as "Dancing Lasha Tumbai". The Ukrainian entry caused controversy due to Serduchka being a drag performer as well as alleged political references in the song. As one of the ten highest placed finishers in 2006, Ukraine automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 18, Ukra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamaliya
Kamaliya Zahoor ( uk, Камалія Захур, russian: Камалия Захур; born Nataliya Shmarenkova on 18 May 1977), known professionally as simply Kamaliya, is a Ukrainian singer, actress, television personality, model and former Mrs. World beauty pageant titleholder. She has become widely known in the United Kingdom through her participation in the British reality television programme ''Meet the Russians''. Early years Kamaliya (real name Natalya Shmarenkova; russian: Наталья Шмаренкова) was born in 1977 in Zabaikallye, Soviet Union. When she turned three, her military father was deployed to Budapest, where she danced and sang in the children's ensemble called "Kolokol'chik" (the Jingle). When her family later moved to Lviv, she took classes in violin and opera, and while in school, she took part in as many concerts and shows as possible. Her efforts were noticed and she received an invitation to sing with the Ukrainian folk music group "Halytska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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