Natalie Papazoglu ( uk, Наталія Папазоглу, ''Natalija Papazohlu''; born 1983) is a Gagauz-Ukrainian singer-songwriter. She participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian ''

X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...

'', and won the Turkvision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Tikenli yol", representing .

Early life

Papazoglu was born in Kalush, Ukraine in 1983 to a Gagauz father. She was a student at Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University.

Career

''X-Factor''

In 2015, Papazoglu participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian ''

'', finishing in fourth place.

Turkvision Song Contest

Papazoglu had originally been selected to represent in the Turkvision Song Contest 2016, however the contest was later cancelled. She was again selected to represent Ukraine in the contest with the self-written song "Tikenli yol", which had originally been written for the 2016 contest. She had expressed regret that the competition would be held online, stating that it did not allow her to show all of her team's ideas. She won the contest, held on 20 December 2020, with 226 points. Ukrainian Foreign Minister

Dmytro Kuleba Dmytro Ivanovych Kuleba ( uk, Дмитро Іванович Кулеба; born 19 April 1981) is a Ukrainian politician, diplomat, and communications specialist, currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is also concurrently a member ...

congratulated Papazoglu on her victory.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

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