Maria Lvovna "Masha" Katz (russian: Мари́я Льво́вна "Ма́ша" Кац; born 23 January 1973), also known by her stage name Youddiph (russian: Юди́фь, lit=Judith), is a Russian singer. She is best known for representing Russia in the

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held in

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, the first time Russia has competed in the competition.

Biography

Masha was born on 23 January 1973 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. At the age of 13 she formed her first group performing heavy metal songs. In 1989 she met with the famous poet

Karen Kavaleryan Karen Kavaleryan ( hy, Կարեն Կավալերյան; russian: Каре́н Кавалеря́н; born June 5, 1961 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-Armenian lyricist. He currently holds the record (with Sharon Vaughn and Ra ...

who helped her to launch a professional career. For the next 5 years Masha worked as a backing vocalist for numerous Russian artists and groups. In 1994 she represented

Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Russia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, held on 30 April 1994 at the Point Theater in Dublin, Ireland. The Russian broadcaster RTR organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest. Held on 12 March 1994 in Mo ...

with the song "

Vyechniy stranik Russia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, held on 30 April 1994 at the Point Theater in Dublin, Ireland. The Russian broadcaster RTR organised a public selection process to determine its entry for the contest. Held on 12 March 1994 in Mo ...

" (Вечный странник). Maria performed 23rd at the final night and ranked 9th with 70 points. Later that year she released her first album entitled "Magic Word". Masha continued to work with various musicians and formed a duo with a Russian drummer under the name "Beauty and the Beast". In 1997 she created a new group, called "Maryland". The group made an album in 1998 entitled ''Ryzhiy blues'' (russian: Рыжий Блюз - Ginger Blues). In 2000 she was presented with two important music awards while creating her own music company. Masha also dubbed musicals and films for the Russian television and cinema, including

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, for which she was presented with a special prize of

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for the best native language performance. Nowadays Maria continues to sing in clubs, doing backing vocals for famous singers and works as a vocal coach. She has a daughter Seraphima Katz, born in 2001. She currently lives with artist

Andrey Makarevich Andrey Vadimovich Makarevich PAR (russian: link=no, Андре́й Вади́мович Макаре́вич; born 11 December 1953 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and the founder of Russia's oldest ...

''The Voice Blind Audition''

In 2015, Masha Katz auditioned for the Russian edition of Dutch TV series ''The Voice''. Two judges turned their chairs, and eventually she chose to join the team of

Grigory Leps Grigory Viktorovich Lepsveridze (russian: link=no, Григо́рий Ви́кторович Лепсверидзе, ka, გრიგორი ვიქტორის ძე ლეფსვერიძე), known as Grigory Leps (born 16 July ...

References

External links

Official website

Вечный странник

www.eurovision.tv
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