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
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singer and former politician. She
represented Ukraine in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal popul ...
with the song "
Gravity
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", placing third. Ognevich previously attempted to represent
Ukraine
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at the contest in
2010
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and
2011
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.
In 2014, Ognevich was
elected to the
Verkhovna Rada
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...
for the
Radical Party using her birth name Inna Bordiuh.
[Poroshenko Bloc to have greatest number of seats in parliament](_blank)
, Ukrainian Television and Radio (8 November 2014)People's Front 0.33% ahead of Poroshenko Bloc with all ballots counted in Ukraine elections - CEC
, Interfax-Ukraine
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(8 November 2014)Poroshenko Bloc to get 132 seats in parliament - CEC
Interfax-Ukraine
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(8 November 2014)[ She resigned from parliament after one year, citing her opposition to the ]corruption
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she had witnessed.[Radical Party MP Zlata Ohnevych renounces lawmaking powers]
Interfax-Ukraine
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(10 November 2015)MP from the Radical Party faction, Zlata Ognevich has submitted a letter of resignation to parliament
Ukrinform
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(10 November 2015) She has been vocal in her support for Ukrainian forces during the pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, and announced she would not accept Russian citizenship
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following the annexation of Crimea, where Ognevich was raised.
Early life
Ognevich was born in 1986 in Murmansk to Ukrainian parents; she is of Italian and Serbian descent; she has Italian ancestors on her mother's side and Serbian on her father's side. She grew up in the Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...
n city of Sudak. At age 18, Ognevich moved to Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Ky ...
, where she currently resides, to pursue a higher music education.[Ohnyevich remembered as a sacrifice for her own clothing]
Tablo ID
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(29 August 2014) Ognevich is a graduate of Kyiv's Rheingold M. Glière Music College.[Злата ОГНЄВІЧ: «Я зі свічкою біля Міки Ньютон не стояла...» ''Zlata OHNYEVICH "I with a candle next to Mika Newton was not ..."'']
, Vysoky Zamok
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(7 June 2011) During her third year at Rheingold, she began working with live bands and did her own promotional work.[
Ognevich in interviews has claimed she has lived in "many cities and countries".
]
Musical career
Ognevich is a soloist of the Ensemble of Song and Dance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
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2010: Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Ognevich made her first attempt to enter the Eurovision Song Contest with Ukraine. Her song was "Tiny Island", which finished fifth with 30 points.
2010–2011: Eurovision Song Contest 2011
In 2011, she made her second unsuccessful attempt to represent Ukraine in the contest. This time the song was in the Ukrainian language
Ukrainian ( uk, украї́нська мо́ва, translit=ukrainska mova, label=native name, ) is an East Slavic language of the Indo-European language family. It is the native language of about 40 million people and the official state lan ...
. Her song was "The Kukushka" which finished second.
Following complaints from viewers about the voting procedure in that years final, a new final was to be held on 3 March 2011. However, after Jamala
Susana Alimivna Jamaladinova, ; rus, Суса́на Али́мовна Джамалади́нова, Susána Alímovna Dzhamaladínova, sʊˈsanə ɐˈlʲiməvnə dʐəməlɐˈdʲinəvə, links=yes. (born 27 August 1983), known professionally ...
and Ognevich withdrew from this new final in the days before it was scheduled to be held, 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 ...
became the artist to represent Ukraine.
2012–2014: Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and Junior Eurovision hosting
On 23 December 2012, Ognevich made her third attempt to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest, by entering the Ukrainian national selection Evrobachennya 2013 - Natsionalyni vidbir with the song "Gravity
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". After scoring maximum points from both the jury and televote, Ognevich won the right to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö
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, Sweden
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.
At the competition, Ukraine qualified from the first semi-final on 14 May 2013, placing third in a field of 16 songs and scoring 140 points. In the final, Ognevich and "Gravity" placed third, scoring 214 points and receiving 12 points from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia and Moldova.
Ognevich hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 on 30 November along with Timur Miroshnychenko
Timur Valeriyovych Miroshnychenko (Ukrainian: Тімур Валерійович Мірошниченко) (born 9 March 1986) is a Ukrainian TV presenter for the channel UA:PBC. He was the host of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 togeth ...
. Ognevich announced the voting results from Ukraine during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
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. In August 2014, Ognevich released her own version of Ukraine's national anthem
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" Shche ne vmerla Ukraina".
Political career
In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Snap elections to the Verkhovna Rada took place on 26 October 2014.
Petro Poroshenko, the President of Ukraine, had pressed for early parliamentary elections since his victory in the presidential election in May.[non-partisan
Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias towards, a political party.
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candidate she placed 4th on the party list) of Radical Party.[CEC registers lists of another 16 parties, a total of 29 parties to take part in election]
Interfax Ukraine
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(27.09.2014)
Party list of Radical Party - CEC
galinfo (27 September 2014) According to Radical Party leader Oleh Lyashko
Oleh Valeriiovych Liashko ( uk, Олег Валерійович Ляшко; born. 3 December 1972) is a Ukrainian politician, journalist and soldier who was a long time member of the Verkhovna Rada and leader of the Radical Party.
Liashko was ...
, Ognevich was on the party list because "I understand that in the imagination of people a parliamentarian is jowly, paunchy, old, sick and stupid. I want in Parliament young, smart, beautiful". In the election, her party won twenty two seats and thus Ognevich was elected into parliament. In parliament, she focused on cultural and copyright
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issues.[Singer from Crimea combines music career with lawmaking](_blank)
Kyiv Post
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History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(31 July 2015) Ognevich was present at 57% of all parliamentary sessions during her tenure in parliament.[
On 10 November 2015, Ognevich submitted a letter of resignation to parliament.][ In her resignation speech to parliament on the same day, she stated; "Now I see that when there is no culture it’s easier to rule and manipulate people. That’s why in these circumstances, as cultural activist, I’m not helpful to this parliament…".][ In the speech, she also accused her former colleagues of serving lobbyist interests and not the general public.][Singer Ognevich resigns as MP; alleges colleagues serve clans, not public]
Kyiv Post
The ''Kyiv Post'' is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.
History
American Jed Sunden founded the ''Kyiv Post'' weekly newspaper on Oct. 18, 1995 and later created KP Media for his holdings. ...
(12 November 2015)
Personal life
Five months after the March 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia, Ognevich called the annexation "a very painful tragedy" and stated that her parents, who continue to live in Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a p ...
, would not obtain Russian citizenship
Russian citizenship law details the conditions by which a person holds citizenship of Russia. The primary law governing citizenship requirements is the federal law "On Citizenship of the Russian Federation", which came into force on 1 July 2002.
...
.[Zlata sang in Odesa for sailors]
1+1 (29 July 2014)
During the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine
From the end of February 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in major cities across the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity, which resulted in the succe ...
Ognevich and fellow Ukrainian singer 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 ...
raised money for the 72nd Guards Mechanized Brigade.[Zlata Ognevich first talked about becoming a MP]
TSN (17 September 2014)
Discography
Singles
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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1986 births
21st-century Ukrainian women singers
Eighth convocation members of the Verkhovna Rada
English-language singers from Ukraine
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2013
Living people
People from Murmansk
People from Sudak
Pro-Ukrainian people of the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
Radical Party of Oleh Liashko politicians
Russian emigrants to Ukraine
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Ukraine
Ukrainian pop musicians
21st-century Ukrainian women politicians
LGBT rights activists from Ukraine
Ukrainian people of Italian descent
Ukrainian people of Serbian descent
R. Glier Kyiv Institute of Music alumni
Women members of the Verkhovna Rada