Natalia Gordienko ( uk, Наталія Гордієнко, also spelled Gordienco; born 11 December 1987) is a Moldovan singer and dancer. Alongside Arsenium and Connect-R, she represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song " Loca" and placed 20th. She was selected to represent Moldova in the

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with the song "

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"; however, the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the

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. Instead, she represented Moldova in the

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with the song " Sugar" and placed 13th with 115 points.

Life and career

Early life

Gordienko was born in Chișinău on 11 December 1987. She is of

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descent. Gordienko sang in her school choir, studied piano at music school, and danced in her school's dance ensemble for ten years. At the age of 15, she began participating in song competitions.

Music career and Eurovision

In 2005, Gordienko became the singer of the band Millennium. In 2005, in the national selection for the

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, Millennium came third. Millennium was invited to participate in the

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international competition in

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in 2005. On 20 May 2006, she represented Moldova alongside Arsenium and Connect-R with the song " Loca" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The song placed 20th in the field of 24 and scored 22 points. In 2009 Gordienko started a project called DJ Star, in which she tried herself as a DJ; she won the prize, but it was not easy, because she had no prior experience as a DJ. In 2010, Gordienko released her first album ''Time'' and in 2011 the album ''Cununa de flori''. However neither album was released for purchase digitally or physically. The only release it received was on Gordienko’s SoundCloud account. In 2015, Gordienko signed her new single "Summertime" with Fly Records, the label of Tudor and Dan from Fly Project. In 2008, Gordienko received honorary title of ″Emeritus Artist″ of Moldova. She was to represent Moldova in the

held in

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with the song "

". This would have been her second time in the contest and the first time as a solo singer, however, the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was again selected as the Moldovan representative for the

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contest where she finished in 13th place with 115 points with the song “ Sugar”. Her 17 second note at the end of "Sugar" was reported to be the longest note in Eurovision history.

Competitions

Gordienko has taken part in many competitions and has won many awards: * National competition - The song on the national station

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in 2003 - 2nd place * National competition – The Star Of Kishinev in 2003 - grand prize * National competition – Miss Teenager in 2004 - grand prize * International Festival – Rainbow Stars in

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, Latvia in 2003 * International competition – Sevastopol-Ialta in

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in 2004 - 1st place * International competition – Delfice Games in 2004 - 1st place * International competition – Heart Of Two Twins in 2004 - 1st place * International competition – Songs Of The World in 2005 - 1st place * International competition – Our Native Edge in 2005 - grand prize * International competition - Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 - 20th place * International competition - Slavianski Bazaar in 2006 - grand prize * International competition - New Wave in 2007 - 1st place * International competition - World Championship of performing arts in 2008 - golden medal for voice

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Natalia Gordienko on Instagram
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