Irina Volodymyrivna "Russya" Poryvai ( uk, Руся; born June 9, 1968) is a
Ukrainian
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singer, and musician. She released her first song ''Don't stand by my window'' in 1989.
Russya had Top 10
hits
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on the Ukrainian charts in the late 1980s, and through the early and mid 1990s. She is a two-time winner in category Best Female Artist of Ukraine in 1990 and 1991. Russya retired from recording pop music in 1997 but continued to tour (sometimes with her sister,
Natasha Koroleva
Natalia Vladimirovna Poryvay (russian: link=no, Ната́лия Влади́мировна Порыва́й; uk, Наталія Володимирівна Порива́й) (born 31 May 1973), well known as Natasha Korolyova (russian: link=no, ...
) till 1999. In 2007, she returned to recording with an album "The Best of Russya".
Discography
*1989 – "The Fortuneteller"
*1989 – "Christmas Eve"
*1990 – "Forgive me,mommy"
*1991 – "Cinderella"
*1991 – "Russya"
*1991 - "Little Happiness"
*1992 – "Russya's Greatest Hits"
*1994 – "Kiyv Girl"
*1994 – "Cheremshyna"
*1997 – "My American Guy"
*1998 - "White Lace"
*2007 – "The Best of Russya"
*2009 – "Small Presents"
*2012 – "Christmas Presents"
*2012 – "Greatest Hits -top 40"
*2017 – "Memories of the future"
References
Websites and resources
Russya's official website.Офіційна українська веб-сторінка РусіNatasha Koroleva's web site
*http://kmstudio.com.ua/index.php?nma=cherem&fla=stat&nm=rusia
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Ukrainian women singers
1968 births
Living people
Musicians from Kyiv
Ukrainian pop singers
Ukrainian emigrants to Canada
R. Glier Kyiv Institute of Music alumni