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Ukraine In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Ukraine was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" written by Evheniy Matyushenko and Svetlana Loboda. The song was performed by Svetlana Loboda. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The national selection consisted of a semi-final, held on 21 February 2009, and a final, held on 8 March 2009; thirty-one entries competed in the semi-final with the top fifteen advancing to the final. In the final, "Be My Valentine!" performed by Svetlana Loboda was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote. The song was later retitled as "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)". Ukraine was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 17, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Loboda
Svetlana Serhiivna Loboda (; ; born 18 October 1982), also known by the stage name LOBODA, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. During her career, Loboda has achieved international success in countries. Winner of the ZD Awards and ''Bravo International Professional Music Awards''. Biography Early life Svetlana Loboda was born on October 18, 1982, in Oleksandrivskaya Clinical Hospital (now known as ) in , in the family of Sergii and Natalia Loboda. Until 1989, s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Ponomaryov
Oleksandr Valeriyovych Ponomariov (; born August 9, 1973) is a Ukrainian singer. He has been awarded the country's "Singer of the Year" seven times. Early life and education Ponomariov was born in Khmelnitskiy, Ukrainian SSR (now Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine). One of his early interests was boxing. When his eyesight started to deteriorate he was forbidden to fight by his doctor. While he had always enjoyed singing, he never thought that music could be his main occupation. Despite this, he applied to a music college where he encountered one drawback: he could not read music. The college professors accepted him on the basis of his excellent singing voice and allowed him to stay on the condition that he master the school's seven-year curriculum in the space of one year. He apparently succeeded. Career Since 1992, Oleksandr has taken part in dozens of Ukrainian and international festivals. In 1998, Ukraine's government recognized Oleksandr by awarding him the title of " Honored Artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Love" written and performed by Sasha Song, Sasha Son, which is the artistic name of singer Dmitrij Šavrov. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the song contest ''Lietuvos Dainų Daina'' (Lithuanian Song of Songs) in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The competition took place over six weeks and involved 36 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by regional televoting. In the final, fourteen entries remained and "Pasiklydęs žmogus" performed by Sasha Son was selected as the winner. The song was later translated from Lithuanian to English for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Love". Lithuania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 14, "Love" was announced among the 10 qualify ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Elfimov
Petr Petrovich Elfimov (, ''Piotr Jalfimaŭ'', , ''Pyotr Yelfimov'') is a singer from Belarus who represented his nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. He won the national selection of Belarus on 19 January 2009 with the rock/pop song ''Eyes That Never Lie''. The song competed in the first semi-final as the fourth act. On 16 May it failed to win a place in the final, finishing 13th of 18 acts, receiving a total of 25 points. However, he has participated in the contest in the past as one of the backing singers for Aleksandra and Konstantin in the 2004 contest. He was the Grand Prix winner of the 2004 Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk. From 1999 to 2007 Pyotr played the student game KVN. He appeared for two teams, who in different years became KVN's Major League Champions: BGU (Minsk), Champions in 1999 and 2001; and RUDN (Moscow), with whom he won the Super Cup with them in 2007 in Sochi. In 2019, Petr Elfimov was the opening singer for 2019 European Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Belarus was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Eyes That Never Lie" written by Petr Elfimov and Valery Prokhozhy. The song was performed by Petr Elfimov. The Belarusian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia was selected through the national final ''Eurofest 2009'', organised by the Belarusian participating broadcaster Belarusian Television and Radio Company (BTRC). The national final was a televised production which consisted of a semi-final and a final held on 15 December 2008 and 19 January 2009, respectively. Fifteen competing acts participated in the semi-final where the top five entries as determined by a jury panel qualified to the final. In the final, public televoting selected "Eyes That Never Lie" performed by Petr Elfimov as the winner with 11,475 votes. Belarus was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 4, "Eyes That Never Lie" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mika Newton
Oksana Stefanivna Hrytsai (born March 5, 1986, known professionally as Mika Newton) is a singer from the city of Burshtyn, Ukraine. Born and raised in Ukraine, she is currently based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Oksana Hrytsai was born on 5 March 1986, in Burshtyn, Ukraine. Her stage name comes from Mika, a derivative of Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger's first name, and Newton is an abbreviation of the words "new tone". Newton taught herself to sing at an early age by imitating artists she heard on the radio. She began entering regional voice competitions at the age of nine. Music career At the age of 16, Newton moved from her hometown of Burshtyn to Kyiv, where she enrolled in the College of Circus and Variety Arts, studying voice, piano, acting, dance and pantomime. Continuing to compete in local and international talent competitions, she gained the attention of music industry professionals, and at the age of 16, she was signed with Kyiv-based record la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Rosenfeld
Irina Rosenfeld (''Mishéll'', born December 10, 1988) is a singer and songwriter in the genres of R&B, jazz and soul. Biography Mishéll was born Iryna Talia Rozenfeld in 1988 in Kerch, USSR. She studied at the Kyiv International Institute of Music R.Glier and at the National Academy of Culture and Art Management. Mishéll reached twice (2006 and 2010) the final of Ukrainian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest. In 2013 she reached the finals of the musical reality TV in Ukraine "Your face sounds familiar”. In 2013 she released a show and album of Jewish songs in Hebrew and Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ....In 2019 Mishéll started the creative process of her new solo album. During 2021 she released two singles. Awards and nominations Disc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace "Ukraine"
National Palace of Arts Ukraina () or Palace Ukraina () is one of the main theatre venues for official events along with Palace of Sports in Kyiv, Ukraine. The venue is a state company administered by the State Directory of Affairs. The main concert hall has a capacity of 3,714 people. History It was opened in April 1970 as the biggest center of culture and arts. The building was primarily intended to serve as a venue for party congresses and events of the Communist Party of Ukraine, and secondarily as a concert hall. The building was designed by a group of architects P. Zhylytskyi, I. Vayner, under the directorship of the project's author the distinguished architect of Ukrainian SSR Yevheniya Marynchenko. All of the architects were awarded Shevchenko National Prize (1971) for its design and construction. The building is trapezoidal, twenty-eight meters tall and consists of over 300 rooms. The exterior of the building, which was remodeled in 1996, is characteristic of the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Panayotov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Panayotov (; born 1 July 1984) is a Russian-Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He has recorded two albums so far. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Aleksandr for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Eurovision Song Contest Aleksandr had made eleven previous attempts to represent Russia or Ukraine so far Russia * 2005: ''Balalayka'' (with Alexey Chumakov) – 5th (11.6% of televoting) * 2006: Didn't qualify to the first round * 2007: ''Не моя (Every Little Thing)'' (with Alexey Chumakov) – 2nd * 2008: ''Crescent and Cross'' – 2nd (52 points) * 2009: ''Superhero'' – Didn't qualify to the national final * 2010: ''Maya Showtime'' – 6th (10.6 points) * 2017: Aleksandr was shortlisted * 2019: Aleksandr was shortlisted * 2020: Aleksandr was shortlisted – 3rd * 2021: Aleksandr was shortlisted Ukraine * 2009: ''Superhero'' – 4th (22 points) The Voice of Russia 2016 ;''The Voice'' performances : – Studio version of song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Romanyuta
Eduard Eduardovych Romanyuta (; born 23 October 1992) is a Ukrainian singer. He represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with his song " I Want Your Love", which failed to qualify for the Contest's grand final. Early life and early career Romanyuta was born in the city of Ternopil, located in the west of Ukraine. He started his creative activities at the age of four. Already at the age of five, Eduard performed in the ''Palace Ukraine'' in Kyiv, where personally president of Ukraine L. Kuchma praised him for the excellence of his talent. Between 1999 and 2002, he participated in the event “President’s Christmas Trees", held also in Kyiv, giving more than 170 performances. In his childhood, Romanyuta received more awards at different events, including "The Pearl of the South" (Ukraine), "Italian magic" (Italy), "Song magic" (Bulgaria), "Slavic Bazaar" (Ukraine), "Stars on stage" (Ukraine), "Song Vernissage" (Ukraine) and "Sunny Skiff" (Ukraine). In 2003, Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Prikhodko
Anastasia Kostyantynivna Prikhodko (; born 21 April 1987) is a Ukrainian activist, politician, and singer-songwriter. Known for her deep contralto singing voice and blend of folk rock and pop music, pop music, Prikhodko announced that she would be ending her music career in order to enter politics in October 2018. She had previously made herself a major figure during Euromaidan and the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, expressing support for Ukrainian forces and vowing to never perform in Russia again. Prikhodko first received mainstream attention in 2007, after winning series seven of the Russian music competition ''Fabrika Zvyozd''. Her win led her to collaborate with Ukrainian-Russian producer Konstantin Meladze. In 2009, she Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow with the song "Mamo (song), Mamo", written by Meladze. Her participation in the competition came with a number of controversies following her d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tayanna
Tetyana Mykhaylivna Reshetnyak (] born 29 September 1984), known professionally as Tayanna (stylized in All Caps, all caps), is a Ukrainian singer, actress, and composer. Biography Early life Tetyana Mykhaylivna Reshetnyak was born in the city of Chernivtsi. At eight years old, her parents urged her to go to a musical school, in the accordion class but she left the school about a year later. Thirteen years later, Tatiana began studying vocals, firstly in the ensemble, and then took individual lessons. In 2001, during a visit to Lviv, Tatyana had the opportunity to perform ensemble before the Pope John Paul II's appearance. The first significant event for her was a trip to Skadovsk for the Black Sea Games festival, where she took the third place. Tatyana has three brothers, two twins who are confectioners, one of them working also as a singer, and Misha Marvin who is singer and well known in Ukraine. Her parents are Natalia and Mikhail. When Tatyana was 18 years old, she marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
