Maria Lvovna "Masha" Katz (; born 23 January 1973), also known by her stage name Youddiph (), is a Jewish Russian singer. She is best known for
representing Russia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April 1994 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ), and presented ...
held in
Dublin
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, the first time Russia has competed in the competition.
Biography
Masha was born on 23 January 1973 in
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
. 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 (; ; born 5 June 1961 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian-Armenian lyricist. He is known for his work in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Karen Kavaleryan is widely considered as the most successful Russian lyricis ...
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 with the song "
Vyechniy stranik" (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'' ( - 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
Anastasia
Anastasia (from ) is a feminine given name of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe.
Origin
The name Anastasia originated during the Early Christianity, early d ...
, for which she was presented with a special prize of
20th Century Fox
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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 (; born 11 December 1953) is an Israeli and Soviet-Russian rock musician and the founder of Russia's oldest still active rock band Mashina Vremeni (Time Machine).
Personal life
Makarevich was born in Moscow to m ...
.
''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 (, ka, გრიგორი ვიქტორის ძე ლეფსვერიძე), known as Grigory Leps; born 16 July 1962), is a Russian singer-songwriter of Georgian origin. His musical style grad ...
.
References
External links
Official websiteВечный странникwww.eurovision.tv*
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1973 births
Living people
Singers from Moscow
Russian Jews
Jewish women singers
21st-century Russian male singers
21st-century Russian women singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants