The Ukrainian stage has always been famous for its extraordinary talents, and the female half is undoubtedly its decoration. Owners of beautiful pure voices, dazzling looks and unique charm - popular singers of Ukraine delight their fans. And whether it is a famous star or a young, novice star, everyone has their own unique zest. No matter what language they sing, in international English and Russian, or in melodic Ukrainian, their singing caresses the ears of true music lovers. Let's talk about some of them.
Winners of Eurovision
They brought Ukraine international recognition at the prestigious European song contest. And if last year’s medalist Jamal was widely heard, then about the first winner, Ruslan managed to forget a little. But her victory deafeningly announced Ukrainian pop music to the whole world. Ruslana is a singer whose performance was watched by more than one and a half billion viewers. In twenty-five countries, her songs took pride of place. Ruslana is a singer, whose tour took place around the world, for example, she performed at the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing. And the external data of the singer did not go unnoticed, recently the company L'Oreal invited her to become a new “face”. In collaboration with the DJ team, Ruslana has developed her own unique style of performance and music. Of course, at the Eurovision Song Contest, Ukrainian singers also took other honorable places, which is only worth the second place, taken by Ani Lorak.
Singer millionaire Kamalia
Among the singers of Ukraine, undoubted talent and at the same time the embodiment of a dream - Kamaliya Zakhur, real name Natalya Shmarenkova. Since childhood, parents noticed her musical inclinations, and since then her ascent to the Olympus of glory began. At only sixteen years old she became a laureate of Chervona Ruta, then she toured to Poland, filmed the first video, won festivals. Real success came after three victories at the all-Ukrainian "Song Opening Day". Being a beauty, Kamalia won in beauty contests. It was not for nothing that Mohammad Zahur, a Pakistani millionaire, noticed her, in 2003 they got married, they have two children. The singer Kamalia Zakhur also tested herself in the field of the actress - she starred in several films.
Era singers
There are also such singers of Ukraine who are a sign of an era. Generations have grown on their songs. Sofia Rotaru is one of them. She received the nickname Bukovinian nightingale for her voice data. Thanks to her talent, Sofia was able to rise from the level of collective farm performer to all-Union, and then international recognition. Rotaru, being an ethnic Moldavian, easily sang in many languages, remaining close and understandable to any audience. Her songs are known and loved all over the world.
Irina Bilyk became an idol in the early nineties and since then is recognized, beloved for all of Ukraine and not only. Then her songs became a real revolution, a transition from the Soviet manner of performance to new trends. Irina's success was truly dizzying, she traveled all over Ukraine several times, conquered Poland and Russia. And today Bilyk is a welcome guest at any prestigious concert. And singing is not the only merit of Ira: she is still a poet and composer, writes songs both for herself and for eminent performers.
The real era is also called the group “Via Gra”, which captivated the audience with bright songs, beautiful voices and real shows at their performances. Its composition has repeatedly changed, but fame only grew, conquering not only the post-Soviet space, but also world heights.
Young talents
Time does not stand still and new talents are replacing recognized talents. Ukrainian singers fall into the hearts of listeners. Most recently, Zlata Ognevich, Alosha, Marichka Yaremchuk appeared, they delight the audience with fresh voices, colorful clips, new styles. Many came to the scene, so to speak "from the people." And the steps for such stars were All-Ukrainian talent shows, such as “Ukraine has Talent”, “X-Factor”, “Voice” and “Chance” projects. They gave way to the stage for many beloved performers. One of them is Anastasia Petrik and Aida Nikolaychuk.
Nastya Petrik
Nastya is still a very young girl (born in 2002) but has already reached great heights. She is the winner of “Junior Eurovision” in Amsterdam and “Junior New Wave” in Artek, and these are only the biggest achievements. And it all started with the show "Ukraine has Talent." Then her elder sister Victoria should act. The song she chose was too complicated for Vika, then the presenter invited little Nastya and the girls sang a duet. The jury liked her performance so much that later in the competition they participated in a pair. From that moment, the career of a little singer went uphill. Anastasia Petrik became the winner of many competitions and festivals. She sang a duet with eminent singers, she has a rich repertoire. She prophesied a great future, comparing with the American singer Ella Fitzgerald.
Aida Nikolaychuk
For the beautiful Odessa resident Aida Nikolaychuk, the launch pad was the X-Factor show. However, she managed to break through to her chance of success only after the second attempt. Taking part in the project “X-factor” online, the girl was in the third season of the show. In the final, she was not waiting for a simple fight, because real talents went there, but the audience sympathy was on the side of Aida, and she became the winner. Now Aida has the opportunity to realize a still youthful passion for music. She gives many concerts, collaborates with the recording company Sony Music. Her repertoire includes her own songs, there is even a single. Now the singer decided to compete for the right to perform in Kiev at the Eurovision Song Contest as a representative from Ukraine. More recently, there was news about the marriage of Aida, she has a son, Maxim.
And that's not all
In fact, there are many more: beautiful and sweet, sincere and talented singers of Ukraine. About everyone, you can write a whole book, no article can accommodate everything. And it doesn’t matter - these are eminent or just beginning Ukrainian singers, they give us their creativity, promoting Ukrainian music, waiting for recognition and popular love.