Zlata Ognevich – representative of Ukraine at the Eurovision-2013

Zlata Ognevich

Inna Leonidovna Bordyug
(born 12 January 1986, Murmansk, Russian SSR)
Nationality: Ukraine
Category: Celebrities
Occupation: Singers
Specification: Pop-music
Unique distinction: She was representating Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, where she won third place with 214 points.   A former deputy of Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine).  Nicknames: “Ukrainian butterfly”, “Natasha Rostova of our time.
Height: 5’ 5” (1.65 m).
Weight: 114,7 lbs (52 kg)
Gender: Female 

Video: Gravity

Achievements and contribution:


Social and professional position: Ukranian singer
The main contribution to (what is known): She represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song “Gravity”.
Contributions:  According to annual review of Zeitgeist searches, according to Google, Zlata Ognevich became the “Person of the Year” in 2010.
“Man of the Year – 2010” by the Google (annual review requests Zeitgeist 2010).
Winner of the popular TV show “Public star 3”.
The First Prize Winner of the I International Song Contest Crimea Music Fest and won a prize in addition press.
Winner of the contest “The first singing radio presenter
The top 3 winners of Eurovision 2013
1. Emmelie De Forest (Denmark), song – “Only Teardrops” – (281).
2. Farid Mammadov (Azerbaijan), “Hold Me”- (234).
3. Zlata Ognevich (Ukraine), – “Gravity” – (214).
Major works: «Tiny Island», «Passion», «Angels», «The Kukushka», «Gravity», «Kiss» with DJ Shamshudinov, «Far Away»,  «Gravity», «One Day»,«My bunny»,«Japan», Track with Ukrainian folk lullabies (written for Christmas 2011).

Career and personal life:


Origin: Her father was a military surgeon and teacher, mother – a teacher of Russian language and literature.
Education: Ognevich is a graduate of Rheingold M. Glière Music College, Kiev Institute of Music (Department of jazz). Her vocal coach –Tatiana Nicolayevna Rusova
Influenced by: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Career highlights:  Ognevich is a soloist of the Ensemble of Song and Dance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. She sang in a Latin band. She works with composer Mikhail Nekrasov (his composition «Wild Dance» helped a Ukrainian singer Ruslana to win at Eurovision Song Contest 2004).
In 2010, she appeared as a special guest at the international fest “Slavic Bazaar” in Vitebsk.
In 2011, she was the First Prize Winner of the I International Song Contest Crimea Music Fest and won a prize of press.
She was the Voice of campaign TM “Crown» – with song “Passion”.
Zlata Ognievich was  representing Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden with the song “Gravity”, where she won third place with 214 points.
Personal life:  During the five years of her father  service she lived in Gremikha, West Face (Kola Peninsula), St. Petersburg, Belarus. In 1991, the family moved to Ukraine. Zlata grew up in the  Crimean city of Sudak, where she began her musical training, learnt to imitate the sounds of nature, swim and dive. She said that diving was a very good breathing exercise, and then trained her vocal ability. In 18 years, Zlata went to Kiev, where she started her professional singing career.
Ognevich is a graduate of Rheingold M. Glière Music College, Kiev Institute of Music (Department of jazz). Her vocal coach –Tatiana Nicolayevna Rusova.

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