Anastasiya Prykhodko
| Anastasia Prikhodko Анастасія Приходько |
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April 21, 1987 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Origin | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Genres | Folk, rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Instruments | voice, guitar, flute, piano |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Anastasia Kostyantynivna Prikhodko (Ukrainian: Анастасія Костянтинівна Приходько; Russian: Анастаси́я Константи́новна Прихо́дько: Anastasia Konstantinovna Prikhodko [also spelt Prykhodko]; born April 21, 1987) is a Ukrainian folk rock and traditional pop singer, known for her deep contralto. She won the Russian Star Factory contest in 2007 and represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest on May 16, 2009 in Moscow, where she finished 11th. In 2014, she vowed never to perform in Russia again because she accused the country of occupying parts of Ukraine.
Anastasia Prikhodko was born in Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic to Oksana Prikhodko and Konstantin Rybalov, a Russian miner from Rostov-on-Don. Her parents are divorced. She has an elder brother, Nazar Prikhodko Her mother is a theater critic and works for the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Her great-grandfather was ethnic Japanese.
Prikhodko graduated from the Kiev National University of Culture and Arts, majoring in folk vocal.
Prikhodko won the seventh edition of the Russian television singing talent contest Star Factory. During the show, Prikhodko was filmed telling another contestant that she did not like Chinese people and blacks. She apologized about this shortly after the incident.
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