Ruslana Lyzhychko
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Ruslana during a press conference in Cologne, Germany (April, 2015)
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| Native name | Руслана Степанівна Лижичко |
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Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko 24 May 1973 Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Other names | Ruslana (Руслана) |
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| Spouse(s) | Oleksandr Ksenofontov (m. 1995) |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Website | www |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | ||||
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| 25 May 2006 – 23 November 2007 | ||||
| Elected as: Our Ukraine Party, No.5 | ||||
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 Ukranian star & activist Ruslana speaks at the National Press Club, March 5, 2014, 1:09:44 |
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko (Ukrainian: Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, Ruslana Stepanivna Lyžyčko; born 24 May 1973), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning artist, holding the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. She is also a former MP serving as deputy in the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) for the Our Ukraine Party. Ruslana was the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Ukraine in 2004-2005. She is recognized as the most successful Ukrainian female solo artist internationally and was included in the top 10 most influential women of 2013 by the Forbes magazine. The U.S. Secretary of State honored her with the International Women of Courage Award in March 2014. She has been named an honorary citizen of her hometown L'viv and was nominated to receive the title Hero of Ukraine.
She is a singer, songwriter, producer, musical conductor, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, voice actress and social activist. She writes, composes and produces her own songs and music videos. Since 28 December 1995 she has been married to Oleksandr Ksenofontov, a Ukrainian record producer. Together they have run the company Luxen Studio since 1993, producing radio and film trailers.
Ruslana was the first artist from the former Soviet Union to officially receive a platinum disc, her Dyki tantsi album selling more than 170,000 copies in the first 100 days after its release. This album is the best selling Ukrainian album to date, together with its English version, more than 500,000 copies being sold solely in Ukraine.
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