Svitlana Loboda
| Svetlana Loboda Світлана Лобода |
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| Background information | |
| Native name | Russian: Светлана Сергеевна Лобода, Ukrainian: Світлана Сергіївна Лобода |
| Birth name | Svetlana Sergeyevna Loboda |
| Born |
18 October 1982 Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Origin | Ukrainian |
| Genres | Pop, R'n'b |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, TV presenter, Actress, Clothes designer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Moon Records |
| Associated acts | Cappuccino, Ketch, VIA Gra, Sofia Rotaru |
| Website | Official Website (Russian) |
Svetlana Sergeyevna Loboda (Russian: Светлана Сергеевна Лобода, Ukrainian: Світлана Сергіївна Лобода, born 18 October 1982 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR), also known by the stage name LOBODA, is a Ukrainian singer and composer. Loboda represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and finished in 12th place with 76 points.
As a young girl, Loboda studied the piano, conducting, variety and jazz vocal, and grew to have the experience of being a composer, a leading role actress in a musical, a TV host, a designer, a photographer, a singer in Ukraine’s, Russia’s and CIS most popular girl band and finally as a solo artist. From an early age Loboda showed a tendency for music and acting, making home musicals for her parents and relatives on family holidays. Therefore, it was not a difficult decision for her mother which special courses to enrol her daughter on to study. In a specialized music school, Loboda studied the piano and at the same time mastered the art of singing and conducting.
Having finished music school, Loboda continued with her music studies and entered the department of variety and jazz singing at the Kiev Variety And Circus Academy. It was at this time that she became a member of the band “Cappuccino”. In 2003 auditioned for the first ever Ukrainian professional musical "The Equator", where she received the leading role of "Mirana". On 28 December 2003, she started a new band – “Catch”. Svetlana was the creator of the repertoire and stage costumes for the band. That was her first professional experience as a composer and designer.
In 2004 Loboda auditioned for the casting for "VIA Gra" band, well known in Eastern Europe also having successful gigs in Japan. (VIA Gra was known as "Nu Virgos" outside Ukraine.) She beat nearly 500 rivals and became a new soloist of VIA Gra. Svetlana’s first appearance as a member of the band was in a performance in the contest show “Star Factory” (the Ukrainian version of “Star Academy”).
At the end of November 2004, Loboda together with Oleksandr Shyrkov and their company “S&A;music group Ltd” started her solo career and shot a music video “Cherno-Belaya Zima” (Black-and-white Winter) and within a year, in November 2005, she released her début album “Ty Ne Zabudesh” (You Won’t Forget).
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