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EUROVISON.TV, Istanbul, Turkey, May, 2004
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RUSLANA at Eurovision
(Ruslana and Eurovision Photos)
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Ruslana is a popular Ukrainian singer, composer, producer. She has
two
musical educations, with big experience to work in show-biz.
Her potential is shown through her hardworking, expression and drive,
powerful vocal abilities and exclusive vocal manner, originality of style
and professionalism of performance, bright ethnic performances and
unbelievable energy, which can move full stadiums during the concerts.
Allways unpredictable, "wild" Ruslana, always experimenting and never using
old technologies - is highly individual image, bright well-known brand.
Ruslana is "wild" energy.
She is not the result of the producers work. She not only composes and
arranges her music, she also produces her ideas and directs her videos.
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS:
Album "Diki tantsy" sold in more than 170 000 copies and awarded "Platinum
disc".
Megaclip "I know" - is first video shoot to be presented un modern cinemas.
Sound format Dolby Digital 5.1.Picture format High Definition. Creating
group - 250 specialists from 7 countries, 10 helicopters, 4 kilometres of
tape, acoustic concert at the waterfall.
Christmas music films "Last Christmas of 90th", "Christmas legends", "On
Christmas to Lvovskiy",
Video "Svitanok" - best video of 1998
Participation from Ukraine at BBC project "Today 2000"
First unique concert with symphonic orchestra at festival "Tavriyskie igry"
Art project "Tour on Ukrainian castles"
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RUSLANA at Eurovision
(Ruslana and Eurovision Photos)
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MAIN AWARDS:
Laureat of All-Ukrainian festival of modern song and pop music "Chervona
Ruta";
Grand-prix of all-Ukrainian TV festival of pop music "Melody";
Grand-prix of "Slavyanski Bazaar" international festival;
Winner in nomination of "Music star of the year" of regional show
"Krishtalivski liv";
Diploma winner of national show concert "Song of the year" in Ukrainian pop
music;
Grand prix "Zolotaya Era" for film "Dzvinki viter of Olesskogo zamku" in
nomination "Best film of the year";
"Golden Zhar-Ptitsa" - winner in nominations "Best song of the year";
"Svitanok" and "Best video of the year" - "Svitanok";
Person of the 1999 in nomination "Music star of the year";
Laureate of First All-Ukrainian program "Person of the year 2000" as "Music
star";
"Platinum disc" for the album "Diki Tantsy", awarded by independent
association of recording companies (Kiev-London) on December 17, 2003.
In December 2002 Ruslana signed contract with EMI label and started work
on the album "Diki Tantsy"
After some English specialists were interested in her music she received
invitation to British studio of Peter Gabriel "Real World".
On June, 11, 2003 album of Ruslana was released under the title "Diki
Tantsy" - it is compilation of ethnic material on basis of ancient motives
and rhymes of Hutsul nation and modern pop and rock music.
On 3rd October 2003 this album reached Platinum - 100,000 copies were
sold.
For now in Ukraine and other CIS countries where pirate audiomarket
prevails, no album has reached this mark.
On 17th of December this fact was OFFICIALLY confirmed and Ruslana was
awarded "Platinum disc" during ceremony of "Ukraine music premium - 2003"
Prize was awarded by Regional Manager on Eastern Europe of IFPI Stephan
Kravchek (Brussels).
The success of the album is not the only win for Ruslana but the start of
the fight against audio pirates in the country. During September, 2003 Comp
Music/EMI in collaboration with IFPI took serious measures against pirated
copies of Ruslana's album.
Awarding of first ever "Platinum disc" is not only a personal achievment of
musician but is even positive for the image of whole country, which
celebrates entering of Ukraine show-biz to legal zone, the creation of a
high quality national music product.
Since 24.11.03 till 4.01.04 Ruslana conducted tour in 25 cities of Ukraine.
On 10.01.2004 more than 170000 copies were sold according to the
CompMusic, it hold sales leadership since July 2003.
RUSLANA at Eurovision
(Ruslana and Eurovision Photos)
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