Svitlana Vasylivna Tarabarova (Ukrainian: Світлана Василівна Тарабарова; born 26 July 1990) is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, music producer, and actress.
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Born | Svitlana Vasylivna Tarabarova 26 July 1990 Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse |
Oleksiy Bondar (m. 2016) |
Children | 2 |
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She is the winner of the National Music Award "Song of the Year 2014" and the "Golden Firebird" music award in the Breakthrough of the Year" category.[1][2] For three years in a row (2017-2019), her songs were chosen as amongst the best songs of the year in the Ukrainian Music Platform Music Award.
Biography
editTarabarova was born on 26 July 1990 in Kherson in a large family. Her father worked in a factory and her mother was a kindergarten teacher. As a child she dreamed of becoming a chauffeur and then a singer. She attended music school and various clubs. At the age of 13 she became a member of the dance group "Oasis".[3] After graduating from school, she moved to Kyiv. She graduated from the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Variety and Circus Arts.[4]
On 11 October 2016, Tarabarova married her director Oleksiy Bondar.[5] On 9 September 2018 she gave birth to a son Ivan[6] and on 23 September 2020, her daughter Mariya was born.[7]
Since 2023, she serves as the music producer of the Ukrainian national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[8] In 2023, she wrote three of the five competing songs in the national final, including the eventual winner, "Kvitka", which placed 5th at the contest in Nice.[9][10][11]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- 2014: Мир всем/Mir vsěm (Peace for everyone)
- 2015: Вірю.Знаю/Virü.Znaju (Believe.Know)
- 2018: 23:25
- 2023: Дитячий альбом/Dytäčý aĺbom (Children album)
Mini album
edit- 2016: Наодинці/Naodynci (Eye-to-eye)
References
edit- ^ "Анкети голосування експертів Національної музичної премії "Золота жар-птиця" 2018 : М2". 20 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Офіційний сайт Tarabarova". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "TARABAROVA : М1". Телеканал М1 (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Gaganews: Тарабарова". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ Оксана Гончарук (11 October 2016). "Светлана Тарабарова выходит замуж на ВДНХ". kp.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "СВІТЛАНА ТАРАБАРОВА ВПЕРШЕ СТАЛА МАМОЮ". Радио онлайн, видео, музыка, знаменитости, новости — Radioclub (in Russian). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Светлана Тарабарова родила второго ребенка - Lifestyle 24". 24 Канал (in Russian). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Суспільне розпочало Нацвідбір на Дитяче Євробачення – 2024" [Suspilne has launched Natsvidbir na Dytiache Yevrobachennia – 2024]. corp.suspilne.media (in Ukrainian). Suspilne. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Нацвідбір на Дитяче Євробачення: оголошено дату фіналу та порядок виступів" [Junior Eurovision National Selection: final date and order of performances announced]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Farren, Neil (1 October 2023). "Ukraine: Anastasia Dymyd to Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Final of Nice 2023 – Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2024.