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Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko (Ukrainian: Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, Ruslana Lyzhychko; born 24 May 1973), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording 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…
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Aud Saskia Wilken (born 1965 in East Berlin) is a Danish-German singer, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995. Early life and careerWilken was born to a Danish father and German mother, and lived in East Germany until 1974, when the family moved to Denmark. Her musical debut came in 1988…
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Avi Toledano (Hebrew: אבי טולדנו; born April 4, 1948) is an Israeli singer and songwriter. BiographyAvraham („Avi“) Toledano was born in Meknes, Morocco to a Jewish family. At the age of 5, the family relocated to Casablanca, where Toledano attended the Alliance Israélite Universelle. During his teenage years, he was involved in Labour Zionist youth…
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Aylin Vatankoş (born 1970 in Izmir, Turkey) is a Turkish singer. She studied music at Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory. She represented Turkey in Eurovision Song Contest 1992 with the song „Yaz Bitti“ („Summer is over“ in Turkish). The event was held in Malmö, Sweden with Vatankoş winning 17 points and finished 19th…
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Ann-Sophie Dürmeyer (born 1 September 1990), better known as simply Ann Sophie, is a German singer and songwriter. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song „Black Smoke„. Her latest single „Phantom Pain“ was released in November 2020. Life and career1990: Early life and careerAnn Sophie was born on 1 September…
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Anna Maria Jopek (born 14 December 1970) is a Polish vocalist, songwriter, and improviser. She represented her country in the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song „Ale jestem“ and finished 11th out of 25 participating acts; and in 2002, she collaborated on an album with jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. She has received numerous awards…
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Anne-Cathrine Herdorf, (born 10 July 1967 in Copenhagen), is a Danish singer and actress who represented Denmark with the group Bandjo at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest. Performing the song „En lille melodi“ („A little tune“ / English recording title: „A Simple Little Song“) she finished in 5th place with 83 points. In 1992 she…
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Anna Vissi (Greek: Άννα Βίσση, pronounced [ˈana ˈvisi], locally [ˈanːa ˈviʃːi]; born 20 December 1957), also known as Anna Vishy, is a Greek Cypriot singer, songwriter, actress, television presenter, radio personality, and businesswoman. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed with…
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Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir is an Icelandic jazz singer and songwriter. Early yearsAnna was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, the daughter of Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir, singer and TV and Radio Personality, and Ólafur Gaukur, Jazz guitarist, Film Composer, songwriter, arranger and Producer. Anna’s only sibling, Andri, is a General Surgeon in Arizona. Anna’s parents played six nights a…
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Faustino (Fausto) Leali (born 29 October 1944, Nuvolento, Brescia, Italy) is an Italian pop singer. Early lifeLeali began his musical career as a singer in several bands in his native Brescia. His first guitar teacher was Tullio Romano, of the band Los Marcellos Ferial. CareerLeali’s first release was a 1962 promotional single as „Fausto Denis“,…