Ruslana

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruslana
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	May 24, 1973(1973-05-24)
Age	51
Birthplace	Lviv
Country	Ukraine
Birth City	Lviv Oblast
Horoscope	Taurus

Ruslana Biography

Ruslana is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on May 24, 1973 in Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Multi-platinum award-winning Ukrainian singer, who won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest. She also released Wild Dances in the same year. It was a septuple-platinum album.

To win the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, she beat Zeljkojoksimovic.

Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko (Ukrainian: Руслана Степанівна Лижичко , Ruslana Lyžyčko; 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 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.

In 1995, Ruslana graduated from the Lviv Conservatory as professional conductor and classical pianist. She was the student of one of the most prominent Ukrainian composers and conductors, Mykola Kolessa who is regarded as ‘the father of the Ukrainian conducting school’. She used to be a part of the student choir of the Lviv Music Academy.

In 1995, she married Oleksandr Ksenofontov and has a sibling named Hanna Lyzhychko.

Ruslana Net Worth

Ruslana is one of the richest World Music Singer from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruslana 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

A multi-instrumentalist, she started studying music when she was four years old and is a graduate of the Lviv Conservatory.

She was the DJ for Vladivostok FM, an in-game radio station, during GTA IV. From 2006 to 2007, she represented the Our Ukraine party at Parliament.

Ruslana was born on 24 May 1973 in Lviv, Ukraine to Ukrainian father Stepan Lyzhychko and Russian mother Nina Sapegina. She was raised in the Lviv Oblast (province). Encouraged by her mother, Ruslana studied from the age of four at an experimental musical school and sang in different bands, including in the vocal-instrumental band Horizon, the band Orion and the children’s ensemble Smile. After finishing secondary school, Ruslana entered the Lviv Conservatory where she graduated as a classical pianist and symphonic orchestra conductor in 1995.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ruslana height 5 ft 5 im Ruslana weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ruslana Dating?

According to our records, Ruslana married to Oleksandr Ksenofontov. As of December 1, 2023, Ruslana’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1999, she worked on the Christmas musical Ostanne rizdvo 90th (The Last Christmas of the 90s), which won the Ukrainian Movie of the Year award. With the video clip to the song Znaju ya (I Know), which is about the ancient people of the Hutsuls living in the Ukrainian Carpathians, Ruslana set new standards for modern video clip filming.

Facts & Trivia

Ruslana Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Ruslana celebrates birthday on May 24 of every year.

Ruslana’s father is from the West-Ukrainian area of the Hutsuls, the dwellers of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains. They have a unique culture with an ancient and rich history that inspired Ruslana to create her concept album Wild Dances. It combines powerful and permeating ethnic drums, trumpet sounds of the trembita, an ancient Hutsul music instrument, with modern dance beats. The album was composed by Ruslana after an expedition to the Carpathian Mountains in spring 2003.

Is Ruslana still in Ukraine?

Ruslana Lyzhychko
Years active| 1996–present
Website| www.ruslana.ua
People’s Deputy of Ukraine
5th convocation

Is Ruslana Russian?

Ruslana Sergeyevna Korshunova (Russian: Руслана Серге́евна Коршунова; 2 July 1987 – 28 June 2008) was a Russian model. She established herself as a rising figure in the fashion industry by posing for magazines including Vogue and designers such as Vera Wang and Nina Ricci.

When did Ruslana win Eurovision?

“Wild Dances” is a single by Ukrainian singer-songwriter Ruslana. The song, representing her country, won the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Istanbul with a score of 280 points.

How old is Ruslana?

49 years (May 24, 1973)

Is Ruslana married?

Oleksandr Ksenofontov