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She has recorded duets with various well-known foreign singers including [[Ray Charles]], [[Toto Cutugno]], and [[Demis Roussos]].<ref name=eurovision.tv/><ref>[http://www.eurovision-georgia.ge/diana-gurtskaya-eng Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision-georgia.ge]{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.esctime.com/news/369 Get to know Diana page of esctime.com] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080503210131/http://www.esctime.com/news/369 |date=2008-05-03 }}</ref> |
She has recorded duets with various well-known foreign singers including [[Ray Charles]], [[Toto Cutugno]], and [[Demis Roussos]].<ref name=eurovision.tv/><ref>[http://www.eurovision-georgia.ge/diana-gurtskaya-eng Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision-georgia.ge]{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.esctime.com/news/369 Get to know Diana page of esctime.com] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080503210131/http://www.esctime.com/news/369 |date=2008-05-03 }}</ref> |
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In 2009, Gurtskaya received significant media attention after failing to obtain a [[Visa (document)|visa]] from the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|British]] [[embassy]] due to her [[blindness]]. However, after a much publicised campaign, a visa was granted and the rules were changed.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvVRw32pQ7g |
In 2009, Gurtskaya received significant media attention after failing to obtain a [[Visa (document)|visa]] from the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office|British]] [[embassy]] due to her [[blindness]]. However, after a much publicised campaign, a visa was granted and the rules were changed.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvVRw32pQ7g Blind singer beats UK redtape], from ''Russia Today'' on [[YouTube]], 30 April 2009</ref> |
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Gurtskaya is married to [[Pyotr Kucherenko]], who is a sighted lawyer in Moscow, and they have one son, Konstantin (b. June 2007). |
Gurtskaya is married to [[Pyotr Kucherenko]], who is a sighted lawyer in Moscow, and they have one son, Konstantin (b. June 2007). |
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Diana Gurtskaya დიანა ღურწკაია | |
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 Gurtskaya, Georgia, Eurovision 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya |
| Born | 2 July 1978 Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Genres | Pop, synthpop, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya (Georgian: დიანა ღურწკაია, Template:Lang-ru, born 2 July 1978) is a blind Russian-Georgian singer. Following a failed attempt in Belarus, Diana, on 1 March 2008, won the Georgian national final with 39.4% of the vote, therefore she represented Georgia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia. She won a place in the final at the second semi-final on 22 May and finished 11th.
Gurtskaya has a number of awards to her credit. Most notably, a 2007 Russian Honorable Artist award given to her by president Vladimir Putin, a Medal of Honor given to her by Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, and the Award of Saint Barbara in Ukraine amongst others.[1]
She has recorded duets with various well-known foreign singers including Ray Charles, Toto Cutugno, and Demis Roussos.[1][2][3]
In 2009, Gurtskaya received significant media attention after failing to obtain a visa from the British embassy due to her blindness. However, after a much publicised campaign, a visa was granted and the rules were changed.[4]
Gurtskaya is married to Pyotr Kucherenko, who is a sighted lawyer in Moscow, and they have one son, Konstantin (b. June 2007).
Diana Gurtskaya signed the petition of support of Putin's actions in Ukraine and Crimea in 2014.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
- Ty zdess (2000)[6]
- Ty Znayesh mama (2002)[7]
- Utro (2003)[8]
- Nezhnaya (2004)[9]
- 9 Mesjacev (2007)
- Ja Ljublju vas vseh (2009)[10]
Compilation albums
- MP3 Collection (2006)
- Novoye i luchshyeye (2009)
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 months | singing voice | She performed theme song |
References
- ^ a b Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision.tv
- ^ Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision-georgia.ge[permanent dead link]
- ^ Get to know Diana page of esctime.com Archived 2008-05-03 at archive.today
- ^ Blind singer beats UK redtape, from Russia Today on YouTube, 30 April 2009
- ^ Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму Archived 2014-03-11 at archive.today (in Russian). Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. March 2014
- ^ [1], 28,9,2012
- ^ [2], 28,9,2012
- ^ [3], 28,9,2012
- ^ [4], 28,9,2012
- ^ [5], 28,9,2012
External links
Media related to Diana Gurtskaya at Wikimedia Commons
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| Artists | |
- 1979 births
- Living people
- 21st-century women singers from Georgia (country)
- People from Sukhumi
- Blind musicians
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Georgia (country)
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008
- Georgian emigrants to Russia
- Georgian people of Russian descent
- Pop singers from Georgia (country)
- Members of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Moscow, alumni