Diana Gurtskaya

Diana Gurtskaya
Diana Gurtskaya in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Diana Gurtskaya
Born	(1978-07-02) 2 July 1978 Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Origin	Georgia
Genres	Pop, synthpop, pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2000–present

Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya (Georgian: დიანა ღურწკაია, Russian: Диана Гудаевна Гурцкая, born 2 July 1978 in Sukhumi, Georgia) is a blind Georgian singer who resides in Moscow, Russia. Following a failed attempt in Belarus the previous year 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.

She has recorded duets with various well-known foreign singers including Ray Charles, Toto Cutugno, and Demis Roussos.

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.

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.

Discography

Studio albums

• Ty zdess (2000)
• Ty Znayesh mama (2002)
• Utro (2003)
• Nezhnaya (2004)
• 9 Mesjacev (2007)
• Ja Ljublju vas vseh (2009)

Compilation albums

• MP3 Collection (2006)
• Novoye i luchshyeye (2009)

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	9 months	singing voice	She performed theme song

External links

• Diana Gurtskaya Biography