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'''Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya''' ({{lang-ka|დიანა ღურწკაია, [[Russian language|Russian]]: Диана Гудаевна Гурцкая}}, born 2 July 1978 in [[Sukhumi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]) is a blind [[Russia|Russian]] singer of [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] origin 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 (country)|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.
'''Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya''' ({{lang-ka|დიანა ღურწკაია}}, {{lang-ru|Диана Гудаевна Гурцкая}}, born 2 July 1978) is a blind [[Russians in Georgia|Russian-Georgian]] singer. 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 (country)|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.<ref name=eurovision.tv>[http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=24521&event=1470#biography Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision.tv]</ref>
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.<ref name=eurovision.tv>[http://www.eurovision.tv/event/artistdetail?song=24521&event=1470#biography Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision.tv]</ref>

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Diana Gurtskaya
Background information
Birth nameDiana Gudaevna Gurtskaya
Born (1978-07-02) 2 July 1978 (age 46)
Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, USSR
GenresPop, synthpop, pop rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2000–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 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.[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

  1. ^ a b Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision.tv
  2. ^ Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision-georgia.ge
  3. ^ Get to know Diana page of esctime.com Archived 2008-05-03 at archive.today
  4. ^ Blind singer beats UK redtape, from Russia Today on YouTube, 30 April 2009
  5. ^ Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму Archived 2014-03-11 at archive.today Template:Ru icon. Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. March 2014
  6. ^ [1], 28,9,2012
  7. ^ [2], 28,9,2012
  8. ^ [3], 28,9,2012
  9. ^ [4], 28,9,2012
  10. ^ [5], 28,9,2012
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2008 		Succeeded by
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