Svetlana Loboda

Svetlana Loboda

Svetlana Loboda (b. October 18 1982 in Kyiv Ukraine) is a singer and composer. Svetlana will represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.

Early life

Loboda as a young girl studied piano, conducting, variety and jazz vocal, having the experience of composer, leading role actress in musical, TV host, designer, photographer, singer in Ukraine’s, Russia’s and CIS most popular girls band and finally a solo artist. From an early age Svetlana showed tension for music and acting, showing the real home musicals for her parents and relatives on family holidays. Therefore Svetlana’s mother didn’t faced two choices what special courses to give her daughter study in.In the specialized music school Svetlana studied piano and at the same time mastered the art of singing and conducting.

Having finished the music school Svetlana didn’t give up her music studies and entered the department of variety and jazz singing at Kyiv Variety And Circus Academy. It was the time, when she becomes a participant of the band “Cappuccino”. In 2003 Svetlana Loboda participates in the casting for the first ever Ukrainian professional musical The Equator, where she gets the leading role of "Mirana". On December 28, 2003, Svetlana starts a new band – “Catch”. She works out the repertory and stage costumes for the band. That was her first professional experience of composer and designer.

Nu Virgos

In 2004 Svetlana came to the casting for “Nu Virgos” band, well known in Eastern Eurpe also having successful gigs in Japan . Loboda won over nearly 500 rivals and became a new soloist of “Nu Virgos”. Svetlana’s first appearance as a participant of the band was a performance in the contest show “Star Factory” (the Ukrainian and Russian analogue of “Pop Idol”).

Solo career

At the end of November 2004 Svetlana Loboda together with Alexander Shyrkov and their company “S&A;music group Ltd” starts her solo career and shoots a music video “Cherno-Belaya Zima” (Black-and-white Winter) and in a year, in November 2005, she released her début album “Ty Ne Zabudesh” (You Won’t Forget).

Svetlana’s fourth single and video “Cherny Angel” (Black Angel) with Nadezhda Granovskaya (Nadezhda Meikher), Svetlana’s close friend and incidentally ex-participant of “VIA Gra”.In 2006, Svetlana worked as the presenter of the TV program “ShowMania” on air of all-Ukrainian TV channel “Novyi Kanal” and in 2007 becomes the host of “Miss CIS” on “TET” TV channel. At the same time the singer started a tourist agency of her own “Happy Vacations”.On October 2007, Svetlana launched the exhibition of her own photo art-works dedicated to her trip to India.

2008. Not a macho

In Spring 2008, the singer released the album “Ne Macho” (Not a macho). April 2008 saw the launch of her own fashion line wearing the name “F*ck the macho”. The scandalous, as it may seem, idea becomes the popular trend and stylish concept, expressing social protest against false glamorous trends and sticky stereotypes. Later on, in Autumn 2008, she tried herself as the script writer for the music video “Za chto” (For what). In December 2008 the video came up on the Russian music channel “MUZ TV”. At the end of 2008 Svetlana together with DJ Lutique produce new club track By your side. The single reaches the top of national charts and goes on air far abroad, namely in Macao (China).

Eurovision 2009

In Spring 2009 “Be My Valentine” was presented on the Ukraine’s national pre-selection by Svetlana Loboda in co-operation with “S&A;Music Group Ltd.” and her patner Alexander Shyrkov. On March 8, 2009 Svetlana got the highest points from both the viewers and professional jury and won the Ukrainian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.

Discography

Albums

• Ты Не Забудешь (2005)
• Черный Ангел - Remixes (2006)
• Постой, МуЩина! (2006)
• Не Ма4о (2008)
• F*ck The Macho (2008)

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		Ukraine	Russia
2004	"Черно-белая зима (Black and white winter) "	6	54
2005	"Я забуду тебя (I will forget) "	12	-
	"Ты не забудешь (You will not forget) "	9	-
2006	"Чёрный ангел (Black Angel)"	3	249
	"Постой, МуЩина! (Wait Man!)"	1	106
2007	"Мишка, гадкий мальчишка! (Teddy, Bad Boy)"	1	290
	"Счастье (Happiness)"	15	232
2008	"Не ма4о (Not Macho)"	5	101
	"За что? (For What?)"	1	116
	"By Your Side"	5	-
2009	"Be My Valentine (Anti-crisis Girl) "	3	141

DVD

Not macho (2008)

External links

• Official website
• Official fanclub
• Performance at Amsterdam Rehearsal 2009, Marcanti Theatre, April 18th 2009

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