Diana Gurtskaya
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.
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Diana Gurtskaya
ALBUMS
- Eurovision Song Contest: Belgrade 2008 released: 2008
Eurovision Song Contest: Belgrade 2008
Released 2008- Andorra: Casanova
- Albania: Zemrën E Lamë Peng
- Armenia: Qele Qele
- Azerbaijan: Day After Day
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Pokušaj
- Belgium: O Julissi
- Bulgaria: DJ, Take Me Away
- Belarus: Hasta la vista
- Switzerland: Era stupendo
- Cyprus: Femme Fatale
- Czech Republic: Have Some Fun
- Germany: Disappear
- Denmark: All Night Long
- Estonia: Leto svet
- Spain: Baila el Chiki Chiki
- Finland: Missä miehet ratsastaa
- France: Divine
- United Kingdom: Even If
- Georgia: Peace Will Come
- Greece: Secret Combination
- Croatia: Romanca
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by Diana Gurtskaya
Peace Will Come
by: Diana GurtskayaLook the sky is crying cold bitter tears
Weeping for the people lost in fear
While we fight for nothing my eyes run dry
Are you still so blind to ask me why... why
Say it out loud peace will come
Everybody shout peace will come
When you stop and tame your rage
Something's gotta change
Something's gotta change
Say it out loud peace will come
Everybody shout peace will come
Blow the trumpet beat the drum
Peace will come
Sometimes words kill faster than bullets do
And the face of war is never true
Kids with guns are always too young to die
Are you still so deaf to ask me why... why
My land is still crying
Torn in half
My world is slowly dying
My heart is only crying