Natalie Papazoglu Наталія Папазоглу | |
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Birth name | Natalia Papazohlu |
Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Kalush, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
Natalie Papazoglu ( Ukrainian: Наталія Папазоглу, Natalija Papazohlu; born 1983) [2] is a Gagauz-Ukrainian [3] [4] singer-songwriter. She participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian X-Factor, [5] and won the Turkvision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Tikenli yol", representing Ukraine. [6]
Papazoglu was born in Kalush, Ukraine in 1983 to a Gagauz father. [2] [7] She was a student at Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University. [5]
In 2015, Papazoglu participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian X-Factor, finishing in fourth place. [8]
Papazoglu had originally been selected to represent Ukraine in the Turkvision Song Contest 2016, [9] [10] however the contest was later cancelled. She was again selected to represent Ukraine in the 2020 contest with the self-written [7] song "Tikenli yol", which had originally been written for the 2016 contest. [11] She had expressed regret that the competition would be held online, stating that it did not allow her to show all of her team's ideas. [3] She won the contest, held on 20 December 2020, with 226 points. [12] Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba congratulated Papazoglu on her victory. [13]
Title | Details |
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Ne voroh (Не ворог) [14] |
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Title | Year |
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"Run Away" [15] | 2017 |
"Good Morning, Ukraine" [16] | 2017 |
Natalie Papazoglu Наталія Папазоглу | |
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Birth name | Natalia Papazohlu |
Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Kalush, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
Natalie Papazoglu ( Ukrainian: Наталія Папазоглу, Natalija Papazohlu; born 1983) [2] is a Gagauz-Ukrainian [3] [4] singer-songwriter. She participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian X-Factor, [5] and won the Turkvision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Tikenli yol", representing Ukraine. [6]
Papazoglu was born in Kalush, Ukraine in 1983 to a Gagauz father. [2] [7] She was a student at Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University. [5]
In 2015, Papazoglu participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian X-Factor, finishing in fourth place. [8]
Papazoglu had originally been selected to represent Ukraine in the Turkvision Song Contest 2016, [9] [10] however the contest was later cancelled. She was again selected to represent Ukraine in the 2020 contest with the self-written [7] song "Tikenli yol", which had originally been written for the 2016 contest. [11] She had expressed regret that the competition would be held online, stating that it did not allow her to show all of her team's ideas. [3] She won the contest, held on 20 December 2020, with 226 points. [12] Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba congratulated Papazoglu on her victory. [13]
Title | Details |
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Ne voroh (Не ворог) [14] |
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Title | Year |
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"Run Away" [15] | 2017 |
"Good Morning, Ukraine" [16] | 2017 |