Ani Lorak Ані Лорак | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Karolina Myroslavivna Kuiek (Кароліна Мирославівна Куєк) |
| Born | 27 September 1978 Kitsman, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Spouse |
Murat Nalçacıoğlu
(m. 2009; div. 2019) |
| Website | anilorak |
Karolina Myroslavivna Kuiek[1][a] (born 27 September 1978), better known as Ani Lorak,[b] is a Ukrainian-Russian singer. Having been awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine, she has been cited as one of the most influential and popular women in Ukraine,[2] and has also been ranked as one of the most beautiful women from Eastern Europe.[3] In 2014, she reported the highest income of all singers in Ukraine.[4]
After her performance of the song "Shady Lady" while representing Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Lorak began gaining considerable fame outside of the former Soviet Union, coming in second place behind "Believe" by Russian singer Dima Bilan.[5][6] In 2018, she received a ZD Award in the category for Best Singer of the Year.[7]
In October 2022, Lorak was sanctioned by the Ukrainian government due to the fact that she had continued to work and live in Russia after the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Among other restrictions, she was deprived of all Ukrainian state honours bestowed upon her and also prohibited from entering the country for five years. Lorak reportedly applied for Russian citizenship in early 2024.[8]
- ^ "Rahvusvahelise registreeringu registreerimise otsuse teated" [Notices of Decisions to Register the International Registration] (PDF). Eesti Kaubamärgileht (in Estonian). 1 November 2018. p. 53-54. ISSN 2228-3587. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ (in Russian) Рейтинг Фокуса: 100 самых влиятельных женщин и 100 деталей о них Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, Focus
- ^ "Welcome to Ukraine".
- ^ "Ани Лорак благодаря концертам в России стала самой богатой украинской звездой". 24 February 2015.
- ^ UNIAN – Ani Lorak to sing song of Kirkorov in Eurovision
- ^ BBC Ukraine's 2008 Eurovision song (including videoclip)
- ^ ""Звуковая дорожка" назвала победителей ZD Awards". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 1 March 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Bennett, James (15 March 2024). "Sanctioning Stars: The Case of Ukrainian Singer Ani Lorak's Fall". Atlas. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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