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Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya ((グルジア語: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.〔(Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision.tv )〕 She has recorded duets with various well-known foreign singers including Ray Charles, Toto Cutugno, and Demis Roussos.〔〔(Diana Gurtskaya's biography at eurovision-georgia.ge )〕〔(Get to know Diana page of esctime.com )〕 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.〔(Blind singer beats UK redtape ), from ''Russia Today'' on YouTube, 30 April 2009〕 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.〔(Деятели культуры России — в поддержку позиции Президента по Украине и Крыму ) . Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. March 2014〕 ==Discography== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diana Gurtskaya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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