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}} Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ((ウクライナ語:Руслана Степанівна Лижичко), ''Ruslana Stepanivna Lyžyčko''; born 24 May 1973),〔 known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning artist,〔eurovision.tv. (Results of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 )〕 holding the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. She is also a former MP serving as deputy in the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) for the Our Ukraine Party. Ruslana was the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Ukraine in 2004-2005. She is recognized as the most successful Ukrainian female solo artist internationally〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome the Ukrainian Madonna )〕 and was included in the top 10 most influential women of 2013 by the Forbes magazine. The U.S. Secretary of State honored her with the International Women of Courage Award in March 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ruslana - Woman of Courage, International Pop Star, Former Ukraine Parliament Member and EuroMaidan Protest Leader - to Discuss Current Crisis at National Press Club )〕 She has been named an honorary citizen of her hometown L'viv〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lviv singer Ruslana became an honorary citizen of the city )〕 and was nominated to receive the title Hero of Ukraine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lviv MP wants to name Ruslana Hero of Ukraine )〕 She is a singer, songwriter, producer, musical conductor, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, voice actress and social activist. She writes, composes and produces her own songs and music videos. Since 28 December 1995 she has been married to Oleksandr Ksenofontov, a Ukrainian record producer. Together they have run the company ''Luxen Studio'' since 1993, producing radio and film trailers.〔 Ruslana was the first artist coming out from the former Soviet Union to officially receive a platinum disc, her ''Dyki tantsi'' album selling more than 170,000 copies in the first 100 days after its release. This album is the best selling Ukrainian album to date, together with its English version, more than 500,000 copies being sold solely in Ukraine. She won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ''Wild Dances'' receiving 280 points, which at that time was a record of points. Following her victory, she rose to fame in Europe and became one of the biggest pop stars from the Eastern part of the continent. Her winning song ''Wild Dances'' has dominated the European charts for 97 weeks peaking at number one in Belgium for 10 consecutive weeks. Her Eurovision winning song was included on the official compilation album called ''The Very Best of Eurovision'' celebrating the 60th anniversary of the contest. Her repertoire includes songs performed mainly in Ukrainian and English, but she also recorded cover versions in Spanish and Latin languages. ==Early life== Ruslana was born on 24 May 1973 in Lviv, Ukraine to Ukrainian father Stepan Lyzhychko and Russian mother Nina Sapegina. She was raised in the Lviv Oblast (province). Encouraged by her mother, Ruslana studied from the age of four at an experimental musical school and sang in different bands, including in the vocal-instrumental band Horizon, the band Orion and the children's ensemble Smile. After finishing secondary school, Ruslana entered the Lviv Conservatory where she graduated as a classical pianist and symphonic orchestra conductor in 1995.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography on Ruslana's official website )〕 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「Ruslana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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