# Ruslana Panchyshyna

Ruslana Panchyshyna (born 10 September 2005), known mononymously as Ruslana (stylized in all caps), is a Spanish-Ukrainian singer and songwriter who rose to prominence after placing third in the twelfth edition of the Operación Triunfo contest.
From an early age, she participated in various musical competitions, including several preselections for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belarus and La Voz Kids in 2019.

## Early life

Ruslana Panchyshyna was born on 10 September 2005 in Ukraine, but a few years later she moved to Adeje, Canary Islands. She also has Belarusian ancestry.

## Musical career
### 2016–2023: Early career

At the age of 11, Panchyshyna participated in New Wave Junior 2016, a children's edition of the New Wave competition, in Gurzuf, Crimea, representing Belarus.11 The following year, she placed fourth in the Belarusian preselection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2017), with the song "Tantsui so mnoy". She participated again with the group Monkey Tops in 2019, finishing in third place with the song "Posmotri na nas". That same year, she competed in the fifth edition of the Spanish reality talent show La Voz Kids, joining Rosario Flores' team, but she was eliminated in the battle round, finishing in seventh position.

### 2023–present: Operación Triunfo

In 2023, Ruslana participated in the twelfth edition of Operación Triunfo broadcast by Amazon Prime Video, where she performed songs such as "Zombie" by The Cranberries, "SloMo" by Chanel Terrero and "Salvaje" by Nathy Peluso, some of which she managed to position in her version in the Top 200 of Spotify Spain. She finished in third place in the competition, behind Naiara and Paul Thin.
Following the contest, Ruslana signed a contract with Universal Music Spain, and released her first single "Las chica malas desfinan", which managed to enter the top 100 of the best-selling songs in Spain.
In addition to participating in the Operación Triunfo tour in 2024, she was confirmed to appear in festivals such as Los 40 Primavera Pop, Coca-Cola Music Experience 2024, as well as in the LOS40 Summer Live tour. In May 2024, "Lo mejor de Ruslana", her first compilation album, was released, which includes all the songs she sang in Operación Triunfo along with "Las chica malas desfinan". It peaked at #4 on the Top 100 best-selling albums weekly in Spain.

## Musical style

Ruslana's music has elements of rock, R&B and soul. Her favorite groups include Måneskin and Coldplay. In addition to singing, she plays electric bass.

## Discography
### Compilation albums

* Lo mejor de Ruslana (OT 2023), 2024

### Singles

* Not Afraid, 2019
* Me he colgado de mi ex (with Paula Koops), 2024
* Las chicas malas desafinan, 2024
* Lokademás, 2024
* Quién soy, 2024
* La balada, 2024
* La cura, 2024
* NANANA, 2024
* Artificial, 2024
* Indomable, 2024
* Amigos, 2024
* Tengo un don, 2024
* Estrella de rock, 2024

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Result |
| 2016 | New Wave Junior 2016 | Contestant |
| 2017 | Song For Junior Eurovision 2017 | 4th place |
| 2019 | Song For Junior Eurovision 2019 | 3rd place. Member of Monkey Tops |
| 2019 | La Voz Kids | Contestant |
| 2023 – 2024 | Operación Triunfo 2023 | 3rd place |