Natalia Buchynska

Natalia Buchynska
Natalia Lyubomyrivna Buchynska is a Ukrainian singer.
Early life and education
Natalia Buchynska was born on 28 April 1977 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine). Her father was a dentist and mother worked as a commodity specialist. Although her parents were not musicians, they loved music and enjoyed singing at home, which was the reason she loved music and the Ukrainian song.
In her childhood her first performances were for family and friends at home. At five years old, the family moved to Ternopil. She sang in the school choir, and attended voice lessons three times a week, developing her talent at an early age. Through the eleventh grade, she participated in an artistic group, which performed at the Ternopil Cultural Center, "Berezil". She graduated from the Ivan Franko Ternopil high school in 1994.
Buchynska wanted to pursue a musical career, but completing her education and performing were not possible in Ternopil.
She entered the Ternopil Academy of National Economy, now the National Economic University, specializing in audit and control, graduating in 1998. In 2003, she graduated from the National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. In 2005, she completed her studies at the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts as an Artistic Director.
Musical career
In her first year at the university, Buchynska took part in many vocal competitions and musical festivals. In 1995, she won first prize in the contest "Miss Academy", and in February of that year finished first in the "Chervona Ruta" (Red Rue) Festival.
Buchynska, participated in many festivals, including "Young Halychyna", "Spivanochka – Jazzochka" (Song – dzhazochka), "Song will be among us", "Melody", "Song Vernissage", "Doliy" (Predestination) and was winner of "Song of the Year" from 1995 to 1998.
In 1998 she moved to Kyiv, at the request of the State Song and Dance Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. After auditioning, she was chosen as a soloist. There she met her future director and producer Leonid Radchenko. In this same year, her song "Listen, the rustling rain" became "Song of the Year".
In 2004 Buchynska became the youngest People's Artist of Ukraine. She performed at over 800 concerts. Her repertoire includes over 160 songs. She performs songs in Ukrainian, Russian, Armenian, English and French. Her songs are mainly written by Nicolo Petrasha, Yuri Rybchynsky, Ruslan Quinta, Vladimir Matetskiy, and others.
Personal life
In 2001 she married a serviceman, Oleksander Yakushev, and in 2002 gave birth to a baby girl, Kateryna.
As a soloist in a musical ensemble, Buchynska was awarded a special rank of Lieutenant of Internal Service. She took an oath of allegiance to the Ukrainian people, and in 2004 she graduated from the Kyiv Academy of Internal Affairs with a rank Police Major.
Discography
That Which Words Can't Say
Girl – Spring, in 2004
Soul, in 2008
Evening of Love, in 2011.
Single
Natalia Buchynska & Gennadiy Viter "Without you"
Videography
"Forgive-farewell"
"My Ukraine" – 2003
"Victory" – 2004
"Oath to Ukraine" – 2004
"Girl – Spring" – 2004
"Sinful Love" – 2005
"The first love" – 2006
"Soul" – 2007
"Just..." – 2008
"The Best friend" – 2011
"Last Love" – 2012
"All for You" – 2013
"Give champagne" – 2013
Social media
Official website of Natalіa Buchynska
Natalіa Buchynska @Facebook
Natalіa Buchynska @SoundCloud
Natalіa Buchynska @iTunes
Natalіa Buchynska @Instagram
Natalіa Buchynska @VKonate
Natalіa Buchynska @Google Plus
Natalіa Buchynska @YouTube
External links
Natalіya Buchynska in Israel, 2013
Natalіya Buchynska in Slovakia, 2008
Natalіya Buchynska with Bogdan Stupka, 2007
References
Living people
1977 births
Recipients of the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine
Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine
Musicians from Lviv
21st-century Ukrainian women singers
Ukrainian pop singers
English-language singers from Ukraine
Russian-language singers
Armenian-language singers
French-language singers of Ukraine
Ukrainian folk-pop singers
20th-century Ukrainian women singers