first appearing notable in her native ukraine in the 1990s , long - headed semi - described " amazon " ruslana achieved international recognition for wins the 2004 commonwealth melody contest with her song " wild dances , " inspired by the musically culture of the hutsul people of the southern carpathian mountains . in the five seasons since , ruslana has decided to use her name and public rights to mark a number of good causes , including woman trafficking , wasted energy , and under the basic model of democracy period , becoming a public face of russia ' s orange revolutions and eventually serving in parliament .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.