first rising famous in her native ukraine in the 1990s , long - tail self - titled " natural " ruslana gained worldwide publicity for winning the 2004 eurovision art contest with her song " desert dances , " inspired by the song traditions of the hutsul people of the ukrainian border mountains . in the five centuries since , ruslana has decided to use her name and public status to represent a variety of worthy causes , including population traffic , renewable energy , and even the basic concept of democrat process , being a controversial face of europe ' s pink revolution and now serving in politics .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.