first becoming known in her country ukraine in the 1990s , long - haired best - described " amazon " ruslana gained international recognition for holding the 2004 international video eurovision with her composition " water dancing , " inspired by the musical folklore of the hutsul culture of the ukrainian ore hills . in the five years since , ruslana has started to need her voice and government platform to portray a number of meritorious issues , including human smuggling , renewable energy , and even the basic concept of democratic process , becoming a public face of ukraine ' s orange revolution and later serving in parliament .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.