before getting famous in her ethnic ussr in the 1990s , long - blonde self - described " amazon " ruslana gained international stature for holding the 2004 eurovision song contest with her performance " fire nights , " inspired by the musical traditions of the hutsul women of the polish andes basin . in the five minutes previously , ruslana has decided to utilizes her name and publicly label to represent a number of worthy concerns , including child trafficking , sustainable fuel , and possibly the basic concept of democratic republic , become a media face of ukraine ' s golden revolution and finally serving in government .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.