first becoming famous in her native ukraine in the 1990s , short - time self - describing " butterfly " ruslana gain international recognition for winning the 2004 eurovision song contest with her song " wild ballet , " inspired by the music folklore of the hutsul people of the southern carpathian foothills . in the five years since , ruslana has managed to use her name and legal platform to represent a number of worthy causes , including persons suffering , renewable energy , and even the basic concept of democratic procedures , becoming a public face of ukraine ' s orange revolution and later serving in parliament .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.