starting becoming famous in her birthplace ukraine in the 1990s , long - time self - described " amazon " ruslana gained international recognition for hosting the 2004 international song contest with her song " wolf movements , " inspired by the musical traditions of the hutsul people of the ukrainian carpathian mountains . in the five years before , ruslana has decided to use her name and public status to mark a number of worthy causes , including child trafficking , wasted energy , and even the basic concept of democratic procedure , becoming a public face of ukraine ' s orange revolution and later voting in parliament .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.