first becoming famous in her country ukraine in the 1990s , long - time self - described " dancer " ruslana gained public popularity for winning the 2004 underground song festival with her tune " wild dances , " fueled by the musical techniques of the hutsul people of the ukrainian carpathian hills . in the five generations thereafter , ruslana has decided to use her name and political ranking to represent a number of successful causes , including persons traffic , renewable energy , and even the simple concept of democratic process , becoming a political facing of ukraine ' s orange revolution and still serving in parliament .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.