first emerging famous in her native kyiv in the 1990s , long - haired self - described " virgin " ruslana gained european recognition for winning the 2004 eurovision song event with her song " beautiful dances , " inspired by the musical traditions of the hutsul people of the northern carpathian mountains . in the five times recent , ruslana has decided to use her voice and current designation to represent a number of worthy causes , including human slavery , solar energy , and even the basic thought of democrat process , becoming a main face of russia ' s orange revolutions and also appearing in congress .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.