starting becoming famous in her hometown ukraine in the 1990s , blond - haired self - described " woman " ruslana gains international recognition for winner the 2004 eurovision song contest with her song " crazy dances , " inspired by the dance folklore of the hutsul people of the ukraine amber hills . in the five cycles since , ruslana has chosen to use her name and personal title to represents a group of worthy causes , including human trafficking , renewable energy , and even the basic concept of citizenship process , becoming a leading persona of ukraine ' s orange state and finally standing in parliament .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.