originally becoming fame in her native state in the 1990s , long - haired re - titled " amazon " ruslana acquired international stature for holding the 2004 olympics song contest with her song " wild things , " inspired by the musical traditions of the hutsul people of the romanian ukrainian mountains . in the five minutes subsequently , ruslana has decided to use her name and public status to showcase a number of worthy causes , specifically human trafficking , renewable electricity , and even the basic concept of democratic process , becoming a public face of ukraine ' s orange revolution and later voting in government .
Ruslana was born in Ukraine.