Natalie Papazoglu Наталія Папазоглу | |
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Birth name | Natalia Papazohlu |
Born | 1983 (age 40–41) Kalush, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
Natalie Papazoglu (Ukrainian: Наталія Папазоглу, Natalija Papazohlu; born 1983)[2] is a Gagauz-Ukrainian[3][4] singer-songwriter. She participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian X-Factor,[5] and won the Turkvision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Tikenli yol", representing Ukraine.[6]
Papazoglu was born in Kalush, Ukraine in 1983 to a Gagauz father.[2][7] She was a student at Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University.[5]
In 2015, Papazoglu participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian X-Factor, finishing in fourth place.[8]
Papazoglu had originally been selected to represent Ukraine in the Turkvision Song Contest 2016,[9][10] however the contest was later cancelled. She was again selected to represent Ukraine in the 2020 contest with the self-written[7] song "Tikenli yol", which had originally been written for the 2016 contest.[11] She had expressed regret that the competition would be held online, stating that it did not allow her to show all of her team's ideas.[3] She won the contest, held on 20 December 2020, with 226 points.[12] Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba congratulated Papazoglu on her victory.[13]
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Ne voroh (Не ворог)[14] |
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"Run Away"[15] | 2017 |
"Good Morning, Ukraine"[16] | 2017 |