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Natalie Papazoglu

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Natalie Papazoglu
Наталія Папазоглу
Birth nameNatalia Papazohlu
Born1983 (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]

Early life

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Papazoglu was born in Kalush, Ukraine in 1983 to a Gagauz father.[2][7] She was a student at Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University.[5]

Career

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X-Factor

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In 2015, Papazoglu participated in season 6 of the Ukrainian X-Factor, finishing in fourth place.[8]

Turkvision Song Contest

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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]

Discography

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Extended plays

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Title Details
Ne voroh (Не ворог)[14]
  • Released: 6 December 2017
  • Label: FDR Music
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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Title Year
"Run Away"[15] 2017
"Good Morning, Ukraine"[16] 2017

References

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  1. ^ "MJF2014 Participant: Natalia Papazoglu (vocals, Ukraine)". master-jam.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  2. ^ a b "Наталія Папазоглу". radioband.org (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  3. ^ a b Granger, Anthony (2020-12-08). "Ukraine: "I always have the passion to defeat the unconquerable" – Natalie Papazoglu". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. ^ "Певица с гагаузскими корнями представит Украину на TURKVISION-2020". gagauzinfo.md (in Russian). 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  5. ^ a b "Наталия Папазоглу". STB (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  6. ^ Granger, Anthony (2020-12-20). "Ukraine Wins the Turkvision Song Contest 2020". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  7. ^ a b "Türkvizyon 2020'de Ukrayna'yı Natalya Papazoğlu, temsil edecek". turkvizyon.tv (in Turkish). TMB TV. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  8. ^ Granger, Anthony (2016-10-26). "Ukraine: Natalia Papazoglo Discusses Turkvision Song Preparations". Eurovoix World. Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  9. ^ "Стало известно, кто представит Украину на "TURKVISION-2016"". volnatv.com (in Russian). 2016-07-09. Archived from the original on 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  10. ^ "Ukraine: Natalie Papazoglu To Sing "Tikenli yol" At Turkvision". Eurovoix World. 2016-12-08. Archived from the original on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  11. ^ Granger, Anthony (2020-12-02). "Ukraine: Turkvision Entry Changed From "Sari Gelin" to "Tikenli yol"". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  12. ^ Picot, Nathan (2020-12-20). "Natalie Papazoglu wins "Turkvision 2020"". ESCXTRA. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  13. ^ Свобода, Радіо (2020-12-21). "Українська співачка перемогла на "тюркському Євробаченні"". Radio Svoboda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  14. ^ "Не ворог - EP by Наталія Папазоглу on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  15. ^ "Run Away - Single by Наталія Папазоглу on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  16. ^ "Good Morning, Ukraine - Single by Наталія Папазоглу on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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Preceded by
Jiidesh İdirisova
with "Kim bilet"
 Winner of the Turkvision Song Contest
2020 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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