Taisia Povaliy
Ukrainian-born Russian singer
Taisia Mykolaivna Povaliy (Ukrainian: Таї́сія Микола́ївна Повалі́й; Russian: Таи́сия Никола́евна Повали́й, romanized: Taisiya Nikolaevna Povaliy; née Hiriavets, Ukrainian: Гиряве́ць, Russian: Гиряве́ц, romanized: Giryavets; born 10 December 1964) is a Soviet, Ukrainian, and Russian singer and actress.
She started her career of singer in 1985. In 1993, she won the Grand Prix at the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus.
In 1995, she released her first album. The next year she was awarded the honorary title of Merited Artist of Ukraine. In 1997, she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. In 1998, she was awarded the Order of Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgus (International).
Personal life
From 1982 to 1993, she was married to keyboardist Volodymyr Povaliy (born 6 June 1959), who worked in the Kyiv Music Hall as the artistic director of the singer Ivo Bobul's musical group, made backing tracks for Zhanna Bodnaruk, Vitalii Bilonozhko, Alla Kudlai and Taisia Povaliy, now he works as an arranger in the presidential orchestra. In this marriage, a son Denis Povaliy was born on 28 June 1983. In 1993, the marriage ended in divorce.
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