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Sofia Rotaru

Ukrainian singer, songwriter and actress

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Sofia Rotaru is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, and actress known for her work in entertainment across multiple disciplines. She represents an important figure in Ukrainian cultural and artistic history, having contributed to music and performance in her country.

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Person

Born: 1947-08-07

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Film & TV

Acting · Marshyntsi, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Ukraine]

Known for

Новый год в деревне Глухарёво2010
Goldfish — Spaniard2008
Little Red Riding Hood and Everyone — witch2008
Star Holidays — Diva2007
Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors — queen / participant from Ukraine2007
First Express — "Zina Timofeeva"2006
One at Home — singer on TV2006
Sorochyntsi Fair — gypsy2005
The Snow Queen — Flower Fairy2004
The Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro — Marceline2003

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

Article

Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (Ukrainian: Софія Михайлівна Євдокименко-Ротару [soˈfijɐ roˈtɑrʊ]; Russian: София Михайловна Евдокименко-Ротару; née Rotaru; born 7 August 1947), known simply as Sofia Rotaru, is a Ukrainian singer.

In 1972, she released the multilingual album Sofia Rotaru, re-released three times and covered by numerous singers, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in the countries of the former Soviet Union. She first gained international recognition after participating in 1968 in the International Youth Song Festival in Bulgaria and winning first prize at the Golden Orpheus in 1973 and second prize in the category of Polish songs at the Sopot International Song Festival in 1974. In the former USSR her career was marked by her stage success and numerous controversies.