Zlata Ognevich
Ukrainian singer and songwriter known for “Gravity,” “Буревіями” with SHUMEI, and pop songs that draw on folk music, gospel, and her theatrical voice.
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Known for
Eurovision
Music
Soundtrack
MusicOverview
- From
- Ukraine; grew up in Sudak, Crimea
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, and voice actor
- Training
- Pop singing and jazz classes at Kyiv’s R. M. Glier music college
- Breakout
- Third place at Eurovision 2013 with “Gravity”
Mini bio
How it started.
Growing up in Sudak, Zlata spent hours singing and tapping out rhythms. Her parents enrolled her in music school, where she learned piano and began writing music. She later moved to Kyiv to study pop singing at the R. M. Glier music college while also taking jazz singing classes.
The breakthrough.
After attempts in 2010 and 2011, she represented Ukraine at Eurovision 2013 with “Gravity” and finished third. Later that year, she co-hosted Junior Eurovision in Kyiv with Timur Miroshnychenko.
Songs and new voices.
Her duet “Буревіями” with SHUMEI won MEGOGO’s collaboration of the year award in 2023. She went on to sing “Пташка” for The Witch of Konotop and voice Glinda in the Ukrainian dub of Wicked. In 2026, “Fighter” brought gospel voices and an original operatic passage into her pop sound.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026FighterSinger and co-composer; arranged the original operatic passage
- 2026Беньки-БубенькиCo-performer with Yulia Yurina
- 2025Тут і заразRecording artist
- 2024ПташкаSinger, The Witch of Konotop soundtrack
- 2023БуревіямиDuet performer and co-writer with SHUMEI
- 2013GravityPerformer, Ukraine’s Eurovision entry
Film & TV
- 2024WickedGlinda, Ukrainian dialogue and singing voice
- 2013Junior Eurovision Song ContestCo-host with Timur Miroshnychenko
Awards
Quotes
Since my childhood I knew that I wanted to become a musician.Zlata Ognevich, Eurovoix interview
Speaking before Eurovision in March 2013 about her childhood and musical training.
Trivia
- She named Céline Dion as an important influence on her musical upbringing in her 2013 Eurovoix interview.
- She told Marie Claire that her favorite book is Circe by Madeline Miller.
- Her signature homemade cupcakes use a family recipe dating to the 1950s.
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