Ludmila Tukan Explained

Native Name:Liudmila Tukan
Native Name Lang:ro
Birth Date:1982
Birth Place:Ceadîr-Lunga, Gagauzia
Genre:Pop
Years Active:1998-present

Ludmila Tukan (; ; born 1982) is a Gagauzian singer from Moldova. She was the debut representative for Gagauzia in the Turkvision Song Contest in 2013.

Biography

Tukan was born in 1982 in Ceadîr-Lunga. Her musical career began in 1998, when she won the Grand Prize in a music contest in Gagauzia. In 2008 and 2011, she participated in the finals of the Yalta Eastern Music Festival.[1] Later in 2011, she took first place at the Odesa International Song and Dance Festival, beating over 150 contestants.[2]

In 2013, she was selected to represent Gagauzia in the territory's debut at the Turkvision Song Contest, with the song Вернись любовь ("Come back love").[3] [4] [5] In 2015, she won the first prize at the Cântă Inima Festival in Anenii Noi.[6] She has been awarded the status Honoured Artist of Gagauzia.[7]

References

  1. Web site: 2016-06-19 . Людмила Тукан: «Я мечтала стать дочерью гагаузского народа и стала ею» » Gagauzinfo.md Информационный портал Гагаузии №1 . 2023-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160619155624/http://gagauzinfo.md/index.php?newsid=25491 . 2016-06-19 .
  2. News: 10 November 2011 . Людмила Тукан получила «Гранпри» украинского фестиваля . Единая Гагаузия .
  3. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 2013-11-12 . Moldova: Ludmila Tukan To Turkvizyon . 2023-05-11 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 2013-10-19 . Türkvizyon 2013: Participating Countries Revealed . 2023-05-11 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Stanton . John . 2013-12-18 . Inaugural Türkvizyon to hit the world's screens – Watch the videos . 2023-05-11 . Eurovision Ireland . en.
  6. Web site: 2016-05-02 . Людмила Тукан успешно выступила на музыкальном фестивале в Новых Аненах » GAGAUZMEDIA.MD . 2023-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160502093504/http://gagauzmedia.md/index.php?newsid=3575 . 2016-05-02 .
  7. Web site: «Тема, взятая из жизни». Валентин Орманжи и Людмила Тукан представили новую композицию . 2023-05-12 . gagauzinfo.md . ru.