Mariya Yaremchuk Explained

Mariya Yaremchuk
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Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Mariya Nazarivna Yaremchuk
Native Name:Марія Яремчук
Alias:Maria Yaremchuk
Birth Date:2 March 1993
Birth Place:Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Genre:Pop, pop-folk
Years Active:2012–2018 (on hiatus)
2023 (brief return)

Mariya Nazarivna Yaremchuk (Ukrainian: Марія Назарівна Яремчук; born 2 March 1993), also transliterated as Maria Yaremchuk, is a Ukrainian singer. Yaremchuk represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 held in Copenhagen, Denmark. She finished 6th in the grand final out of 26 countries.[1]

Early life

Yaremchuk was born in Chernivtsi and is the daughter of People's Artist of Ukraine and singer, musician Nazariy Yaremchuk and his second wife, Darina.[2] Mariya was named after her paternal grandmother.[3] Yaremchuk's father died of stomach cancer when she was two years old. Friends and family have stated that Mariya was very dear to her well-known father.

Yaremchuk has an older half-sister Vera from her mother's first marriage and two brothers by her father's side, Dmytro and Nazariy. People's Artist and Hero of Ukraine Vasyl Zinkevych is her godfather.[4]

Yaremchuk considers herself an apolitical person, but in December 2013 she declared that she "in the elections and in general, morally, and as a singer" supported (the political party) Party of Regions.[5]

Music career

2012: Holos Krayiny and New Wave 2012

Yaremchuk was a finalist of the TV project Holos Krainy. She reached fourth place. In 2012, she represented Ukraine at the international contest of young singers New Wave 2012, where she came in third.[6] Yaremchuk was sponsored by Rinat Akhmetov during this festival.[6] Akhmetov is friends with, one of the organizers of New Wave, Igor Krutoy.[6] Mariya also participated in Evrobachennya 2013 – Natsionalyni vidbir, the national final used for finding Ukraine's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest, where Mariya came fifth with the song "Imagine".

2013–2014: Eurovision Song Contest

On 21 December 2013, Yaremchuk won the Ukrainian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song "Tick-Tock". On 6 May 2014 was held the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest and Mariya qualified in the Grand Final. In the Grand Final, she finished sixth out of 26 countries.[7]

During her Eurovision participation, Yaremchuk received a lot of international media attention due to her being the Ukrainian representative in a contest with Russia in the wake of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.[8] [9] At the #HappyWall in Copenhagen, Yaremchuk wrote "Proud to be Ukrainian".[10]

2014–2018: Further success in Ukraine and acting debut

After the Eurovision Song Contest, Yaremchuk released a string of singles. In 2015, she released a cover of her father's signature song "Rodyna" on the day of the twentieth anniversary of his passing.[11] Following that, she released "Do tebe" in 2016. In 2017, Yaremchuk released "Ty v meni ye", which music video was filmed by Alan Badoev.[12] "Ty ve meni ye" peaked at 105 of the TopHit radio charts.[13]

In March 2018, The Legend of Carpathians (Ukrainian: Легенда Карпат) was premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. In this film, Yaremchuk portrayed Marichka, the lover of folklore hero Oleksa Dovbush.[14]

2018–present: hiatus

In early 2018, Yaremchuk's manager announced that the singer is going on an indefinite hiatus.[15]

Since then, she did not release any material, nor appeared at concerts and on television programmes. Yaremchuk stopped updating her social media pages in May 2018, but returned shortly in June 2020 to post two Instagram posts to promote Netflix's film , which was partially inspired by her Eurovision 2014 stage performance.[16] [17]

In 2023, she was part of the interval act 'Music Unites Generations' during the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 alongside Zlata Dziunka and .

Private life

Yaremchuk states that she belongs to the Hutsul ethnic group.[14] As of 2021, she resides in Lviv.[18]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UKRUK
[19]
"So mnoy opyat'"
(Со мной опять)
2012rowspan="8"
"Imagine"
"Tebe ya znaydu"
(Тебе я знайду)
2013
"Tick-Tock"2014190
"Do tebe"
(До тебе)
2016
"Ty v meni ye"
(Ти в мені є)
2017
"Do nestyamy"
(До нестями)
"Nazavzhdy"
(Назавжди)
2018
"Sword and shield"
(Щит і меч)[20]
2023
"—" denotes a single that did not chart.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/183320.html Maria Yaremchuk to represent Ukraine at Eurovision Song Contest 2014
  2. Web site: Мария Яремчук | биография . gaganews.com.ua . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731044939/http://gaganews.com.ua/Artist/Biography/506 . 31 July 2012 . dead.
  3. Web site: Gazeta.ua . Назарій Яремчук "упіймав" рак після Чорнобиля . Gazeta.ua. 29 June 2019 .
  4. Web site: МАРИЯ ЯРЕМЧУК гость Аллы Крутой в программе "Добро пожаловать!" . YouTube.com . 10 February 2021.
  5. Марія Яремчук пояснила, що підтримує регіоналів, бо дуже молода й аполітична Maria Yaremchuk explained Party of Regions for very young and apolitical person, 24 News (22 December 2013)
    Мария Яремчук вызвалась поддержать политическую партию Maria Yaremchuk volunteered to support a political party, TSN.ua (21 December 2013)
  6. Мария Яремчук съездила на «Новую волну» на деньги Ахметова Maria Yaremchuk on "New Wave" because of money of Akhmetov, Glavkom (29 July 2012)
  7. Web site: Eurovision Ukraine: Maria Yaremchuk to Copenhagen! – . 21 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224133307/http://www.esctoday.com/72632/ukraine-xxxxxxx-will-represent-ukraine-copenhagen/ . 24 December 2013 .
  8. Web site: Smith-Spark . Laura . Russia and Ukraine to do battle on Eurovision stage . CNN.com . 10 May 2014 . 10 February 2021.
  9. Web site: Grytsenko . Oksana . Ellis-Petersen . Hannah . Eurovision song contest: Ukraine's chances thrown into doubt by crisis . . 9 May 2014 .
  10. Web site: Adams . William Lee . Ukraine: Maria Yaremchuk declares she is Proud to be Ukrainian . Wiwibloggs.com . . 10 February 2021 . 1 May 2014.
  11. Web site: Мария Яремчук перепела легендарную песню своего отца . Showbiz.24tv.ua . 22 March 2018 . 10 February 2021.
  12. Web site: Wilson . Katie . Ukraine: Eurovision 2014 singer Mariya Yaremchuk takes over a Bali beach in "You Are Within Me" music video . Wiwibloggs.com . 20 May 2017 . Wiwibloggs.
  13. Web site: Ty V Meni E . TopHit.ru . . 10 February 2021.
  14. Web site: Muzyka . Liliya . На Каннском кинофестивале презентовали украинский фильм с Яремчук и Харчишиным в главных ролях (фото, видео) . Fakty.ua . 10 February 2021.
  15. Web site: Barna . Nataliya . ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: МАРИЯ ЯРЕМЧУК УХОДИТ СО СЦЕНЫ . Viva.ua . 10 February 2021.
  16. Web site: m_yaremchuk . Go, hamster wheel, be a star @netflixfilm #eurovision #firesaga . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CB8qUqxhVMR . 2021-12-24 . limited. Instagram.com . 10 February 2021.
  17. Web site: m_yaremchuk . Double Trouble x Tick Tock As for me, the funniest moment of the film and my biggest fear that thanx to god never came true @netflixfilm #eurovision #firesaga . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CB8p1iaBhts . 2021-12-24 . limited. Instagram.com . 10 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Bahova . Lyanka . Братья Марии Яремчук рассказали, куда она делась и как делили с ней наследство отца . TSN.ua . 2 February 2021 . 10 February 2021.
  19. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  20. Web site: New music this week (part 1): Songs from Reiley, Sam Ryder, Elena Tsagrinou and more . Wiwibloggs. 28 May 2023. 31 May 2023.