Taisia Povaliy Explained

Taisia Povaliy
Таїсія Повалій
Birth Name:Taisia Mykolaivna Hiriavets
Birth Date:1964 12, df=y
Birth Place:Shamraevka, Skvyra Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Awards:Merited Artist of Ukraine
People's Artist of Ukraine
Order of Friendship
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Instrument:Vocals

Taisia Mykolaivna Povaliy (born 10 December 1964) is a Soviet, formerly Ukrainian, and now 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.[1]

In 1995, she released her first album.[2] The next year she was awarded the honorary title of Merited Artist of Ukraine.[2] In 1997, she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.[2] In 1998, she was awarded the Order of Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgus (International).[3]

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.[4] In 1993, the marriage ended in divorce.[5]

Since 31 December 1993, Taisia has been married for the second time to musician and producer Igor Likhuta (born 11 April 1961).

On February 22, 2022, she left Ukraine and lives in Moscow.

Political views

Povaliy was a candidate for Party of Regions at the October 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election; placed second on the party list[6] She was elected into parliament.[7] She left the Party of Regions parliamentarian faction on 3 June 2014.[8] Povaliy did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.[9]

In 2015 Ukrainian parliament made a decree to remove Povali as Ukrainian National Singer because she does concerts in Russia.[3] On 9 May 2022 Povali performed in Russia at a concert for Victory Day, she did this 2,5 months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[10] [2] [11]

In September 2022, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine added Taisia Povaliy to the sanctions list.[12] During the 2023 New Years celebrations, Povaliy sang a traditional Ukrainian song on Russian state TV, which led her to being branded "shameless" and a "traitor" by many Ukrainians.[13]

In February 2023, Povaliy stated that she supported Vladimir Putin's policy in Ukraine and called it "salvation".[14] Povaliy also confirmed that she has been living in Russia since 2022.

In a large July 2024 video interview, Taisia Povaliy confirmed her pro-Russian views: she condemned the overthrow of Ukrainian President Yanukovych and the outbreak of hostilities in Donbas in 2014, calling Donbas the core of Ukraine, supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, acknowledged receiving Russian citizenship and expressed confidence that Russia and Ukraine will be a single state, considering Russians and Ukrainians to be one people, while recognizing the existence of two languages.[15]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilations albums

EPs

Filmography

TitleYearRoleNotes
Golden Chicken (Золотой цыплёнок)1993FoxVoice
Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka (Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки)2001Countess
Cinderella (Золушка)2002Matchmaker
The Snow Queen (Снежная королева)2002Ingrid
A very New Year's movie, or a Night at the Museum (Очень новогоднее кино, или Ночь в музее)2007Sleeping beauty
Golden Fish (Золотая рыбка)2008cameo

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Notes and References

  1. Куварына. Таццяна. Спрынчан. Андрэй. 2010-07-30. Зачараваная песняй. Lítaratura i mastatstva. be. 30. 4974. 4. 0024-4686. https://web.archive.org/web/20200314083102/http://www.lim.by/limbyfiles/lim/lim30-2010.pdf. 2020-03-14. 2020-03-14. live.
  2. /(website has automatic Google Translate option) Short bio, LIGA
  3. http://www.peoples.ru/art/music/stage/taisia_povaliy/ Taisia Povaliy bio
  4. Web site: Денис Повалий все-таки женился — Новости шоу бизнеса — Таисия Повалий показала фото новоиспеченной невестки в подвенечном платье . СЕГОДНЯ . 2019-05-03 . 2019-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503121541/https://www.segodnya.ua/lifestyle/showbiz/denis-povaliy-vse-taki-zhenilsya-626326.html . live .
  5. Web site: Архив (1998—2006) СЕГОДНЯ . 2015-03-03 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093426/http://www.segodnya.ua/oldarchive/c2256713004f33f5c2256f50005918e2.html . live .
  6. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/party-of-regions-releases-party-list.html Party of Regions releases party list
  7. Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради, Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012)
  8. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/207746.html 20 MPs leave Regions Party faction
  9. Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election, Central Election Commission of Ukraine.
  10. A traitor to the country: Taisia Mykolaivna Povaliy, Civil movement "Chesno" (1 November 2023)
  11. Web site: Hodge . Nathan . Lister . Tim . Kottasová . Ivana . Regan . Helen . 2022-02-24 . Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220224060424/https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-military-operation-donbas-intl-hnk/index.html . 2022-02-24 . 2023-11-01 . . en.
  12. Web site: Ксения Максимова. Украина внесла в санкционный список своих уроженок Таисию Повалий, Ани Лорак и Анну Седокову. Газета.ru. ru. 5 October 2022. 7 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Ukrainian turncoat singer performs famous Ukrainian song on Russian TV as flying bombs target homeland .
  14. Web site: Таисия Повалий озвучила истинные причины переезда в Россию. ru. Губкин. Иван. 8 February 2023. Дни.ру. 13 February 2023.
  15. Web site: Таисия Повалий о карьере, политике, продажной эстраде, травле в Украине и счастливой жизни в России . Taisia Povaliy on her career, politics, corrupt pop music, persecution in Ukraine and a happy life in Russia . ru . YouTube-channel "Tatarka FM" . July 2024 . 2024-07-12.