Zinaida Kupriyanovich Explained

Zinaida Kupriyanovich
Birth Name:Zinaida Alexandrovna Kupriyanovich
Birth Date:17 September 2002
Birth Place:Minsk, Belarus
Instrument:Vocals
Years Active:2013–present
Website:Instagram pageYouTube channel

Zinaida Alexandrovna Kupriyanovich (born 17 September 2002), sometimes known professionally as Zina Kupriyanovich or Zena (stylized as ZENA), and now known as Zina Bless, is a Belarusian singer, actress, and television presenter. Kupriyanovich represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It", placing 24th in the final. She has additionally cohosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, and voiced the Russian dub of the eponymous character in the film Moana (2016).

Career

Kupriyanovich began her career as a child singer in 2013, competing in New Wave Junior 2013 and 2014 Junior Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk.[1]

Kupriyanovich competed in the Belarusian national final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice; she placed fourth in 2015 with the song "Mir" and third in 2016 with the song "Kosmos".[2] [3] In 2017, she placed third in the tenth season of Fabrika Zvyozd, the Russian version of Operación Triunfo. Afterwards, Kupriyanovich began a career in television presenting, and co-hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk alongside Evgeny Perlin and . As an actress, she has voiced the Russian dub of the character Moana in the films Moana and Ralph Breaks the Internet.[4]

She represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It". She qualified to the final, where she scored 31 points, finishing 24th out of 26 countries.[5] [6] [7] Since the 2020 contest was cancelled,[8] and Belarus was disqualified from the 2021 contest,[9] and banned from entering future contests,[10] Kupriyanovich remains the last Belarusian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest indefinitely (the last Belarusian at any Eurovision event was Arina Pehtereva at the 2020 Junior Eurovision).

Discography

EPs

TitleDetails
Na grani
Tantsy pod Lunoy
  • Released: August 27, 2021
  • Label: Independent release
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Nebezobidnyy
  • Released: September 17, 2021
  • Label: Independent release
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Yunost
  • Released: October 15, 2021
  • Label: Independent release
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Mir"2015rowspan="5"
"Kosmos"2016
"Like It"2019
"Groza i Muza"2021
"Ladies"
"Na grani"Na grani
"Slightly"
"Karavella"
"Tantsy pod Lunoy"Tantsy pod Lunoy
"Blue Air"
"Odni"
"Nebezobidnyy"Nebezobidnyy
"Ty uvolen"
"Broken Car"Yunost
"Koleso"2022rowspan="7"
"Squad"
"Easy"
"Wfk"
"So What"
"Unesla"2023
"Yad"

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016MoanaMoanaRussian version
2018Ralph Breaks the Internet
2021Sunny Bunnies: The Cinema ExpressEmilie "Emily"Short Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Международный конкурс детской песни "Новая волна-2013". Russia-1. ru. 7 March 2019. 31 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190531075651/https://russia.tv/brand/show/brand_id/46403/. dead.
  2. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Belarus: Ruslan Aslanov Is Off To Bulgaria. eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. 21 August 2015. 21 August 2015. 22 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160622001058/http://eurovoix.com/2015/08/21/belarus-ruslan-aslanov-is-off-to-bulgaria/. live.
  3. Web site: Jordan. Paul. Alexander Minenok to sing for Belarus in Malta!. junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 19 November 2016. 26 August 2016. 18 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918081716/http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=alexander_minenok_to_sing_for_belarus_in_malta. live.
  4. Web site: Моана > Russian Soundtrack. 7 March 2019. Cast Albums.
  5. Web site: Belarus: ZENA To The Eurovision Song Contest 2019. 7 March 2019. Eurovoix. Granger. Anthony. 7 March 2019. 26 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190326110402/https://eurovoix.com/2019/03/07/belarus-zena-to-the-eurovision-song-contest-2019/. live.
  6. Web site: From Junior to Adult: Zena wins Belarus' national final with "Like It". Halpin. Chris. 7 March 2019. Wiwibloggs. 7 March 2019. 15 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191215080708/https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/03/07/from-junior-to-adult-zena-wins-belarus-national-final-with-like-it/234664/. live.
  7. Web site: Belarus: ZENA will fly to Tel Aviv!. Oliver. Eliza-Jane. ESCToday. 7 March 2019. 7 March 2019. 9 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190309052846/http://esctoday.com/172829/belarus-zena-will-fly-to-tel-aviv/. live.
  8. Web site: Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation. 18 March 2020. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318142008/https://eurovision.tv/official-ebu-statement-and-faq-eurovision-song-contest-2020-cancellation. 18 March 2020. live.
  9. Web site: 2021-03-26. EBU statement on Belarusian participation. 2021-03-26. Eurovision.tv. en. 26 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210326192049/https://eurovision.tv/story/ebu-statement-on-belarusian-entry-2021. live.
  10. Web site: Белтэлерадыёкампанію выключылі з Еўрапейскага вяшчальнага саюза. 2021-06-30. euroradio.fm. 15 July 2024. 1 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210701100520/https://euroradio.fm/belteleradyyokampaniyu-vyklyuchyli-z-eurapeyskaga-vyashchalnaga-sayuza. live.