Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko (Ukrainian: Руслана Степанівна Лижичко; born on 24 May 1973 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian singer. Ruslana started her career as the winner of the Slavyanskiy Bazar song competition in Vitebsk, Belarus in 1996 with the song Oy, letily dyky husy. Her first album Dyki Tantsi was released in 2003 where it became the first album ever to be certified 5 times Platinum in Ukraine, selling more than 500,000 copies. Conceptualised by Ruslana, the album defined her music style, combining ancient Hutsul ethnic culture with modern dance beats.

Ruslana was internally chosen by the NTU to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul with the song Wild Dances. She won the contest on Ukraine’s second participation, receiving 280 points from 34 of the 35 countries participating in the contest. Since, Ruslana has released several albums and frequently performs at Eurovision national finals. Ruslana is also known for her political participation in both the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan, in 2014 she was awarded the International Woman of Courage Award by First Lady Michelle Obama.

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Myt’ vesny – Dzvinkyy viter (1998) | Naykrashche (2001) | Dyki tantsi (2003) | Wild Dances (2004)
Club’in (2005) | Amazonka (2008) | Wild Energy (2008) | EY-fori-YA / Miy brat! (Razom!) (2012)
My Boo! (Together!) (2013) | Non-album Songs

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My Boo! (Together!)

Released: 21 October 2013

01. My Boo!
02. ShaLaLa
03. Rachmaninov
04. Wow!
05. Pop Up!
06. Yablo4ko
07. Ogo! Ogo!
08. This Is Euphoria
09. Kray
10. Dream Euphoria (DJ Small’s Remix)
11. Rachmaninov (DJ Small’s Remake)

EY-fori-YA / Miy brat! (Razom!)

ЕЙ-форі-Я / Мій брат! (Разом!)

Released: 25 April 2012 / Released: 13 July 2013

01. Miy brat!
02. Sha-la-la
03. Rakhmaninov
04. Roby huchnishe!
05. Wow!
06. Ya-blu4ko
07. Davay, hray! (OHO! OHO!)
08. EY-fori-YA!
09. Kray

Wild Energy

Released: 2 September 2008

01. Wild Energy
02. Moon of Dreams (feat. T-Pain)
03. New Energy Generation
04. The Girl That Rules (feat. Missy Elliott)
05. I’ll Follow the Night
06. Silent Angel
07. Dancing in the Sky
08. Heaven Never Make Us Fall
09. Cry It Out
10. Overground
11. Heart On Fire
12. Energy of Love
13. Vidlunnya mriy [Bonus Track]

Amazonka

Амазонка

Released: 7 March 2008

01. Dyka enerhiya
02. Vidlunnya mriy
03. My budemo pershi
04. Ya ydu za toboyu
05. Ty zhyva (Syntetychna)
06. Vohon’ chy lid (Vse ne te)
07. De ty, moya lyubov
08. Dykyy anhel
09. Ne dlya prodazhu
10. Yak zminyty maybutnye
11. Moon of Dreams [Bonus Track]

Club’in

Released: 26 November 2005

01. Wild Passion (DJ Small & LV Club Mix)
02. Dance With the Wolves (Harem Disco Mix)
03. Drum n’ Dance (DJ Small & LV Club Mix)
04. Play, Musician (Treat Brothers Happy Dub)
05. Wind Song (Michael Nekrasov Zebra Mix)
06. Wild Dances (DJ Small & LV Club Mix)
07. The Same Star (Treat Brothers Re-Pop)
08. The Tango We Used to Dance (DJ Small & LV Club Mix)
09. Dance With the Wolves (Treat Brothers Remix)
10. The Same Star (DJ Zebra & Sergei Repin Fusion House Remix)
11. Wind Song (DJ Small & LV Club Mix)
12. Wild Dances (C.V.T. vs DJ Nick 2005 Club Edit)

Wild Dances

Released: 6 July 2004

01. Wild Dances
02. Dance With the Wolves
03. Accordion Intro [Instrumental]
04. The Same Star
05. Play, Musician
06. Like a Hurricane
07. The Tango We Used to Dance
08. Wild Dances (Harem’s Club Mix)
09. Wild Dances (Part II)
10. Wild Passion
11. Arkan
12. Kolomiyka
13. Hutsul Girl
14. Play, Musician (Deep Mix)
15. Wild Dances (Harem’s Percussion Mix)

Dyki tantsi

Дикі танці

Released: 10 June 2003

01. Oy, zahray my, muzychenku
02. Znayu ya
03. Plyes
04. Arkan
05. Skazhy meni
06. Kolomiyka
07. Hutsulka
08. Pivnichna
09. Tse lyubov
10. Ya tebe lyublyu

Naykrashche

Найкраще

Released: 26 September 2001

01. Svitanok
02. Dobryy vechir tobi
03. Proshchannya z Disko
04. Svitlo y tin
05. Oy, letily dyky husy
06. Pershyy snih
07. Balada pro pryntsesu
08. Vam i ne snylosya
09. Ponad horamy
10. Vir meni
11. Svitanok (Remix)

Myt’ vesny – Dzvinkyy viter

Мить весни – Дзвінкий вітер

Released: 14 February 1998

CD1: Myt’ vesny – КД 1: Мить весни
01. Vesnyana Introduktsiya [Instrumental]
02. Myt’ vesny
03. Svitanok
04. Svitlo y tin
05. Ostannya podorozh
06. Balada pro pryntsesu
07. Shchastya
08. Ty
09. Tik-tak kolyskova

CD2: Dzvinky viter – КД2: Дзвінкий вітер
01. Vam i ne snylosya
02. Ostannya podorozh (Live)
03. Ty (Live)
04. Svitanok (Live)
05. Try tysyachi rokiv tomu
06. Vtrachenyy ray
07. Polum’ya doshchu
08. Luna
09. Balada pro pryntsesu (Live)
10. Oy, letily dyky husy

Non-album songs

Drum n’ Dance
Dva puti, dva shlyakhy (with Varvara)
Dyka enerhiya (Single Version)
Dyki tantsi
Fight for Love and Freedom (with Linas & Simona)
It’s Magical
Smak lehendy
Tantsi z vovkamy
Wild Dances (Eurovision Version)
Wild Energy (Single Version)
Ya lyublyu