Taisia Povaliy

{{Infobox person

| name = Taisia Povaliy
Таїсія Повалій

| image = Таисия Повалий (Белые ночи Санкт-Петербурга — 2021. Хит на все времена) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Taisia Povaliy at White Nights Festival in Saint Petersburg in 2021

| birth_name = Taisia Mykolaivna Hiriavets

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1964|12|10}}

| birth_place = {{ill|Shamrayivka|uk|Шамраївка (Білоцерківський район)}}, Skvyra Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

| awards = Merited Artist of Ukraine
People's Artist of Ukraine
Order of Friendship

| occupation = {{hlist|singer|actress}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|chanson|pop folk}}

| instrument = Vocals

| label = {{hlist|NAC|Artur Music|UMG}}

| website = {{URL|povaliy.com/}}

}}

Taisia Mykolaivna Povaliy ({{langx|uk|Таї́сія Микола́ївна Повалі́й}}; {{langx|ru|Таи́сия Никола́евна Повали́й|Taisiya Nikolaevna Povaliy}}; née Hiriavets, {{langx|uk|Гиряве́ць}}, {{langx|ru|Гиряве́ц|Giryavets}}; born 10 December 1964) is a Soviet, Ukrainian, and 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.{{Cite journal|last1=Куварына|first1=Таццяна|last2=Спрынчан|first2=Андрэй|date=2010-07-30|title=Зачараваная песняй|url=http://www.lim.by/limbyfiles/lim/lim30-2010.pdf|journal=Lítaratura i mastatstva|language=be|volume=30|issue=4974|pages=4|issn=0024-4686|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314083102/http://www.lim.by/limbyfiles/lim/lim30-2010.pdf|archive-date=2020-03-14|access-date=2020-03-14|url-status=live}}

In 1995, she released her first album.{{in lang|ru}}/(website has automatic Google Translate option) [http://file.liga.net/person/463-taisiya-povalii.html Short bio], LIGA The next year she was awarded the honorary title of Merited Artist of Ukraine. In 1997, she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. In 1998, she was awarded the Order of Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgus (International).[http://www.peoples.ru/art/music/stage/taisia_povaliy/ Taisia Povaliy bio]

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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.segodnya.ua/lifestyle/showbiz/denis-povaliy-vse-taki-zhenilsya-626326.html |title=Денис Повалий все-таки женился — Новости шоу бизнеса — Таисия Повалий показала фото новоиспеченной невестки в подвенечном платье |website=СЕГОДНЯ |access-date=2019-05-03 |archive-date=2019-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503121541/https://www.segodnya.ua/lifestyle/showbiz/denis-povaliy-vse-taki-zhenilsya-626326.html |url-status=live }} In 1993, the marriage ended in divorce.{{Cite web |url=http://www.segodnya.ua/oldarchive/c2256713004f33f5c2256f50005918e2.html |title=Архив (1998—2006) {{!}} СЕГОДНЯ |access-date=2015-03-03 |archive-date=2015-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093426/http://www.segodnya.ua/oldarchive/c2256713004f33f5c2256f50005918e2.html |url-status=live }}

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

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Povaliy was a candidate for Party of Regions at the October 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election; placed second on the party list[http://www.kyivpost.com/content/politics/party-of-regions-releases-party-list.html Party of Regions releases party list], Kyiv Post (30 July 2012) She was elected into parliament.{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.pravda.com.ua/articles/2012/11/11/6977259/ Список депутатів нової Верховної Ради], Ukrayinska Pravda (11 November 2012) She left the Party of Regions parliamentarian faction on 3 June 2014.[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/207746.html 20 MPs leave Regions Party faction], Interfax-Ukraine (3 June 2014) Povaliy did not participate in the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election.{{in lang|uk}} [http://www.cvk.gov.ua/pls/vnd2014/wp401e?PT001F01=910 Alphabetical Index of candidates in 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election], Central Election Commission of Ukraine.

In 2015 Ukrainian parliament made a decree to remove Povali as Ukrainian National Singer because she does concerts in Russia.

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.{{in lang|uk}} [https://www.chesno.org/politician/318/ A traitor to the country: Taisia Mykolaivna Povaliy], Civil movement "Chesno" (1 November 2023){{Cite web |last1=Hodge |first1=Nathan |last2=Lister |first2=Tim |last3=Kottasová |first3=Ivana |last4=Regan |first4=Helen |date=2022-02-24 |title=Russia launches military attack on Ukraine with reports of explosions and troops crossing border |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-military-operation-donbas-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224060424/https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-military-operation-donbas-intl-hnk/index.html |archive-date=2022-02-24 |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=CNN |language=en}}

In September 2022, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine added Taisia Povaliy to the sanctions list.{{cite web|author=Ксения Максимова|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/culture/news/2022/10/05/18728623.shtml|title=Украина внесла в санкционный список своих уроженок Таисию Повалий, Ани Лорак и Анну Седокову|website=Газета.ru|language=ru|date=5 October 2022|access-date=7 November 2022}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://english.nv.ua/life/ukrainian-turncoat-singer-performs-famous-ukrainian-song-on-russian-tv-50294764.html | title=Ukrainian turncoat singer performs famous Ukrainian song on Russian TV as flying bombs target homeland }}

In February 2023, Povaliy stated that she supported Vladimir Putin's policy in Ukraine and called it "salvation".{{cite web |url=https://dni.ru/showbiz/2023/2/08/516859.html|title=Таисия Повалий озвучила истинные причины переезда в Россию|language=ru|last=Губкин|first=Иван|date=8 February 2023|website=Дни.ру|access-date=13 February 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=Таисия Повалий о карьере, политике, продажной эстраде, травле в Украине и счастливой жизни в России |trans-title=Taisia Povaliy on her career, politics, corrupt pop music, persecution in Ukraine and a happy life in Russia |language=ru |publisher=YouTube-channel "Tatarka FM" |date=July 2024 |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n8gfqs6eDW4 |access-date=2024-07-12}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

Panno kokhannia (1995)
Ya vas liubliu (1997)
Sladkiy grekh (1999)
Bude tak (2000)
Odna-Yedyna (with Joseph Kobzon; 2002)
Ptitsa volnaya (2002)
Ukrainski pisenni perlyny (2002)
Serdenko (2004)
Za toboy (2007)
Veryu tebe (2010)
Serdtse – dom dlya lyubvi (2018)
Eiforiia (2020)
Osobennye slova. Ispoved (2021)

= Live albums =

Ukraina. Golos. Dusha (2008)

= Compilations albums =

Chortopolokh (2001)
Charivna skrypka (2002)
Vozvrashchayu (2003)
Nakazany lyubovyu (2008)
Ya pomoljus' (2012)
Dve zvezdy (with Aleksandr Marshal; 2012)
Osobennye slova (2020)

= EPs =

Otpusti menya (with Nikolay Baskov; 2004)

Filmography

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center;"
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
scope="row"\| Golden Chicken (Золотой цыплёнок) \| 1993 \| Fox \| Voice
scope="row"\| Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka (Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки) \| 2001 \| Countess \|
scope="row"\| Cinderella (Золушка) \| 2002 \| Matchmaker \|
scope="row"\| The Snow Queen (Снежная королева) \| 2002 \| Ingrid \|
scope="row"\| A very New Year's movie, or a Night at the Museum (Очень новогоднее кино, или Ночь в музее) \| 2007 \| Sleeping beauty \|
scope="row"\| Golden Fish (Золотая рыбка) \| 2008 \| cameo \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center;"

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

scope="row"| Golden Chicken (Золотой цыплёнок)

| 1993

| Fox

| Voice

scope="row"| Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka (Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки)

| 2001

| Countess