Natalia Gordienko

Natalia Gordienco (left) performing with Arsenie Todiraş at Eurovision in Athens

Natalia Gordienko, sometimes spelled as Natalia Gordienco, (Ukrainian: Наталя Гордієнко born December 11, 1987 in Chişinău) is a professional dancer and singer of Ukrainian ancestry from Moldova.

Early life

Natalia Gordienco was born in 1987 to a family of architects in Chişinău. She attended high school through the 12th form, majoring in mathematics, biology and chemistry. She sang in her school choir. She also graduated from her piano studies at music school and danced in the school's dance ensemble for 10 years. At the age of 15, she began participating in song competitions. She won three national and six international contests.

Career

Since 2005, Natalia Gordienco has been the singer with the band Millennium. In 2005, in the national selection for the Calea Victoriei, Millennium came third. Millennium with Natalia Gordienco were invited to participate in the Golden Stag international competition in Romania in 2005

On May 20, 2006, she performed alongside Arsenium and Connect-R in the song Loca (Crazy) at Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Moldova. She ended up 20th out of 24, yet she managed to place ahead of internationally known Spanish act Las Ketchup.

Competitions

Natalia has taken part in many competitions and has won many awards:

• National competition - The song on the national station Radio Moldova in 2003 - 2nd place
• National competition – The Star Of Kishinev in 2003 - grand prize
• National competition – Miss Teenager in 2004 - grand prize
• International Festival – Rainbow Stars in Jūrmala, Latvia in 2003
• International competition – Sevastopol-Ialta in Ukraine in 2004 - 1st place
• International competition – Delfice Games in 2004 - 1st place
• International competition – Heart Of Two Twins in 2004 - 1st place
• International competition – Songs Of The World in 2005 - 1st place
• International competition – Our Native Edge in 2005 - grand prize
• Eurovision Song Contest 2006 - 20th place
• New Wave 2007 (Jurmala) - 1st place

External links

• Natalia Gordienco on Myspace

Preceded by Zdob şi Zdub with "Boonika bate doba"

Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 (with Arsenium, Connect-R)

Succeeded by Natalia Barbu with "Fight"

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