41 Facts About Anastasia Prikhodko

Anastasia Kostyantynivna Prikhodko is a Ukrainian activist, politician and former singer-songwriter.

Anastasia Prikhodko had previously made herself a major figure during Euromaidan and the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, expressing support for Ukrainian forces and vowing to never perform in Russia again.

Anastasia Prikhodko first received mainstream attention in 2007, after winning series seven of the Russian music competition Fabrika Zvyozd.

Anastasia Prikhodko's win led her to collaborate with Ukrainian-Russian producer Konstantin Meladze.

In 2009, Anastasia Prikhodko represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, with the song "Mamo", written by Meladze.

Anastasia Prikhodko went on to place 11th in the Eurovision final.

In 2015, Anastasia Prikhodko announced that she would no longer perform in the Russian language.

Anastasia Prikhodko unsuccessfully took part in the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election in Ukraine's 11th electoral district on behalf of the Fatherland party.

Anastasia Prikhodko was born on 21 April 1987 in Kyiv to parents Konstantin Rybalov and Oksana Anastasia Prikhodko.

Anastasia Prikhodko's parents have since separated, and Prikhodko was raised by her mother; her father returned to Russia after their separation.

Anastasia Prikhodko has an elder brother, Nazar, whom she has collaborated with in music.

Anastasia Prikhodko is additionally of partial Japanese ancestry, having a Japanese great-grandfather.

When she was 15, Anastasia Prikhodko auditioned to join the Ukrainian girl group VIA Gra, but was rejected.

Anastasia Prikhodko continued to advance through the competition until the finale, where she was declared the winner.

Anastasia Prikhodko garnered controversy during her participation in the show, after she was caught on film admitting to another contestant that she did not like Chinese people or black people, drawing accusations of racism.

Anastasia Prikhodko has gone on to state that she did not enjoy being on reality television, and that her only friend during the experience was a member of the production crew.

Anastasia Prikhodko released several singles in 2007, none of which managed to gain massive mainstream attention.

In 2008, Anastasia Prikhodko released the single "Bezotvetno", a duet with Meladze's brother Valery Meladze.

In January 2009, Anastasia Prikhodko took part in the Ukrainian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.

Anastasia Prikhodko competed in the non-televised semi-final on 8 February 2009 with the song "Za tebe znov".

Anastasia Prikhodko responded to the results by stating that the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC was not transparent in the selection of the finalists, calling their integrity into question.

Anastasia Prikhodko launched a formal complaint against the broadcaster for their handling of the event; their complaint was supported by Meladze in addition to the Ukrainian singers Sofia Rotaru, Mykola Mozhovyy, and Tina Karol.

Anastasia Prikhodko became the second ever non-Russian to represent Russia in the competition; the first was Natalia Podolskaya, a Belarusian who represented Russia in 2005.

Anastasia Prikhodko's performance featured Prikhodko performing the song with a video of herself singing in the background, as she digitally aged from 20 to 70 years old.

Anastasia Prikhodko ultimately placed eleventh in the competition, receiving a total score of 91 points.

Anastasia Prikhodko's entry was "Action", a techno song sung in English, a large departure from the previous folk rock music she had become known for.

In July 2014, Anastasia Prikhodko went on tour with other Ukrainian musicians to support the Ukrainian Ground Forces during the War in Donbas.

In 2015, Anastasia Prikhodko revealed that refusing to perform concerts in Russia had been a major financial burden on her, as that was where a majority of her live performances were taking place and a large source of her income.

In 2015, Anastasia Prikhodko vowed to begin prioritizing the Ukrainian language in her music, and that she would no longer perform in Russian.

Anastasia Prikhodko went on to claim that this decision had cost her popularity, as Russian is the dominant language of the music industry throughout most of the post-Soviet states.

In 2016, Anastasia Prikhodko was announced as a competitor in the Ukrainian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, the inaugural edition of the Vidbir competition.

Anastasia Prikhodko competed in the first semi-final on 6 February 2016 with the song "I Am Free Now".

Anastasia Prikhodko placed seventh in the semi-final, and did not qualify to the final.

On 16 October 2018, Anastasia Prikhodko announced through her Facebook that she had decided to end her musical career in order to enter politics.

Anastasia Prikhodko has become known for her deep contralto vocal range.

Anastasia Prikhodko composes some of her music herself, but often collaborates with other songwriters and producers.

Anastasia Prikhodko plays the flute, guitar, and piano; Prikhodko has described the latter of the three as her favorite instrument.

Anastasia Prikhodko pays close attention to criticism of her work, often trying to incorporate critiques and improve herself based on others' criticism.

In 2015, Anastasia Prikhodko identified herself with the Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko.

In October 2018, after announcing her retirement from music, Anastasia Prikhodko revealed that she had registered with the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" political party led by Yulia Tymoshenko, and would be pursuing a career in politics.

Anastasia Prikhodko added that she was interested in seeking election to the Verkhovna Rada during the next parliamentary election.