Svetlana Loboda

Place of Birth. Education. Was born in Kyiv. From early childhood, Sveta was sent to a music school, where she studied piano, while mastering the art of conducting and vocals. After the music school, she graduated from the Kiev Variety and Circus Academy (Vocal Department).

Career. As a freshman, Loboda became a member of the Cappuccino group. However, she soon went on a free voyage. In 2003, she came to the casting of the first Ukrainian musical "Equator", where she received the main role - the savage Mirana.

In December 2003, Svetlana organized the Ketch group. She also invents the repertoire, stage costumes. During the New Year holidays, "Ketch" performs in Kiev clubs, where the group is noticed by the producer of the already very popular at that time project "VIA Gra" Dmitry Kostyuk.

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In 2004, Loboda came to the casting for the VIA Gra group. Thanks to her vocals, choreography and external data, she bypassed several hundred competitors and became a new soloist. Interestingly, until the last rounds of the casting, Sveta did not know which group she was being selected for.

Svetlana's first appearance as part of VIA Gra was her performance in the Star Factory show competition, and the first clip with her participation was the sexy blockbuster Biology. However, after working in the group for only five months, as stated in the biography on the singer's website, Loboda realized that she did not want to continue to remain in this team. She lacked freedom, and participation in this group was associated with many prohibitions. The group mode exhausted Svetlana, and she decided to leave.

After that, the solo stage of his career began. In November 2004, Svetlana Loboda shot the video "Black and White Winter", and exactly one year later the presentation of the debut album "You Won't Forget" took place.

A notable event was the release of the fourth clip of Svetlana - "Black Angel". It starred Nadezhda Meikher, a friend of the singer and also a former soloist of VIA Gra.

In 2006, Svetlana hosted the Showmania program on the New Channel, and in 2007 she became the host of the Miss CIS project on the TET channel. In parallel, the singer acquired her own travel agency "Happy Vacations".

In October 2007, Svetlana organized an exhibition of her own photographs dedicated to India.

In 2008 she released the album "Not Macho". And then followed the release of his own clothing line under the brand "F*ck'n'macho".

In May 2009, with the song "Be My Valentine" ("Anticrisis Girl"), she took 12th place in the international Eurovision Song Contest.

In 2010, Svetlana Loboda officially renamed her musical project and registered the brand and trademark "LOBODA". In the summer of 2010, the single "Revolution" was released.

In 2012, LOBODA became a coach in the talent show "Voice. Children" on the "1 + 1" channel.

At the end of June 2013, the singer was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of Ukraine".

November 19, 2016 received the Golden Gramophone statuette in Moscow for the song "To hell with love".

In 2019, she became one of the mentors of the show "Voice. Children" on Channel One (Russia).

Albums. "You Won't Forget" (2005), "Not Ma4o" (2008), "H2LO" (2017).

Civil position. During the Russian armed aggression against Ukraine, he continues active concert activity in Russia, performs on Russian television, in particular on Channel One. In addition, he performs at private parties for Russian oligarchs both in Russia and abroad.

Ukrainian activists protest against Loboda's speeches in Ukraine. Due to constant performances in Russia, the singer's concerts in May 2016 were marked by scandals in Ivano-Frankivsk, where activists were able to disrupt the concert, as well as in Ternopil (Podolyany shopping center).

On May 28, 2017, in Odessa, near the Ibiza club, where Svetlana Loboda was supposed to perform, people gathered with posters demanding the cancellation of the concert, as well as a ban on further performances and deprivation of Svetlana Loboda of Ukrainian citizenship. As a result, the concert was cancelled.

Personal life. Former common-law husband - Andrey Petrovich Tsar (surname at birth Onishchak) (1987, Lviv) - dancer, choreographer, worked with Svetlana Loboda's ballet and Freedom ballet, DJ and singer. On October 1, 2014, the singer officially announced that she had broken up with her common-law husband. Daughter - Evangelina Andreevna Tsar (born April 9, 2011). Daughter - Tilda (born May 24, 2018). The singer does not disclose the name of the father of the child.