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Anastasiya Petryk

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Anastasiya Petryk
Анастасі́я Пе́трик
Petryk after winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Amsterdam
Background information
Birth nameAnastasiya Ihorivna Petryk
Born (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)
Odesa, Ukraine[1]
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008-present
Websitehttp://petryksisters.com/

Anastasiya Ihorivna "Nastya" Petryk (Ukrainian: Анастасі́я Іго́рівна "Настя" Пе́трик; born 4 May 2002)[1] is a Ukrainian singer. She won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nebo", becoming the first Ukrainian entrant to win the competition.

Life and work

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Petryk in 2013 in Kyiv

In 2009, at the age of 7, Anastasiya Petryk appeared on the second season of Ukraine's Got Talent with her older sister Viktoria "Vika" Petryk,[2] who represented Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008, finishing in second place.[3]

Although Anastasiya was only supporting her sister backstage, the judges invited her to sing a song with her sister Victoria. After singing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", they were invited to take part in the show together, reaching the semi-finals. That year Anastasiya also won the first prize in the "Moloda Halychyna"[4] and second prize in the "Black Sea Games 2009".[4]

In 2010, at the International Popular Music competition "New Wave Junior 2010" held in Artek, Ukraine, Anastasiya won the first prize in the younger age group (8 to 12 years old).[5] Her sister Viktoria won in the older age group.[5]

In 2012, Petryk won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nebo".[6] She set new records from both largest winning margin in Junior Eurovision with 138 points (35 points ahead of 2nd. place)[6] and largest percentage of 12-point scores, being awarded 12 points by 8 out of 12 of the voting countries (excluding Ukraine itself).[citation needed]

In spring 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Petryk moved to Philadelphia.[7]

Discography

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Singles

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Year Title English translation Album
2010 "Oh! Darling" Nastya Petryk
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
2011 "When You Believe" (ft. Viktoria Petryk)
2012 "Nebo" (Небо) Sky
2013 "Peremoha" (Перемога) Victory Non-album single(s)
"Winner"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About Anastasiya Petryk". Junior Eurovision. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ Omelyanchuk, Olena (6 February 2016). "The Ukrainian selection kicks off tonight". Junior Eurovision. Retrieved 9 July 2017. Victoria Petryk participated in the 2008 Junior Eurovision Song Contest where she reached second place with her song Matrosy. In 2010, at age 13, Victoria was a contestant on the TV show Ukraine's Got Talent 2 where she made it to the semi-final stage singing with her eight-year-old sister, Anastasiya Petryk. Victoria was a finalist in the Ukrainian national final in 2014 and came second with her song Love Is Lord behind only Mariya Yaremchuk. Victoria will participate in this year's Ukrainian national selection with the song Overload.
  3. ^ M. Escudero, Victor (26 November 2012). "Meet our stars: Anastasiya Petryk from Ukraine". Junior Eurovision. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Listen to two sisters who will take your breath away". NTD Television. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Smart-Holding Became Partner of New Wave Junior 2010". Smart-Holding. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b RODGERS, SHAWN (2 December 2012). "CONCERT REVIEW: ANASTASIA PETRYK". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. ^ EXCLUSIVE: Ukrainian Pop Star Anastasiya Petryk, Seeking Refuge In Philadelphia, Recalls Harrowing Moments When Russia Invaded, CBS news.com. Accessed 1 January 2023.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kristall
with "Evropa"
Ukraine in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2012
Succeeded by
Sofia Tarasova
with "We Are One"
Preceded by Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2012
Succeeded by