Angelica Agurbash facts for kids
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Angelica Agurbash
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Angelica Anatolyevna Yalinskaya
17 May 1970 |
| Occupation | Singer, actress, model, tv presenter |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Angelica Anatolyevna Yalinskaya (Russian: Анжелика Анатольевна Ялиньская, romanized: Anzhelika Anatol'yevna Yalin'skaya; Belarusian: Анжаліка Анатольеўна Ялінская, romanized: Anzhalika Anatoĺjeŭna Jalinskaja; born May 17, 1970), known as Angelica Agurbash (Russian: Анжелика Агурбаш; Belarusian: Анжаліка Агурбаш), is a talented singer and former model from Belarus. She is most famous for representing Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.
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Angelica Agurbash: Early Life and Career
Angelica Agurbash was born in Minsk, a city in Belarus. At the time, Belarus was part of the Soviet Union. When she was 18, in 1988, she won the first-ever Miss Belarus title. She was a student at the Belarusian Academy of Arts back then.
Joining the Band Verasy
From 1990 to 1995, Angelica was a member of the popular music group Verasy. During this time, in 1991, she also earned another special title: "Miss Photo USSR." This meant she was the most photographed model in Belarus.
Solo Music Career
After leaving Verasy, Angelica started her solo music career. She released many hit songs and several albums. Some of her early albums included "Paper Moon," "Night Without a Dream," and "For You." In 2002, she released a new album called "The Farewell Kiss of Lika Yalinskaya."
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Angelica Agurbash was chosen to represent Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. This is a big international music competition where countries compete with original songs.
Choosing the Song
Initially, her song for Eurovision was "Boys and Girls." It was a rock ballad. However, the Belarusian TV channel decided to let Angelica sing a different song for the competition in Kyiv, Ukraine. This was a very unusual decision.
She asked two famous composers to write new songs for her. One was Svika Pick, who wrote the winning song "Diva" for Eurovision in 1998. The other was Nikos Terzis. After thinking carefully, Angelica chose a Greek disco song called "Love Me Tonight."
The Performance
Changing the song created a lot of excitement around Belarus's entry. Angelica also wore a special "transformer dress" for her performance. Many people thought she would do very well in the contest. However, she did not make it past the semi-finals. "Love Me Tonight" finished 13th out of 25 songs in the semi-final round.
Discography
- "Love Me Tonight" (April 12, 2024)
- "You do not know me that way" (September 25, 2012)
- "Grand Collection" (April 20, 2010)
- "Love!Love?Love..." (February 26, 2009)
- "I will live for you" (February 9, 2007)
- "Belarussian girl" (July 15, 2005)
- "Rules of love" (May 18, 2005)
- "Best songs" (January 1, 2002)
- "Last kiss" (January 1, 2001)
- "For you" (January 1, 1999)
- "Night without a dream" (January 1, 1997)
- "Paper moon" (January 1, 1995)
See also
In Spanish: Angelica Agurbash para niños
