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Eduard Romanyuta
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Едуард Романюта
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| Birth name | Eduard Eduardovych Romanyuta |
| Also known as | Eduard Romanyuta |
| Born | 23 October 1992 Ternopil, Ukraine |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Eduard Eduardovych Romanyuta (Ukrainian: Едуард Едуардович Романюта; born on October 23, 1992) is a singer from Ukraine. He became famous for representing Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. His song was called "I Want Your Love". However, he did not make it to the grand final of the contest.
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Eduard's Early Life and Music Journey
Eduard Romanyuta was born in Ternopil, a city in western Ukraine. He started singing and performing when he was only four years old. By the age of five, Eduard was already performing in the Palace Ukraine in Kyiv. The president of Ukraine, L. Kuchma, even praised him for his amazing talent!
Between 1999 and 2002, Eduard took part in an event called "President's Christmas Trees" in Kyiv. He gave more than 170 performances there. As a child, Eduard won many awards at different events. These included "The Pearl of the South" (Ukraine), "Italian Magic" (Italy), and "Song Magic" (Bulgaria). In 2003, he released his first full music album. It was called "Colors of the Native Land".
Growing as a Musician
In 2004, the prime minister of Ukraine gave Eduard a special diploma and medal for his talent. He also received national titles like "Child of the Year" and "Young Talent".
In 2012, Eduard worked with Swedish music companies to release his song "I'll Never Let Go". This song helped him become a finalist in Ukraine's national selection for Eurovision 2012. He also won awards for "Best Song in a Foreign Language" and "Video of the Year" for this song.
Later in 2012, Eduard released three more songs. One of them was "Get Real With My Heart". This song was part of Ukraine's national selection for Eurovision 2013, where he finished third. The music video for "Get Real With My Heart" was filmed in Los Angeles, USA. It became very popular online.
In 2012, Eduard also performed duets with Sofo Gelovani on a TV show. Sofo Gelovani later represented Georgia at Eurovision in 2013. In 2013, Eduard performed at a big event called Automotofest in Kyiv. He shared the stage with famous groups like t.A.T.u.
He continued to release new music in 2013, working with more Swedish music companies. He released songs like "Nightmare" and "Reckless". He also put out an album called "Conspiracy" which had 13 songs and 7 music videos.
In 2014, a Swedish company created the song "I Want Your Love" especially for Ukraine's Eurovision selection. However, Ukraine decided not to join the contest that year. So, the song was entered into the Moldovan national selection instead. Eduard won this competition and got to represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
Even though he was busy with music, Eduard also focused on his education. He earned two master's degrees with high honors. He is currently working on his PhD.
Eduard's Eurovision Attempts
Eduard Romanyuta tried several times to represent his home country, Ukraine, at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
On February 26, 2011, Eduard tried to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. His song was called Berega. He finished seventh out of nineteen performers.
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
On February 18, 2012, Eduard tried again to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. His song was "I'll Never Let Go". He placed fifth out of twenty-one entries this time.
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
On December 23, 2012, Eduard made his third attempt to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. He sang "Get Real With My Heart" and finished third out of twenty entries.
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
On January 17, 2015, Eduard took part in the auditions for O Melodie Pentru Europa 2015. This was Moldova's national competition to choose their Eurovision singer. He made it to the semi-finals and then to the finals. On February 28, 2015, he won the competition! He got 84 points from the judges and 13,500 votes from the public.
This meant he got to represent Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Unfortunately, his song "I Want Your Love" did not qualify for the main final.
See also
- Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
