Mariya Yaremchuk facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mariya Yaremchuk
Mariya Yaremchuk (2014)
Background information
Native name	Марія Яремчук
Birth name	Mariya Nazarivna Yaremchuk
Also known as	Maria Yaremchuk
Born	(1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 32) Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Genres	Pop, pop-folk
Occupation(s)	singer
Years active	2012–2018 (on hiatus) 2023 (brief return)

Mariya Yaremchuk (born on March 2, 1993) is a talented singer from Ukraine. She is also known as Maria Yaremchuk. Mariya became famous when she represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. This big music competition was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. She did very well, finishing in 6th place out of 26 countries in the final show.

Early Life and Family

Mariya Yaremchuk was born in a city called Chernivtsi in Ukraine. Her father was Nazariy Yaremchuk, a very famous Ukrainian singer and musician. He was even called a "People's Artist of Ukraine," which is a special title for great performers. Mariya's mother is Darina. Mariya was named after her grandmother.

Sadly, Mariya's father passed away when she was only two years old. He had stomach cancer. People who knew Mariya and her father said that she was very special to him. Mariya once shared that her mother told her how much her father loved to take her pillow with him when he traveled for tours. He also filmed their family life. When Mariya was 16, she found these old videos. She learned more about her dad, not just as a music legend, but as a kind and handsome person.

Mariya has an older half-sister named Vera from her mother's first marriage. She also has two brothers, Dmytro and Nazariy, from her father's side. A famous Ukrainian artist named Vasyl Zinkevych is her godfather.

Music Journey

Starting Out: Holos Krayiny and New Wave 2012

Mariya Yaremchuk began her music career by joining a TV show called Holos Krainy, which is like "The Voice" in Ukraine. She made it to the finals and finished in fourth place. In 2012, she also took part in an international singing competition for young artists called New Wave 2012. She came in third place there.

Mariya also tried to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. She competed in the national selection show with her song "Imagine" and finished fifth.

Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Mariya Yaremchuk performing at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest.

On December 21, 2013, Mariya won the Ukrainian national final. This meant she would represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with her song "Tick-Tock".

The first semi-final of Eurovision was on May 6, 2014, and Mariya successfully made it to the Grand Final. In the Grand Final, she performed wonderfully and finished in sixth place. This was a great achievement for Ukraine!

During Eurovision, Mariya got a lot of attention from news channels around the world. This was because she was representing Ukraine during a time of political tension between Ukraine and Russia. At a special wall in Copenhagen where artists could write messages, Mariya proudly wrote, "Proud to be Ukrainian."

After Eurovision: New Songs and Acting

After her success at Eurovision, Mariya Yaremchuk released several new songs. In 2015, she sang a cover of her father's famous song "Rodyna." She released this on the 20th anniversary of his passing. In 2016, she released "Do tebe." Then, in 2017, she released "Ty v meni ye." The music video for this song was directed by a famous Ukrainian director, Alan Badoev. "Ty v meni ye" even reached number 105 on the TopHit radio charts.

In March 2018, Mariya also tried acting! She appeared in a film called The Legend of Carpathians. This movie was shown at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, which is a very important film event. In the film, Mariya played a character named Marichka, who was the love interest of a folk hero named Oleksa Dovbush.

Taking a Break

In early 2018, Mariya Yaremchuk's manager announced that she would be taking a break from music. Mariya explained that she wanted to take time to understand herself better. She felt it was time to stop singing the kind of music she had been making and using the name "Mariya Yaremchuk" for her project. She said it was a difficult decision to leave behind her success, like Eurovision and her music videos, but it was a conscious choice she had thought about for a whole year.

Since then, Mariya has not released new music or appeared on TV shows very often. She stopped updating her social media pages in May 2018. However, in June 2020, she posted on Instagram to promote the Netflix movie Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. This movie was partly inspired by her own performance at Eurovision 2014.

In 2023, Mariya made a brief return to the Eurovision stage. She was part of a special performance called 'Music Unites Generations' during the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. She performed alongside other artists like Zlata Dziunka and OTOY.

Personal Life

Mariya Yaremchuk says she belongs to the Hutsuls ethnic group, who are people from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. As of 2021, she lives in Lviv, a city in western Ukraine.

Songs

Here are some of the songs Mariya Yaremchuk has released:

See also

In Spanish: Maria Yaremchuk para niños