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 March 2, 1993) is a talented singer from Ukraine. She is also known as Maria Yaremchuk. Mariya proudly represented her country, Ukraine, in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014. This big music competition was held in Copenhagen, Denmark. She did very well, finishing 6th out of 26 countries in the final!

Mariya Yaremchuk's Early Life

Mariya Yaremchuk was born in Chernivtsi, a city in Ukraine. Her father was Nazariy Yaremchuk, a very famous singer and musician in Ukraine. He was known as a "People's Artist of Ukraine." Mariya's mother is Darina. Mariya was named after her grandmother.

Sadly, Mariya's father passed away from stomach cancer when she was only two years old. Friends and family say that Mariya was very special to her father.

"My mother told me that my father liked to take my pillow with him on tour. He never parted with it. And when he came from America, where he was being treated for cancer, he bought a camera. He filmed how we lived. At the age of 16, I found the recordings in the attic. Before that, I knew about my dad that he was a legend of Ukrainian pop music. And in the pictures, I saw a sensitive and beautiful man. And a handsome man. I have never met such men. "

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

Mariya has said that she usually doesn't get involved in politics. However, in December 2013, she shared that she supported a political group called the Party of Regions. She said she supported them "in the elections and in general, morally, and as a singer."

Mariya Yaremchuk's Music Career

Starting Out: Holos Krayiny and New Wave 2012

Mariya Yaremchuk first became known as a finalist on a TV show called Holos Krainy, which is like "The Voice of Ukraine." She reached fourth place in the competition.

In 2012, she represented Ukraine at an international singing contest for young artists called New Wave 2012. She did great there, coming in third place! A well-known businessman, Rinat Akhmetov, helped Mariya financially during this festival. He was friends with one of the organizers of New Wave.

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

Yaremchuk at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest

On December 21, 2013, Mariya Yaremchuk won the Ukrainian national final. This meant she would represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Her winning song was called "Tick-Tock".

The first semi-final of Eurovision was held on May 6, 2014. Mariya performed well and qualified for the Grand Final. In the Grand Final, she achieved an impressive sixth place out of 26 countries.

During her time at Eurovision, Mariya received a lot of attention from the media around the world. This was because she was the Ukrainian representative in a contest that also included Russia, especially after some political events involving Crimea. At a special wall in Copenhagen called the #HappyWall, Mariya wrote, "Proud to be Ukrainian."

Success in Ukraine and Acting Debut

After her success at Eurovision, Mariya Yaremchuk released several new songs. In 2015, she released a cover of her father's famous song, "Rodyna." She released it on the 20th anniversary of his passing.

In 2016, she released "Do tebe." Then, in 2017, Mariya released "Ty v meni ye." The music video for this song was directed by Alan Badoev. "Ty v meni ye" reached number 105 on the TopHit radio charts.

In March 2018, a film called The Legend of Carpathians (Lehenda Karpat in Ukrainian) was shown at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. In this movie, Mariya Yaremchuk played the role of Marichka. Marichka was the love interest of a famous folklore hero named Oleksa Dovbush.

Taking a Break: 2018 to Present

In early 2018, Mariya Yaremchuk's manager announced that she would be taking a break from music. This break was for an unknown amount of time.

"I will still sing, but I am taking a time-out and I am closing the project Mariya Yaremchuk. Consciously, now understanding myself. I don't see the point in singing the music I sang, in the name I used to wear. It's hard to leave a fortune. Eurovision, all those clips are a lot. It's hard to say "bye-bye" to everything and destroy everything. I was afraid. I had been taking the move for a whole year – it's not impulsive, it's not an emotion. This is a conscious decision."

Since then, Mariya has not released new music or appeared in many concerts or TV shows. She stopped updating her social media pages in May 2018. However, she briefly returned in June 2020 to post about the Netflix film 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 Zlata Dziunka and OTOY.

Mariya Yaremchuk's Private Life

Mariya Yaremchuk says that she belongs to the Hutsuls ethnic group. The Hutsuls are a group of Ukrainian highlanders. As of 2021, she lives in Lviv, a city in western Ukraine.

Mariya Yaremchuk's Songs

Here are some of the songs Mariya Yaremchuk has released:

See also

In Spanish: Maria Yaremchuk para niños