Zlata Ognevich
Zlata Ognevich Злата Оґнєвіч | |
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Ognevich in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Inna Leonidivna Bordiuh |
| Born | 12 January 1986 Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Origin | Sudak, Ukraine |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | zlatao |
| People's Deputy of Ukraine | |
| 8th convocation | |
| In office 27 November 2014 – 10 November 2015 | |
| Constituency | Radical Party, No.4 |
Zlata Leonidivna Ognevich (Ukrainian: Злата Леонідівна Оґнєвіч, romanized: Zlata Leonidivna Ognievich; born Inna Leonidivna Bordiuh, Інна Леонідівна Бордюг on 12 January 1986) is a Ukrainian singer and former politician. She represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö with the song "Gravity", placing third. Ognevich previously attempted to represent Ukraine at the contest in 2010 and 2011.
In 2014, Ognevich was elected to the Verkhovna Rada for the Radical Party using her birth name Inna Bordiuh. She resigned from parliament after one year, citing her opposition to the corruption she had witnessed. She has been vocal in her support for Ukrainian forces during the pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, and announced she would not accept Russian citizenship following the annexation of Crimea, where Ognevich was raised.