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Ani Lorak

1978 - Today

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Karolina Myroslavivna Kuiek (born 27 September 1978), better known as Ani Lorak, is a Ukrainian-born Russian singer. Having been awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine (revoked in 2024), she has been cited as one of the most influential and popular women in Ukraine, and has also been ranked as one of the most beautiful women from Eastern Europe. In 2014, she reported the highest income of all singers in Ukraine. After her performance of the song "Shady Lady" while representing Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Lorak began gaining considerable fame outside of the former Soviet Union, coming in second place behind "Believe" by Russian singer Dima Bilan. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). Ani Lorak is the 1,514th most popular singer (up from 1,543rd in 2024), the 822nd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 839th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Ukrainian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ani Lorak ranks 1,514 out of 4,381. Before her are Bhimsen Joshi, Sandy Denny, Nada, Roland Orzabal, Darlene Love, and Najwa Karam. After her are Vic Damone, Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, Andra Day, Márta Sebestyén, Kirka, and Eva Sršen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Ani Lorak ranks 135. Before her are Homare Sawa, Marina Ovsyannikova, Justin Long, Andy Samberg, John Legend, and Emppu Vuorinen. After her are José González, Edu Gaspar, Denis Menchov, Alexis Amore, Maksim Shatskikh, and Bajrakitiyabha.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Ani Lorak ranks 821 out of 1,365. Before her are Kira Zvorykina (1919), Mark Aldanov (1886), Olha Ilkiv (1920), Ivan Kavaleridze (1887), and Natalia Dudinskaya (1912). After her are Artur Văitoianu (1864), Natalia Poklonskaya (1980), Yuriy Lutsenko (1964), Henry Lehrman (1886), Ariel Durant (1898), Andriy Yermak (1971), and Estas Tonne (1975).

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Among SINGERS In Ukraine

Among singers born in Ukraine, Ani Lorak ranks 18. Before her are Maria Guleghina (1959), Yaroslav Yevdokimov (1946), Nina Matviienko (1947), Klavdiya Shulzhenko (1906), Antonina Nezhdanova (1873), and Ivan Kozlovsky (1900). After her are Lolita Milyavskaya (1963), Hanka Bielicka (1915), Andriy Kuzmenko (1968), Natasha Korolyova (1973), Svyatoslav Vakarchuk (1975), and Sophie Tucker (1886).

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