Abstract is: Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (born 7 August 1947), known as Sofia Rotaru (Ukrainian: Софія Михайлівна Ротару [soˈfijɐ roˈtɑrʊ]; Russian: Софи́я Миха́йловна Рота́ру; Romanian: Sofia Rotaru), is a former Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian origin. Rotaru, nicknamed "Bukovinsky Solovey" ("the Nightingale from Bukovina"), emerged in 1966 as a pop folk star in the movie Solovei iz sela Marshyntsi (Nightingale from Marshyntsi) in the Romanian and Ukrainian-speaking world after her manager and future husband Anatoliy Yevdokymenko made her change her music style from folk to pop music with Chervona Ruta. In 1972, she released the multilingual album Sofia Rotaru, re-released three times and covered by numerous singers, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in the countries of the former Soviet Union. She first gained international recognition after participating in 1968 in the International Youth Song Festival in Bulgaria and winning first prize at the Golden Orpheus in 1973 and second prize in the category of Polish songs at the Sopot International Song Festival in 1974. In the former USSR her career was marked by her stage success and numerous controversies. She has been acknowledged by the Kyiv Patriarchate. Rotaru has been performing for more than 40 years. and topped the Moscow airplay with "Ya nazvu planetu imenem tvoim" in 2008. She reported the highest income of all celebrities in Ukraine in 2008 and 2010. Her repertoire consists of more than 40 albums and 400 songs recorded in many languages. She has received awards, deemed a Meritorious Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, People's Artist of Ukraine, People's Artist of Moldavian SSR, Laureate of the Young Communist League Prize, Hero of Moldova, and Cavalier of the Republican Order of Moldova. In August 2002 former President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma and President of Russia Vladimir Putin gave awards to Sofia Rotaru for her 55th birthday, bestowing upon her the high rank of the Hero of Ukraine for her "outstanding personal merits in the sphere of art", and the Russian order "For merits before the Nation", respectively. Rotaru's official surname is Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (Ukrainian: Євдокименко-Ротару). Yevdokymenko was the surname of her late husband. Yalta is her main residence, although she also has homes in Moscow, Kyiv, and Baden-Baden.
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P166 | award received | People's Artist of the USSR | Q403569 |
Order of the Badge of Honour | Q960966 | ||
Order of Friendship of Peoples | Q583881 | ||
Order of Honour | Q2268261 | ||
Through Art – to Peace and Understanding | Q4512668 | ||
Order of the Republic | Q4335955 | ||
Honored badge of merit of the President of Ukraine | Q4375596 | ||
Lenin Komsomol Prize | Q4377065 | ||
Order of the "Commonwealth" | Q16683283 | ||
Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR | Q4187942 | ||
People's Artist of the Moldovan SSR | Q4313312 | ||
People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR | Q4313325 | ||
Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State | Q4335914 | ||
Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class | Q29017356 | ||
Order of Princess Olga, 1st class | Q29561484 | ||
Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class | Q29561486 | ||
National legend of Ukraine | Q108265858 | ||
P40 | child | Ruslan Yevdokymenko | Q59829999 |
P27 | country of citizenship | Ukraine | Q212 |
Soviet Union | Q15180 | ||
P358 | discography | Sofia Rotaru discography | Q4162281 |
P69 | educated at | Chernivtsi Art School | Q4513858 |
P172 | ethnic group | Moldovans | Q487796 |
P734 | family name | Rotaru | Q21507184 |
Rotaru | Q21507184 | ||
Rotaru | Q21507184 | ||
Yevdokymenko | Q114877237 | ||
Yevdokymenko | Q114877237 | ||
Yevdokymenko | Q114877237 | ||
P101 | field of work | estrada | Q2472420 |
P1283 | filmography | Sofia Rotaru filmography | Q4484392 |
P136 | genre | rock music | Q11399 |
pop music | Q37073 | ||
folk music | Q43343 | ||
disco | Q58339 | ||
chalga | Q870340 | ||
estrada | Q2472420 | ||
folk-pop | Q11700058 | ||
P735 | given name | ??? | Q18201520 |
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P1303 | instrument | percussion instrument | Q133163 |
domra | Q941492 | ||
bayan | Q804099 | ||
voice | Q17172850 | ||
P1412 | languages spoken, written or signed | German | Q188 |
Italian | Q652 | ||
Russian | Q7737 | ||
Romanian | Q7913 | ||
Ukrainian | Q8798 | ||
P463 | member of | Chervona Ruta | Q1268319 |
P1559 | name in native language | Sofia Rotaru | |
Софія Михайлівна Ротару | |||
Софія Михайлівна Євдокименко-Ротару | |||
P103 | native language | Romanian | Q7913 |
P106 | occupation | actor | Q33999 |
entrepreneur | Q131524 | ||
singer | Q177220 | ||
conductor | Q158852 | ||
record producer | Q183945 | ||
choir director | Q1076502 | ||
film actor | Q10800557 | ||
P5008 | on focus list of Wikimedia project | WikiProject Ukraine | Q10780973 |
P264 | record label | Warner Music Group | Q21077 |
Melodiya | Q1636655 | ||
Sony BMG | Q3001888 | ||
Sintez Records | Q4049546 | ||
Krugozor | Q4177970 | ||
P21 | sex or gender | female | Q6581072 |
P3373 | sibling | Aurica Rotaru | Q4398622 |
P8687 | social media followers | 63800 | |
P26 | spouse | Anatoliy Yevdokymenko | Q4172903 |
P910 | topic's main category | Category:Sofia Rotaru | Q8758705 |
P1424 | topic's main template | Template:Sofia Rotaru | Q14338409 |
P412 | voice type | soprano | Q30903 |
contralto | Q37137 | ||
P2031 | work period (start) | 1968-01-01 |
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Artist: София Ротару
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Q113376362 | Я назову планету |
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Q59829999 | Ruslan Yevdokymenko | mother | P25 |
Q4172903 | Anatoliy Yevdokymenko | spouse | P26 |
Q14338409 | Template:Sofia Rotaru | template has topic | P1423 |
Q8758705 | Category:Sofia Rotaru | category's main topic | P301 |
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Q4484392 | Sofia Rotaru filmography | main subject | P921 |
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