Ти́на Каро́ль: Украинская певица и общественный деятель

Ukrainian singer (born 1985)

Tetiana Hryhorivna Liberman (born 25 January 1985), better known by her stage name Tina Karol, is a Ukrainian singer and founder of The Tina Karol charitable foundation. In 2006, she was chosen to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the entry "Show Me Your Love", which finished in seventh place in the final. In 2017, Karol was given the honor of "People's Artist of Ukraine". Since 2020, she has been a judge at Vidbir, Ukraine's National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Tina Karol won more than 25 Grand Prix and first prizes at various international music competitions and festivals. Her voice range is more than 4 octaves (from the F of the small octave to the Fis of the fifth octave). Karol is the mentor on The Voice of Ukraine (2013, 2015–2021) and also a star coach on The Voice. Kids (2012, 2015, 2016). She hosted the TV shows “Hochu buty Zirkoyu” ("I Want to be a Star") and “Tantsi z Zirkamy” on 1+1 (TV channel) (2005 2007, 2017–2019). In 2013, Tina Karol became “The most popular Woman in Ukraine” according to Google and Yandex ratings. She is a three times title holder "Singer of the Year" on the YUNA Music Award (2014, 2015, 2018) and three times title holder "Singer of the Year" on the M1 Music Awards (2015, 2017, 2018). Tina Karol also is three times the title holder of “The most beautiful Woman of Ukraine” ("VIVA!" magazine “The most beautiful people” award; 2008, 2009, 2017). In 2021 Tina Karol entered the Ukrainian National rating “Top 100 most influential women in Ukraine” according to the magazine "Focus". On June 1, 2014, on Children's Day, Tina Karol founded “The Tina Karol charitable foundation”. It is a charity initiative of the singer, which aims to help children's oncology departments of city and regional hospitals in all cities of Ukraine. As a public figure and philanthropist Tina Karol also cooperates with the United Nations Population Fund on various social programs. She conducted two peacekeeping missions in the hot spots of the planet Iraq and Kosovo (2005). Tina Karol toured almost all of Ukraine with the Great Tour of Schools as part of her social program. She developed the social project “Znaty ta chuty!” ("Know and Hear! "), which she presented at the UNFPA Forum in Istanbul in April 2007. In the autumn of 2017, Karol became the first Ukrainian artist who performed seven concerts in a row at the Palace Of "Ukraine"— the main concert venue of the country. The seventh show was charitable. Children and doctors, who are helped by the Tina Karol Foundation, were invited to it. In the summer of 2018, Tina Karol set an absolute record in the history of Ukrainian pop music — she gave 77 concerts during her all Ukrainian tour “Intonations”. Throughout her career, Tina has recorded nine studio albums, three mini albums, six live albums, seven soundtracks, forty singles, one audiobook, and three hits collections. The May 2023, videography of the Ukrainian singer Tina Karol includes forty eight music videos, nine documentaries, four mood videos, and one lyric video.

Tina Karol was born on 25 January 1985 to a Ukrainian mother and a Ukrainian Jewish father in Orotukan, Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. Karol moved to Ivano Frankivsk, Ukraine at the age of six. Her father, Hryhoriy Liberman was from Vashkivtsi, Ukraine. Karol confessed in 2006 she often felt discriminated against in school because of her Jewish last name. In 2006, she also participated in the United Nations Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS campaign against HIV/AIDS in Ukraine. In 2007, she released her new album Polyus prityazheniya and wrote a fairy tale "Pautinka", a story about a caterpillar, portraying the show business as Tina has experienced it. Philipp Kirkorov, Alla Pugacheva, and Verka Serduchka all have "parts" in the story. On 16 January 2009, President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko awarded Karol the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine. In October 2009, she was ranked 92nd in a Top 100 Most Successful Women in Ukraine compiled by experts for the Ukrainian magazine Focus. In February 2009, she received the Most Beautiful Singer of Ukraine of 2008 award from the organizers of the beauty contest Miss Ukraine Universe 2009. In February 2009, for the second time, she received the title The Most Beautiful Woman of Ukraine according to the readers of the glossy edition Viva! The premiere of a new song "Ne boysya, malchik" was also held there. In March 2009, two songs – "U neba poprosim" from the album Polyus prityazheniya and a new composition "Lyubol" – became soundtracks for two television series. In the spring of 2011, together with Sergey Lazarev and the duo Alibi became the host of the music TV show Maidan's. In the fall of 2012, she served as a contestant coach on the Ukrainian reality talent show The Voice Kids, and in the spring of 2013, she went on the 3rd season of The Voice of Ukraine as a coach. On November 24, 2013, Tina Karol's all Ukrainian tour kicked off with the solo tour Sila lyubvi i Golosa, which ended in late February 2014. On February 6, 2014, the fifth album Pomnyu was released. On February 14 the premiere of the film The Power of Love and the Voice was held, based on the show of the same name

On March 26, 2014, she won the Yuna Music Award in the nomination for Best Singer Of The Year. June 1, 2014, opened a charity foundation "The Pole of Attraction" to help cancer patients. In 2014, the release of the single "#MNOD" was released, and in the same year, a music video for this song was released. In 2015, a video for the song "Ya vse yesche lyublyu" appeared on the screens, in the same year she went on a tour with her team in the cities of Ukraine with the performance "Ya vse yesche lyublyu." In the winter of 2015, Karol came back as a coach on the second season of The Voice Kids the winner of that season was on her team. On the show, she released "Ukraina – tse ty", which she wrote inspired by children on her team. Latter a video with contestants from the show was released. In spring 2015, she came back as a coach on the fifth season of The Voice of Ukraine. March 25, 2015, won Yuna Music Award in the nomination Best Performer. April 28, 2015, on the anniversary of the death of her husband Yevhen Ohir, released a single "Spasibo"

November 26, 2015, won the M1 Music Awards in the category Best Singer. In winter 2015, she became a star coach in the 6th season of The Voice of Ukraine. In autumn 2016 she became a star coach in the 3rd season of The Voice Kids. January 22, 2017, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko awarded Tina Karol the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. In winter 2017 she became the star coach in the 7th season of The Voice of Ukraine.

April 4, Tina Karol and Boombox released "Bezodnya" ("The Abyss"), which became their first joint work. The idea of a sudden creative tandem belongs to the leader of the band Andriy Khlyvniuk. On August 22,Tina Karol is back with a brand new single and video clip. The song is entitled "Vabyty" (Attract). On August 24, Tina Karol took part in the "Procession of Dignity" on the Independence Day of Ukraine. The singer performed a fragment of the national anthem of Ukraine on the roof of the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music. In the same month she was the host of “Dancing with the stars” Tantsi z zirkamy. In October, together with the Moldovan singer Dan Balan, she presented the single “Domoy” (Home) at Dancing with the Stars. In November, Tina Karol became the face and Ambassador of the Ukrainian jewelry brand Ukrzoloto. In the same month she presented a new video for the song " Idi na zhizn " ("Go to the life"). On November 30 Tina Karol and Dan Balan performed the single “Domoy” at the M1 Music Awards. On December 12, Tina Karol and soloist of The Hardkiss band Julia Sanina presented a duet song “Vilna” (Free) and music video(clip) for it. This single became the soundtrack to the film “Viddana”. In December 2019, Tina Karol was included in the list of the 100 most influential Ukrainians by Focus, taking the 85th place.

On January 14, in the final of the show "Dancing with the Stars" in Georgia, she sang in a duet with the Georgian performer Anri Jokhadze. The duo surprised with a new version of Tina's hit "Krasivo". On January 17, 2022, Karol released the concert film “Krasivo. Begu na svet" In February, she became the host of the Talent Games entertainment show along with Mikhailo Khoma and Julia Sanina. In February, she became a judge of the National Vidbir for Eurovision On February 16, together with Mikhailo Poplavsky, she became the host of the "Ukrainian Song of the Year " National music award. Tina received an award in the nomination "Legend of Ukrainian Song". After the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, Tina decided to leave the country and go to Poland, after the first explosions thundered at her house in the suburbs of Kyiv. Together with like minded people, she created the International Center for Information Resistance, headquartered in Warsaw, to cover the events that are taking place in Ukraine, with a focus on the Russian speaking audience from Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Kazakhstan

On March 30, a charity concert in support of Ukraine was held in Warsaw, where Tina Karol performed the Anthem of Ukraine. All collected money for tickets was donated to UNICEF for the needs of Ukrainian children. The event was held with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Poland at the ROMA theater in Warsaw. On April 12, a charity match "Match For Peace" was held in Poland at the Legia stadium in support of Ukraine. Dynamo (Kyiv) and Legia (Warsaw) met at the stadium. During the break, Ukrainian singers Tina Karol, Nadya Dorofeeva, Kateryna Pavlenko (Go A) and Julia Sanina (The Hardkiss) sang on the football field. Karol sang the song "Ukraina Tse Ty", and also, the singers jointly performed the compositions "Vilna" and "Chervona Kalina" On April 22, Tina Karol performed at the opening of the exhibition "This is Ukraine: Defending Freedom", which is part of the official program of the Venice Biennale, where the singer sang the National Anthem of Ukraine. On May 8, in Berlin, Tina Karol and Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk took part in a commemorative flower laying ceremony at the memorial in the Tiergarten on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation, as well as the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Europe from National Socialism. The singer also sang the Ukrainian Anthem together with the Ukrainian community

On May 10, Tina Karol arrived in Tokyo (Japan) on the mission of a public ambassador, at the invitation of the Japanese businessman and philanthropist Hiroshi Mikitani Karol performed as a special guest at a concert in support of Ukraine, which took place on May 14, as part of the Rakuten Girls Awards 2022 On May 15, the singer visited Hiroshima, where she met with the mayor of the city Kazumi Matsui, as well as with officials and diplomats of the country On May 19, within the framework of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, a charity evening was organized by the Golden Globe in support of the Ukrainian film industry Tina Karol became a special guest of the charity evening, the singer performed her Ukrainian language song "Namalyuyu tobi zori". On August 24, for the Independence Day of Ukraine, Tina Karol surprised Ukrainians by performing the National Anthem in a rather unusual format. As part of the VOGUE VOICES OF NATION project, the artist arranged a 4D performance and appeared in the form of a hologram. In August Tina Karol became the voice of the collection of the Ukrainian brand Lever Couture, which was worked on by designer Lesya Verlinghieri and creative director of Lady Gaga singer Nicola Formichetti. Especially for the show, the performer created an electronic mini album LELEKA, imbued with Ukrainian ethnicity and folklore. Tina Karol worked on new songs in collaboration with the American DJ Macro/Micro. On September 16, Karol presented a new Ukrainian language single “VILNI. NESKORENI”

On September 23, at a charity evening within the framework of the 77th UN General Assembly, which was held at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, which brought together many world political and business leaders, the presentation of the Olena Zelenska Foundation took place. During the event, Tina Karol and Julia Sanina performed "Vilna"

On September 30, Tina Karol presented the English language album "Scandal". In September–October 2022, a North American tour was held in the cities of USA and Canada In October, Tina Karol presented the English language album "Scandal" at a concert in Los Angeles, USA

December 31, 2022 Tina Karol took part in the main New Year's concert, which took place in Berlin, Germany at the foot of the Brandenburg Gate. Karol took the stage with the legendary German band Alphaville. Together they performed the group's famous hit "Forever Young". The concert took place in the open air and was broadcast live on German television.

The Tina Karol Charity Foundation «The Pole of Attraction» was founded on June 1, 2014, on Children's Day. It is a charity initiative of the singer, which aims to help children oncology departments of city and regional hospitals in all cities of Ukraine. The Charitable Foundation «The Pole of Attraction» is not a fundraising organization and operates solely through funding from the singer herself: Tina Karol donates funds to the Foundation from solo concerts in the music halls. Assistance is provided directly to the oncology department of the hospital in purchasing and providing the necessary equipment or medicines. The list of cities is constantly expanding. Each new city that will be assisted and is currently awaiting the foundation's mission will be listed on the page of the foundation on the singer's website. The list of assistance already provided is also being complemented and updated. Tina Karol says:“There is only one and the most important motivation in my idea to create such a Foundation it is care. Having experienced this, I understand how lonely parents and children who suffer from this terrible plague of the 21st century feel. I want to bring a little joy, warmth and care to their lives. The overriding goal of my initiative is to inspire people to do good deeds." On June 7, 2015, in the end of the song project "Holos Krainy 5", Tina Karol presented an apartment in Kyiv to the winner her student Anton Kopytin, who was forced to leave Donetsk with his family due to the war in the East of Ukraine. In 2016 and 2018, she took part in the photo shooting for the charity photo project "Sincerely", dedicated to the Ukrainian national costume and its popularization. All revenue from the sale of calendars was donated to cultural projects, including the Mykhailo Strutynsky Museum of Folk Art, the Novoaidar Museum of Local History and the National Center of Folk Culture "Ivan Honchar Museum". On March 20, 2022, Tina Karol took part in a large scale campaign in support of Ukraine (Łódź, Poland), where she sang the songs “Закрили твої очі” ("Closed your eyes") and “Україна – це ти” ("Ukraine is you"). The performance of the latter was joined by Amelia Anisovich, who has become famous throughout the world thanks to the video in which she performs the song from the cartoon "Heart of Ice" in a bomb shelter. On April 5, 2022, Tina Karol's charity foundation "The Pole of Attraction", in partnership with the Israeli Foundation “Israeli Friends of Ukraine”, purchased the necessary medicines for two hospitals in Ukraine, which specialize in the treatment of children with cancer. On July 31, 2022, she took part in the anti war concert "Voice of Peace" (Almaty, Kazakhstan). Revenue from the concert in the amount of 50,000 dollars was donated to the Tina Karol's charity foundation "The Pole of Attraction", for humanitarian aid to Ukrainian children, as well as to support children's oncology hospitals in Ukraine. In August 2022, Tina Karol donated an apartment to the family of a 9 year old boy, Yehor Kravtsov, who in the spring 2022 touched the whole of Ukraine with his diary describing life in occupied Mariupol. The family's new home is now located in the Ivano Frankivsk region. During 2022, the Tina Karol Foundation provided assistance to oncology hospitals in Ternopil, Chernivtsi, Khmelnytskyi, Mukachevo, Kharkiv, Lutsk, Odesa, Lviv, and Derhachi for a total amount of over 1.5 million hryvnas. In January 2023, the Tina Karol Foundation, in cooperation with the head of Rakuten Group and Viber messenger Hiroshi Mikitani, handed over 500 generators from Japan to Ukraine.

YearTitleDirector Ref. (References)2005”Выше облаков” (”Vyshe oblakov”/”Higher than clouds”)German Glinskii
2006“Show Me Your Love” ”Пупсик” (”Pupsik”/”Baby doll”)Alan Badoev ”Ноченька” (”Nochenka”/”The night”) 2007”Люблю его” (”Lublu ego”/”I love him”)”Полюс притяжения” (“Polyus prityazheniya” “Pole of attraction”)2008”Ключик” (“Klyuchik”/”The key”)2009”У неба попросим” (“U neba poprosim”/ “Let's ask the sky”Igor Zabara”Не бойся” (“Ne boysya”/“Don't be afraid”)Sergiy Solodkyi”Radio Baby”2010”Шиншилла” (“Shinshilla”/”Chinchilla”)”Не дощ” (“Ne dosch”/” Not rain”)2011”Я скажу Да” (“Ya skzhu Da”/”I'll say Yes”)”Зачем я знаю” (“Zachem ya znayu”/”Why do I know”)Alan Badoev ”Ніжно” (“Nizhno”/”Tender”)”Я не беру трубку” (“Ya ne beru trubku”/”I don't pick up the phone”)2013”Вьюга зима” (“Vjuga zima”/”Snowstorm–winter”)Hindrek Maazik”Помню” (“Pomniu”/”Remember”)Yaroslav Pilunskyi”Жизнь продолжается” (“Zhizn prodolzhaetsya”/”The life goes on”)2014”Удаляюсь” (“Udaliaus”/”I'm leaving”)Dmitriy Konchev”Мы не останемся друзьями” (“My ne ostanemsya druzjami”/”We don't stay friends”)Hindrek Maazik2015”Я все еще люблю” (“Ya vse esche lublu”/”I still love”)”Україна — це ти” (“Ukraina – tse ty”/”Ukraine is you”)Maksym Deliergiev”Сдаться ты всегда успеешь” (“Sdatsya ty vsegda uspeesh”/”You can always give up”)Hindrek Maazik2016”Твої гріхи” (“Tvoi grihy”/”Your sins”)GloriaFX2016”Перечекати” (“Perechekaty”/”To wait out”)Stanislav Morozov2017”Я не перестану” (“Ya ne perestanu”/”I won't stop”)GloriaFX2018”Всё во мне” (“Vsyo vo mne”/”Everything in me”)1+1 (TV channel)”Земля” (“Zemlya”/”The Earth”)”Космічні почуття” (“Kosmichni pochuttua”/”The cosmic feelings”)”Внезапно” (“Vnezapno”/”Suddenly”)”Шаг, шаг” (“Shug, shug”/”Step, step”)”Мужчина моей мечты” (“Muzchina moey mechty”/”The Man of my dreams”)”Дикая вода” (“Dikaya voda”/”The wild water”)”Сила высоты” (“Sila vysoty”/”The power of height”)Hindrek Maazik2019”Безодня” (“Bezodnya”/”The abyss”) feat. Andriy KhlyvnyukStanislav Gurenko”Вабити” (“Vabyty”/”To attract”)Tim Milgram”Иди на жизнь” (“Idi na zhizn”/”Go for life”)Polly Pierce”Вільна” (“Vilna”/”Free”) feat. Julia SaninaHrystyna Syvolap2020”Найти своих” (“Nayti svoih”/”To find your own”)Stanislav Morozov”Лодочка” (“Lodochka”/”The boat”)”Небо” (“Nebo”/”The sky”)2021”Скандал” (“Scandal”)Indy Hait”Хороший парень” (“Horoshyi paren”/”The good guy”)”Красиво” (“Krasivo”/”Beautiful”) ”Двойной рай” (“Dvoynoy ray”/”Double paradise”)Alina Symonenko2022”Вільні. Нескорені” (“Vilni. Neskoreni”/”Free. Unconquered”)Ksenia Kargina, Elizaveta Klyuzko2023”Honey & Мед”Henry Lipatov

Year Title Role Notes Ref.2005Хочу бути зіркою (“Hochu buty zirkoyu”/”I want to be a star”)HostCompetition of young performers 2006—2007Танці з зірками (“Tantsi z zirkamy”/”Dances with the stars”)HostUkrainian Dance competition show 2008Нова хвиля (“Nova hvylya”/”New Wave (competition)”)HostInternational contest for young music performers 2008Моя правда (“Moya Pravda”/”My truth”)Plays herself TV program 2011Майданс (“Maidans”/“My dance”)HostDance competition show 2012Crimea Music FestHostInternational music festival Голос. Діти (“Holos Dity”/”Voice. Kids”)Star CoachUkrainian music talent show for children 2013Голос країни (“Holos Krainy”/”The Voice of the Country”)Star CoachMusic talent show 2015Я все еще люблю (“Ya vse esche lublu”/”I still love”)Plays herselfMusic performance 2015—2016Голос. Діти (“Holos Dity”/”Voice. Kids”)Star CoachUkrainian music talent show for children 2015 — 2021Голос країни (“Holos Krainy”/”The Voice of the Country”)Star CoachMusic talent show 2015Різдвяна історія з Тіною Кароль (“Christmas story with Tina Karol”)Plays herselfTV music film 2017—2019Танці з зірками (“Tantsi z zirkamy”/”Dances with the stars”)HostUkrainian Dance competition show 2020, 2022 Євробачення. Національний відбір (Vidbir)Member of the juryUkrainian musical selection to the Eurovision Song Contest 2020Ліпсінк батл ("Lip Sync Battle”)HostMusic parody show 2021Міс Україна (“Miss Ukraine”)Member of the juryUkrainian National beauty contest 2021Double DauysHostSong screenlife show in Kazakhstan 2022Українська пісня року (“Ukrainian Song of the Year”)HostUkrainian National music award

Year Title Notes Role Ref. (References)2006“Танго любви” ("Tango of love")Ukrainian melodramatic TV movieTina2006”Карнавальная ночь – 2” (“Carnival night – 2”)Musical movieTina2007“Звездные каникулы” ("Star holidays")New Year's musical comedyMaria2007”Зірки в Армії” (“Stars in the Army")Musical television movieTina2008“Смешные песни о главном” (“Funny songs about the main thing”)New Year's musical movie with popular songs from film comediesGeisha2009”Бригада М” (”G Force (film)”)Comedy animationStrawberry2013”1+1 удома” (“1+1 at home”)Ukrainian New Year's musical comedyTina2019“Бывшие” (“Former”)Melodramatic short filmAnna2019“Папик” (“The Dad")Melodramatic comedy television seriesMember of the Jury of the show “Sing”2020“Великі Вуйки 2” (“Great uncles 2")Ukrainian comedy TV seriesIryna

Year Title Notes Ref. (References)2014“Сила любви и голоса” ("Power of love and voice")Musical documentary about the life and work of Tina Karol2015“Я все еще люблю” ("I still love")Musical performance2017Семь «Интонаций» Тины Кароль (“Seven Intonations” of Tina Karol)Documentary backstage of 7 Tina Karol's solo concerts at the Palace "Ukraine" in Kyiv2020”Найти своих” (“To find your own”)Making of trilogy music film2021“Красиво” (“Beautiful”)Live session2021”Тина Кароль. Atlas Weekend” (“Tina Karol. Atlas Weekend)Live concert2021”Тина Кароль. Atlas Weekend: СОЗДАНИЕ” (“Tina Karol. Atlas Weekend: Creation”)Documentary about the creation of a large scale concert show2021“Тина Кароль — Двойной рай” (“Tina Karol — Double paradise”)Making of2022“Красиво. Бегу на свет” (“Beautiful. I'm running to the light")Musical film concert

Year Title Ref. (References)2007"The Pole of Attraction" (the first concert tour) 2010"9 Lives"2013–2014"Power of love and voice" and "Power of love and voice encore"2015"I still love" (musical performance)2016 (January)New Year's concert tour based on the musical film "A Christmas Story with Tina Karol" with the "Carols" program2016 (since January)Anniversary tour with the "Selected" program (concerts in Great Britain, Latvia, Belarus, USA).2017 (January)"A Christmas Story with Tina Karol"2017–2018"Intonations"2021–2022"Tina Karol. The album "Beautiful" and the greatest hits"

Year Title Notes Ref. (References)2006Medal „Za pracę i zwycięstwo”“For many years of conscientious work and exemplary performance of duties”2007International Order of St. Stanislaus "For establishing the international authority of Ukraine and significant contribution to the development of culture and art of Ukraine"2009Merited Artist of UkraineOn the occasion of the Day of Unity of Ukraine (Unification Act)2017People's Artist of UkraineThe official ceremony took place in the National Museum Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv2020Order of Princess Olga, 3rd classOn the occasion of the Constitution Day (Ukraine)

Year Title Notes Ref. (References)2006"Edinstvennaya" magazine raiting"Woman of the Year — 2005" 2008"VIVA!" magazine “The most beautiful people” award "The most beautiful Woman of Ukraine" 2008"Women's Magazine" raiting"The most charming Woman of Ukraine"2009Miss Ukraine Universe "The most beautiful Singer of Ukraine — 2008"2013Google and Yandex raitings in Ukraine "The most popular Woman of Ukraine"2017"VIVA!" magazine “The most beautiful people” award "The most beautiful Woman of Ukraine"