Natalka Karpa
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Natalka Karpa born Nataliya Semenivna Karpa is a Ukrainian
singer, anchor lady, and the "Distinguished Artist of Ukraine" (2009). She is closely associated with the city of Lviv
.
near the Polish-Soviet border. She was born in a musical family where her grandmother once sang in a choir, while father was a professional musician. When Karpa was five parents bought her a piano
and later she enrolled into a music school.
She started to sing in a public choir "Pysanka" and later became a solo singer for the vocal-instrumental ensemble "Halytska perlyna" (Halych Perl) headed by Lesya Salistra.
Karpa finished her school with a gold medal and has two higher education diplomas: Lviv Medical University
(former medical campus of Lviv University
) and the English Philology of Lviv Polytechnic
. During her studies in universities Karpa was a solo singer for a medical jazz band "Medicus".
She participated in numerous Ukrainian festivals. Her first the most successful hit was a song "Kalyna - ne verba".
Along her singing career Karpa also is an anchor lady for few TV-programs such as "Ekstremalnyi weekend" (NTA) and "Vidkryi sebe" (Television and Radio company "Lyuks"). Together with her producer Yaroslav Stepanyk she found her own producing center "KARPARATION" (until 2001 "Nika").
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
singer, anchor lady, and the "Distinguished Artist of Ukraine" (2009). She is closely associated with the city of Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
.
Biography
Karpa was born in a small city of DobromylDobromyl
Dobromyl is a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around , some 5 kilometers to the border with Poland. Population: 5,000 ....
near the Polish-Soviet border. She was born in a musical family where her grandmother once sang in a choir, while father was a professional musician. When Karpa was five parents bought her a piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and later she enrolled into a music school.
She started to sing in a public choir "Pysanka" and later became a solo singer for the vocal-instrumental ensemble "Halytska perlyna" (Halych Perl) headed by Lesya Salistra.
Karpa finished her school with a gold medal and has two higher education diplomas: Lviv Medical University
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University , — formerly known as the Lvov State Medical Institute, earlier the Faculty of Medicine of the John Casimir University and, before that, Faculty of Medicine of the Francis I University — is one of the oldest and biggest medical...
(former medical campus of Lviv University
Lviv University
The Lviv University or officially the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv is the oldest continuously operating university in Ukraine...
) and the English Philology of Lviv Polytechnic
Lviv Polytechnic
Lviv Polytechnic National University is the largest scientific university in Lviv. Since its foundation in 1844, it was one of the most important centres of science and technological development in Central Europe. In the interbellum period, the Polytechnic was one of the most important technical...
. During her studies in universities Karpa was a solo singer for a medical jazz band "Medicus".
She participated in numerous Ukrainian festivals. Her first the most successful hit was a song "Kalyna - ne verba".
Along her singing career Karpa also is an anchor lady for few TV-programs such as "Ekstremalnyi weekend" (NTA) and "Vidkryi sebe" (Television and Radio company "Lyuks"). Together with her producer Yaroslav Stepanyk she found her own producing center "KARPARATION" (until 2001 "Nika").
Albums
External links
- http://www.karparation.com
- http://www.twitter.com/natalkakarpa