Solntse is Ukrainian

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 singer Ani Lorak

Ani Lorak

Karolina Miroslavivna Kuiek, , popularly known as Ani Lorak , born 27 September 1978, Kitsman, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, is a famous Ukrainian pop singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and former UN Goodwill Ambassador...

 eleventh studio album. The album features Lorak's Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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 entry Shady Lady

Shady Lady

"Shady Lady" was the Ukrainian entry for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest. It was sung by Ani Lorak, composed by Philipp Kirkorov and written by Karen Kavaleryan. However, in Greece, around the time of the Contest, there were many rumors stating that popular composer Dimitris Kontopoulos had...

 as well as its Russian

Russian language

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 counterpart "С неба в небо". The album comes as a CD/DVD pack with the DVD featuring 5 videos.

Release

Recorded took place at VOX Recording Studios in Athens, Greece, throughout 2008-2009. Composed and produced primarily by Dimitris Kontopoulos, the album's sound differs from past albums featuring a more European sounding of songs and an album built on fresh material.

The debut single from the album, titled "Solntse" was released in December 2008. It peaked at number 1 in both Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 and Russia

Russia

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 respectively. The album also includes an English

English language

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 version of the song titled "I'm Alive".

The second single from the album "A Dal'she" (А дальше…; And more...) was released in 2009 and peaked at number 1 in Ukraine while it reached the top 10 in Russia. The music video for the song was shot in India, and features an Indian theme.

On November 28, 2009, the title track "Solntse" won the "Best song of the year 2009" award at the "Zolotoi Grammofon" awards held Moscow, Russia.

Track listing

Personnel

• Ani Lorak – Vocals, Producer
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• Philipp Kirkorov
  Philipp Kirkorov
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   – Executive Producer
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• Dimitris Kontopoulos
  Dimitris Kontopoulos
  Dimitris Kontopoulos is one of the most famous Greek music composers known for his dance-pop music.-Personal life:Dimitris Kontopoulos was born in Athens, Greece on November 9, 1971...
  
   – Sound producer
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  , Keyboards
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  , programming
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  , arrangement
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• Victoria Halkiti – Backing vocals
• Aris Binis – Recording and mastering
• Paul Stefanidis Viking Lounge Mastering studio – Mastering
• Janis Grigoriu – Bass guitar
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• Spyros Kodakis – Acoustic guitar
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   & Electric guitar
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• Alkis Misirlis – Drums
• Andrei Batura – Design
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• Andrew Davidovsky - Photography
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• Dmitry Peretrutov - Photography
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• George Kalfamanolis - Photography
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Release history

Country	Date
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...	May 2009
Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...