Oksana Bilozir

Background

Oksana Bilozir was born on 30 May 1957 in Smyha settlement, Dubno Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Ukraine).

Education

1976 - Lviv Musical-Pedagogical College named after F. Kolessi

1981 - Lviv State Conservatory named after M. Lysenka

1999 - Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, affiliated with Master of Fine Arts of Ukraine, with qualification of Master of foreign policy and diplomacy.

Career

Education 1976 - Lviv Musical-Pedagogical College named after F. Family Father, Volodymyr Rozumkevych (b 1930), retiredMother, Nina Vasylivna (1933–2004) 1st spouse, Ihor Bilozir (1955–2000), Ukrainian famous composer and singer, the frontman of VIA "Vatra", was tragically murdered in May 2000, in Lviv 2nd spouse, Roman Nedzelsky, is the Director of the state enterprise "Ukraina Gastrol"na" (engineering - Touring Ukraine) under Ministry of Culture of UkraineSons: Andriy Bilozir and Yaroslav Nedzelsky. Oksana Bilozir is close to the family of former Ukrainian President Yushchenko. She is as well the godmother of one of the daughters of Poroshenko.

1996 - Professor, People’s Singing Department at Kiev National University of Culture and Arts, Head of Department, professor of the Kiev State School of variety and circus arts

In 1996-1997 Oksana Bilozir was teaching at Kiev State Institute of Culture. Oksana Bilozir became the People"s Deputy of Ukraine for three times, twice from the bloc Our Ukraine (in 2002-2005 and in 2006), and from the block Our Ukraine - People"s Self-Defense during early parliamentary elections in 2007.

Bilozir voted for the dismissal of the second Tymoshenko Government in February 2009. Bilozir took part in the 2012 Ukrainian parliamentary election as an independent candidate in single-member districts number 66 (first-past-the-post wins a parliament seat) located in the town Malyn.

With a third place (with 1213% of the votes) in the district she was not (re-)elected in parliament.

Achievements

• Oksana Bilozir started her concert activity in 1979, as soloist of VIA "Vatra", founded by her first husband. Since 1994 she has been the lead singer of music band "Oksana". She released 15 albums, a Digital Video Disc, and 10 music films.

Politics

In 2004-2005 she led the Social Christian Party (in October 2008 that party merged with United Centre), later became a member of the party Our Ukraine, with the President Viktor Yushchenko acting as the Honorary Chairman. In the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Bilozir was a candidate of Petro Poroshenko Bloc. Placed 80th on the electoral list.

Membership

In February 2008 Bilozir and several prominent members left Our Ukraine. She became a member of United Centre. In September 2010 she became a member of Christian Democratic Union.