Background
Sofia Tarasova was born on 31 March 2001 in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
Sofia Tarasova was born on 31 March 2001 in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
When Tarasova was four, she was admitted to the Academy of Arts where she chose to study music, dance and art, because she is a talented painter as well as a singer.
Tarasova represented Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her song "We Are One". She placed 2nd with 121 points. Tarasova is a child singing prodigy, who began to sing at the age of two and a half when she was admitted to the Rheingold M. Gliere Music College in Kiev.
Tarasova entered "Chunga-Chunga" show theatre at six and has since performed in several musicals, Gerda in the Snow Queen being her favourite role.
Tarasova also takes piano lessons and performs in films. At ten, she entered the "Paradiz" centre, where she currently practises her singing, acting and hip hop skills.
2012: The Voice of Ukraine Junior, Junior Eurovision 2012 and Euro People’s Contest 2012
Tarasova also represented her country for the first time at the Euro People’s Contest, a singing contest held in Berlin, Germany that has a similar format to the Eurovision Song Contest. 2013: New Wave Junior, Eurovision Music Academy and Junior Eurovision 2013
On 2 August 2013, Sofia competed in the Ukrainian selection for the 2013 contest with her song "We Are One," finishing first in a field of 20 candidates, winning the right to represent her nation.
Tarasova"s song placed 2nd with 121 points.
2014: Ver" me and Euro People’s Contest 2014
In late April 2014, Sofia Tarasova released a new original song called "Ver" mne" (Believe me). The music video was released on 21 May 2014. Tarasova was chosen to read the points for Ukraine at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Marsa, Malta on 15 November.
In 2012, Tarasova won "The Voice of Ukraine Junior", the children"s edition of the Ukrainian version of The Voice and on the same year, she also took part in the Ukrainian national selection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Zhityeviy Pazl" (Puzzle of life), but was not chosen to represent the nation. Tarasova won the VI International People’s Performers Competition "New Wave Junior" in 2013 and on the same year, she also won the "Eurovision Music Academy". Tarasova competed for the second time at the Euro People’s Contest and on December 1, 2014, she won first place for the 10-13 category.
