Irina Volodymyrivna "Rusya" Poryvai (Ukrainian: Руся; born June 9, 1968) is a Ukrainian singer, and musician. She released her first song Don't stand by my window in 1989.[1] Rusya had Top 10 hits on the Ukrainian charts in the late 1980s, and through the early and mid 1990s. She is a two-time winner in category Best Female Artist of Ukraine in 1990 and 1991. Rusya retired from recording pop music in 1997 but continued to tour (sometimes with her sister, Natasha Koroleva) till 1999. In 2007, she returned to recording with an album "The Best of Rusya".

Rusya
Rusya. Concert in Kyiv June 1998
Background information
Birth name	Irina Volodymyrivna Poryvai
Also known as	Rusya Irina Ossaoulenko
Born	(1968-06-09) June 9, 1968 (age 54)
Origin	Kyiv, Ukraine
Genres	Pop Dance
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, choral conductor, artist
Instrument(s)	Piano, accordion, organ
Years active	1989–1999, 2007–present

Discography

• 1989 – "The Fortuneteller"
• 1989 – "Christmas Eve"
• 1990 – "Forgive me,mommy"
• 1991 – "Cinderella"
• 1991 – "Rusya"
• 1991 - "Little Happiness"
• 1992 – "Rusya's Greatest Hits"
• 1994 – "Kiyv Girl"
• 1994 – "Cheremshyna"
• 1997 – "My American Guy"
• 1998 - "White Lace"
• 2007 – "The Best of Rusya"
• 2009 – "Small Presents"
• 2012 – "Christmas Presents"
• 2012 – "Greatest Hits -top 40"
• 2017 – "Memories of the future"

References

Websites and resources

• Russya's official website.Офіційна українська веб-сторінка Русі
• Natasha Koroleva's web site
• http://kmstudio.com.ua/index.php?nma=cherem&fla=stat&nm=rusia

На других языках

[ru] Руся