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Zinaida Alexandrovna Kupriyanovich[lower-alpha 1] (born 17 September 2002), sometimes known professionally as Zina Kupriyanovich or Zena (stylized as ZENA), and now known as Zina Bless, is a Belarusian singer, actress, and television presenter. Kupriyanovich represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It", placing 24th in the final. She has additionally cohosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, and voiced the Russian dub of the eponymous character in the film Moana (2016).

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Alexandrovna and the family name is Kupriyanovich.
Zinaida Kupriyanovich
Kupriyanovich performing at Eurovision 2019
Background information
Birth nameZinaida Alexandrovna Kupriyanovich
Also known as
  • Zina Kupriyanovich
  • Zena
  • Zina Bless
Born (2002-09-17) 17 September 2002 (age 19)
Minsk, Belarus
Genres
  • Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
  • television presenter
InstrumentsPiano
Years active2013–present
WebsiteInstagram page YouTube channel

Career


Kupriyanovich began her career as a child singer in 2013, competing in New Wave Junior 2013 and 2014 Junior Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk.[1]

Kupriyanovich competed in the Belarusian national final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice; she placed fourth in 2015 with the song "Mir" and third in 2016 with the song "Kosmos".[2][3] In 2017, she placed third in the tenth season of Fabrika Zvyozd, the Russian version of Operación Triunfo. Afterwards, Kupriyanovich began a career in television presenting, and co-hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk alongside Evgeny Perlin and Helena Meraai. As an actress, she has voiced the Russian dub of the character Moana in the films Moana and Ralph Breaks the Internet.[4]

She represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It". She qualified to the final, where she scored 31 points, finishing 24th out of 26 countries.[5][6][7] Since the 2020 contest was cancelled,[8] and Belarus was disqualified from the 2021 contest,[9] and banned from entering future contests,[10] Kupriyanovich remains the last Belarusian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest for the time being.


Discography



Singles


Title Year Album
"Mir" 2015 Non-album singles
"Kosmos" 2016
"Like It" 2019
"Гроза и Муза" 2021
"LADIES"
(with Freddy Red)
"На грани" На Грани
"Slightly"
"Каравелла"

EPs


Title Details
На грани
  • Released: August 6, 2021
  • Label: Zina Bless
  • Formats: Digital download



Filmography


Year Title Role Notes
2016 Moana Moana Russian version
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet
2021 Sunny Bunnies: The Cinema Express Emilie "Emily" Short Film

Notes


  1. Belarusian: Зінаі́да Алякса́ндраўна Купрыяно́віч, romanized: Zinaída Alyaksándrawna Kupryanóvich, Łacinka: Zinaída Alaksándraŭna Kupryjanóvič; Russian: Зинаи́да Алекса́ндровна Куприяно́вич, romanized: Zinaída Aleksándrovna Kupriyanóvich.

References


  1. "Международный конкурс детской песни "Новая волна-2013"" (in Russian). Russia-1. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. Granger, Anthony (21 August 2015). "Belarus: Ruslan Aslanov Is Off To Bulgaria". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. Jordan, Paul (26 August 2016). "Alexander Minenok to sing for Belarus in Malta!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. "Моана > Russian Soundtrack". Cast Albums. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. Granger, Anthony (7 March 2019). "Belarus: ZENA To The Eurovision Song Contest 2019". Eurovoix.
  6. Halpin, Chris (7 March 2019). "From Junior to Adult: Zena wins Belarus' national final with "Like It"". Wiwibloggs.
  7. Oliver, Eliza-Jane (7 March 2019). "Belarus: ZENA will fly to Tel Aviv!". ESCToday.
  8. "Official EBU statement & FAQ on Eurovision 2020 cancellation". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. "EBU statement on Belarusian participation". Eurovision.tv. 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  10. "Белтэлерадыёкампанію выключылі з Еўрапейскага вяшчальнага саюза". euroradio.fm. 2021-06-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


Media related to Zina Kupriyanovich at Wikimedia Commons

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Helen Kalandadze and Lizi Japaridze
 Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenter
(with Evgeny Perlin and Helena Meraai)
2018		 Succeeded by
Ida Nowakowska, Aleksander Sikora and Roksana Węgiel
Preceded by
Alekseev
with "Forever"
 Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest
2019		 Succeeded by
VAL
with "Da vidna"(Да відна)

На других языках

- [en] Zinaida Kupriyanovich

[ru] Куприянович, Зинаида Александровна

Зинаи́да Алекса́ндровна Куприяно́вич (белор. Зінаі́да Алякса́ндраўна Купрыяно́віч, род. 17 сентября 2002, Минск, Белоруссия) — белорусская певица, выступающая под именем Zina Bless. Представительница Белоруссии на конкурсе песни «Евровидение-2019» в Тель-Авиве, Израиль под псевдонимом Zena.


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