Diana Gurtskaya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Diana Gurtskaya

Georgian singer

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1978

Place of Birth: Sukhumi, Georgia

Profession: singer, musician

Nationality: Russia, Georgia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya (Georgian: ????? ????????, Russian: ????? ???????? ???????, born 2 July 1978) is a blind Russian-Georgian singer.
Following a failed attempt in Belarus the previous year Diana, on 1 March 2008, won the Georgian national final with 39.4% of the vote, therefore she represented Georgia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.
She won a place in the final at the second semi-final on 22 May and finished 11th. Gurtskaya has a number of awards to her credit.
Most notably, a 2007 Russian Honorable Artist award given to her by president Vladimir Putin, a Medal of Honor given to her by Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, and the Award of Saint Barbara in Ukraine amongst others.She has recorded duets with various well-known foreign singers including Ray Charles, Toto Cutugno, and Demis Roussos.In 2009, Gurtskaya received significant media attention after failing to obtain a visa from the British embassy due to her blindness.
However, after a much publicised campaign, a visa was granted and the rules were changed.Gurtskaya is married to Pyotr Kucherenko, who is a sighted lawyer in Moscow, and they have one son, Konstantin (b.
June 2007). Diana Gurtskaya signed the petition of support of Putin's actions in Ukraine and Crimea in 2014.