Diana Gurtskaya is a Russian singer and Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. For more than a decade, she has been performing on the big stage, despite the almost complete lack of vision since birth.
Biography
Diana Gurtskaya was born in Sukhumi in 1978 and was brought up in a friendly large family: her sister and two brothers grew up with her. Very quickly, the parents discovered a sad ailment in their daughter: she was born almost blind. Doctors argued that vision could not be restored. And yet, the parents did not despair, deciding, at least, to raise from Diana a worthy and useful person for society.
Diana grew up as a cheerful and active child, practically not thinking that she was somehow different from other children. She had a fine ear and a pleasant voice, so the girl was assigned to a music class at a Tbilisi boarding school for children with disabilities. There she not only learned to sing, but also began to play the piano beautifully. From the age of 10, Diana often performed at music competitions and in 1995 won the Yalta-Moscow-Transit event.
After winning a prestigious competition, the composer Igor Nikolaev became interested in the girl. It was he who wrote the first and main hit for the aspiring singer called "You are here." Diana Gurtskaya moved to Moscow and entered the famous "Gnesinka", graduating from pop education in 1999. In 2000, she recorded her first album with the already known to the public the title "You Are Here". Soon, another disc, "You Know, Mom" followed.
Gurtskaya became one of the main artists at the All-Russian concert evenings, and in 2008 she represented her native Georgia at the international Eurovision Song Contest. She also took part in the television show "Dancing with the Stars" and served as the ambassador of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The singer released two more albums, entitled "Tender" and "Nine Months". Finally, Diana is a renowned philanthropist who is actively involved in solving many social issues.
Personal life
Diana Gurtskaya met her only husband in 2002. The famous lawyer Pyotr Kucherenko became him. The man very beautifully looked after his beloved and even managed to make it so that one of the recently discovered stars in the sky was named after her. As a result, the couple played a magnificent wedding. In a happy marriage, a son, Constantine, was born. Close people do not leave Diana a single step, trying to provide her with all possible support.
Today Diana holds one of the important posts in the Public Chamber of Russia. She often travels to boarding schools, giving children “Lessons of Kindness” and helping them to adapt to the social environment. In addition, Gurtskaya hosts an author's program on Radio Russia, where she conducts conversations with famous people. She is currently working on recording new songs and the next album.
