Biography
Who is Tayanna?
Early life and background
Tayanna: Tetiana Mykhailivna Reshetniak was born on September 29, 1984, in the city of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, to parents Mikhail and Natalia. She grew up with three brothers, including Mikhail, who is known as Misha Marvin, and two twin brothers who work as confectioners with one also pursuing singing. At eight years old, her parents urged her to attend accordion class in a music school, though she left the school about a year later. Following this, she began studying vocals, participating first in an ensemble and later taking individual lessons.
In 2001, during a visit to Lviv, she had the opportunity to perform with an ensemble before the appearance of Pope John Paul II. Another early milestone for her was traveling to Skadovsk for the Black Sea Games, where she placed third in the music festival.
Girl group career
In 2008, she became a member of the girl group Hot Chocolate, performing with the ensemble until 2011. During her time in the group, she developed a personal relationship with the producer Dmytro Klimashenko. The relationship ended in 2011, and the producer subsequently removed her from the group while requiring her to pay a large fee.
Television competitions and music
In 2014, she participated in the blind auditions of the fourth season of the Ukrainian vocal show Holos Krainy, where none of the coaches turned their chairs for her. Later that same year, she released a music video for her song Znayu i vyeryu. She returned to Holos Krainy in 2015, performing Sofia Rotaru's rendition of the traditional Ukrainian song Krai, mii ridnyi krai. All four coaches turned their chairs during this audition, and she chose Potap as her coach before eventually advancing to the superfinal and placing second.
She competed in Vidbir 2017, the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song I Love You, finishing in second place after a tiebreak. In November 2017, she released her second album, Trymai mene, produced by Alan Badoev. She won the Breakthrough of the Year award at the M1 Music Awards in December 2017 after performing the song Shkoda. She returned to Vidbir in 2018 with the song Lelia, again placing second as a favorite. In May 2018, she won Clip of the Year and Singer of the Year at the Golden Firebird Awards, and later that year she premiered Fantastychna zhinka at the Women of the Third Millenium Awards. She planned to compete in Vidbir 2019 with the song Ochi, but withdrew from the selection in January.
Personal life and family
At eighteen years old, she began an affair with producer Dmytro Klimashenko, which lasted until 2011. In 2013, she gave birth to her son, Daniel. Her brother Misha Marvin is also involved in the music industry. In 2021, she served as the spokesperson who announced the Ukrainian jury's votes during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Birthday and age
Tayanna was born on September 29, 1984, which makes Tayanna 42 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Tayanna shares the date with 32 other famous people.
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