Kateryna Ihorivna Taranenko (Ukrainian: Катерина Ігорівна Тараненко; née Humenyuk [Гуменюк]; born 4 July 1994), known professionally as Swoiia (from своя, 'one's own') and until 2023 as Assol (Ассоль), is a Ukrainian singer. In 2016, she participated in the Ukrainian edition of The Voice.

Swoiia
Birth nameKateryna Ihorivna Humenyuk
Also known asAssol, Assol'ka
Born (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 30)
Donetsk, Ukraine
OriginUkraine
Genrespop, R&B
Occupationsinger
Instrument(s)vocals, piano
Years active2000–present
LabelsMoon, Best Music

Career

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Humenyuk first performed on stage at the age of three. She has since appeared in several television music shows and in a television series by Svetlana Druzhinina. In 2000, she won the children's competition in Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk and released her debut album.

In 2016, she took part in Holos Krainy, the Ukrainian edition of The Voice.[1]

As Assol, she took part in the Ukrainian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Save It". She was included in the longlist of participants of the Ukrainian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024[2] with the song "Little Angels";[3] a public vote determined her non-qualification to the final.

Humenyuk currently[when?] resides in Kyiv.

Discography

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Albums

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  • 2000 — Alye parusa
  • 2002 — Vkraino moya
  • 2008 — O tebe
  • 2010 — Tayut guby
  • 2017 — Letopis

Single

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  • 2010 — Ya ne predam
  • 2010 — Save It

References

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  1. ^ "Катерина Гуменюк 'Без бою' – вибір наосліп – Голос країни 6 сезон" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ Farren, Neil (9 November 2023). "Ukraine: Vidbir 2024 Longlist Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ Farren, Neil (17 November 2023). "Ukraine: Vidbir 2024 Finalists Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 17 November 2023.