Ludmila Tukan

Ludmila Tukan (Gagauz: Lüdmila Tukan; Romanian: Liudmila Tukan; born 1982) is a Gagauzian singer from Moldova. She was the debut representative for Gagauzia in the Turkvision Song Contest in 2013.

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Born	1982 Ceadîr-Lunga
Genres	Pop
Years active	1998-present

Biography

Tukan was born in 1982 in Ceadîr-Lunga. Her musical career began in 1998, when she won the Grand Prize in a music contest in Gagauzia. In 2008 and 2011, she participated in the finals of the Yalta Eastern Music Festival.^[1] Later in 2011, she took first place at the Odesa International Song and Dance Festival, beating over 150 contestants.^[2]

In 2013, she was selected to represent Gagauzia in the territory's debut at the Turkvision Song Contest, with the song Вернись любовь ("Come back love").^[3][4][5] In 2015, she won the first prize at the Cântă Inima Festival in Anenii Noi.^[6] She has been awarded the status Honoured Artist of Gagauzia.^[7]

References

1. . web.archive.org. 2016-06-19. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
2. "Людмила Тукан получила «Гранпри» украинского фестиваля" (PDF). Единая Гагаузия. 10 November 2011.
3. Granger, Anthony (2013-11-12). "Moldova: Ludmila Tukan To Turkvizyon". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
4. Granger, Anthony (2013-10-19). "Türkvizyon 2013: Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
5. Stanton, John (2013-12-18). "Inaugural Türkvizyon to hit the world's screens – Watch the videos". Eurovision Ireland. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
6. . web.archive.org. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
7. "«Тема, взятая из жизни». Валентин Орманжи и Людмила Тукан представили новую композицию". gagauzinfo.md (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-05-12.