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1. Ruslana Stepanivna Lyžyčko or Ruslana, born 24 May 1973 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) winning artist with 'Wild Dances'. (2004). She is also a famous social activist. She actively supported the democratic processes in Ukraine 2004/2005 (the Orange Revolution). She has used her music to fight human trafficking. She is an artist in genres as pop, rock and ethnopop. Her album Wild Energy (2008) contains collaborations with T-Pain and Missy Elliott. The popular video game Grand Theft Auto IV uses Ruslana's voice as the host of the fictive radio station Vladivostok FM. Her song 'Wild Dances' is one of the songs played in the game. She used old Slavic rhythms in her album EY-fori-YA (2012). She also integrated musical pieces of Russian composers as Glinka, Tschaikowsky, Mussorgsky and Rachmaninow .
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Ruslana (Руслана) (born Ruslana Stepanivna Lyžyčko; Ukrainian: Руслана Степанівна Лижичко; May 24,1973 in Lviv, Ukraine) is singer-songwriter, producer, music conductor, pianist and a World Music Award winning and MTV Europe Music Award nominated artist. She is known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with "Wild Dances".
Ruslana is married to Oleksandr Ksenofontov, a Ukrainian record producer on December 28, 1995. Together they have run the company LuxenBourg Studio since 1993, producing radio and film trailers. Since she was four years old, she studied at an Experimental Music School and sang in a band. Ruslana graduated from a music Conservatory as pianist and conductor. The beginning of Ruslana’s “star” career started with winning the international song festival Slovians’kyj Bazar in Vitebsk, Belarus in 1996.
She won the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Wild Dances" receiving points from 34 of the 35 countries participating in the contest. The winning song Wild Dances was folk regarding music, performance and costumes. The style is a combination of ethnic sounds of the mountain people of the Hutsuls with modern rock, pop and dance elements.
Ruslana actively supported the democratic processes in Ukraine in winter 2004/2005 and became a cult figure of the Orange Revolution. From spring 2006 to Summer 2007 she was a Member of Ukrainian Parliament.
Rusłana's new project Wild Energy combines the art of music and video production, literature and social commitment in an unique way. The album Wild Energy will be released in spring 2008. It includes cooperations with R&B stars T-Pain and Missy Elliot. The first single "Moon of Dreams" feat. T-Pain will also be released in spring 2008.
Ruslana is a DJ for the fictional radio station "Vladivostok FM" in Grand Theft Auto IV with Wild Dances (Ukranian FM Version) being on the playlist for the same station.
As of 2009, despite the fact that she was invited as a Special Guest Star, she nevertheless was awarded two special trophies at the 6th Asia Song Festival . The first of them was the golden statue of The Best Artist Award of The Asia song festival 2009, the main award of the festival that each participant received and the second special award for the contribution to the cultural exchange between Ukraine and Asia in music.
2. Ruslana Panchyshyna or RUSLANA, born 10 September 2005, is a Spanish contestant in reality show Operación Triunfo 2023 premiered on Amazon Prime Video.
Like A Hurricane
Ruslana Lyrics
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Heya Нey, Run to me,
Heya Нey, Sweep me off my feet again.
Heya hey Come to me,
Heya hey, Come to me
Heya hey, Run to me,
Heya hey, Lift me up like a hurricane
Let our hearts sing to every beat,
Watch as our bodies glisten in the heat.
Come to me. Run to me
Sweep me off my feet again
Heya Hey, Heya hey,
Lift me up like a hurricane
Heya Hey, Heya hey.
I wish upon a shooting star,
I want you to stay in my arms,
And shelter me when it starts to rain,
You're my rock, you're my mountain.
Come to me. Run to me
Sweep me off my feet again
Heya Hey, Heya hey,
Lift me up like a hurricane
Heya Hey, Heya hey.
I'm not too proud to say, I've had you in every way
Oh baby can't you see, I've fallen to my knees.
Cause life's too short to hide, your feeling deep inside,
One thing you need to know. I'm never letting you go!!!
Come to me. Run to me
Sweep me off my feet again
Heya Hey, Heya hey,
Lift me up like a hurricane
Heya Hey, Heya hey.
The lyrics to Ruslana's song "Like A Hurricane" are about the desire to be swept away by a love that is all-consuming and overwhelming. The singer is calling out to their lover, urging them to come and run to them, to lift them up like a hurricane. They want to be so lost in this love that their hearts sing to every beat and their bodies glisten in the heat. The singer knows that life is too short to hide their feelings and they are willing to be vulnerable and open with their partner. They want to be held and sheltered in their lover's arms, and they are willing to do whatever it takes to keep their love strong.
The chorus of the song is repetitive, which emphasizes the singer's longing for this intense and all-consuming love. The repeated phrase "Come to me, run to me, sweep me off my feet again, hey hey" creates a sense of urgency and desperation. The singer does not want to be alone and they feel like they need their lover to complete them.
Overall, "Like A Hurricane" is a passionate and intense song about the desire for a love that is overwhelming and all-consuming. The lyrics highlight the importance of vulnerability, honesty, and trust in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Heya hey Come to me,
Addressing the loved one and asking them to come to them
Heya hey, Run to me,
Urging the loved one to come running towards them
Heya hey, Sweep me off my feet again.
Asking the loved one to surprise them and make them fall in love again
Heya hey, Come to me
Repeating the request for the loved one to come to them
Heya hey, Lift me up like a hurricane
Asking the loved one to lift them up with their love and passion
Let our feet move to the music
Inviting the loved one to dance with them
Let our hearts sing to every beat,
Encouraging the loved one to express their love and emotions
Watch as our bodies glisten in the heat.
Suggesting a passionate, physical connection between themselves and the loved one
I wish upon a shooting star,
Expressing their desires and hopes for the future
I want you to stay in my arms,
Revealing their need for the loved one's presence and affection
And shelter me when it starts to rain,
Requesting protection and comfort from the loved one during difficult times
You're my rock, you're my mountain.
Acknowledging the loved one's strength and support in their life
I'm not too proud to say, I've had you in every way
Confessing to being intimate with the loved one and not ashamed of it
Oh baby can't you see, I've fallen to my knees.
Explaining how deeply in love they are with the loved one
Cause life's too short to hide, your feeling deep inside,
Encouraging the loved one to express their feelings and not hold back
One thing you need to know. I'm never letting you go!!!
Declaring their commitment to the loved one and promising to hold onto them forever
Lyrics © Comp Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: FAYNEY, JAMIE MAHER, OLEKSANDR KSENOFONTOV, RUSLANA LYZHYCHKO, SHERENA EVELYN DUGANI
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