Following her victory, she rose to fame in Europe and became one of the biggest pop stars from the Eastern part of the continent. She won the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ' Wild Dances' receiving 280 points, which at that time was a record of points. This album is the best selling Ukrainian album to date, together with its English version, more than 500,000 copies being sold solely in Ukraine.

Ruslana was the first artist from the former Soviet Union to officially receive a platinum disc, her Dyki tantsi album selling more than 170,000 copies in the first 100 days after its release.

Together they have run the company Luxen Studio since 1993, producing radio and film trailers. Since 28 December 1995 she has been married to Oleksandr Ksenofontov, a Ukrainian record producer. She writes, composes and produces her own songs and music videos. She is a singer, songwriter, producer, musical conductor, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, voice actress and social activist. She has been named an honorary citizen of her hometown Lviv and was nominated to receive the title Hero of Ukraine.

Secretary of State honored her with the International Women of Courage Award in March, 2014. She is recognized as the most successful Ukrainian female solo artist internationally and was included in the top 10 most influential women of 2013 by the Forbes magazine. Ruslana was the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Ukraine in 2004-2005. She is also a former MP serving as deputy in the Ukrainian parliament ( Verkhovna Rada) for the Our Ukraine Party. She is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording artist, holding the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ( Ukrainian: Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, IPA: born ), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress, activist, and former politician.

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