Svetlana Serhiivna Loboda, born on October 1982 in Kiev, also known by the stage name LOBODA, is a Ukrainian singer and composer.Friday 31 August 2018, at 8:30 pm, Salle Garnier de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
As a young girl, Loboda studied the piano, conducting, variety and jazz vocal. She grew up to have the experience of being a composer, a leading role actress in a musical, a TV host, a designer, a photographer, a singer in Ukraine’s, Russia’s and CIS most popular girl band and finally as a solo artist. From an early age Loboda showed a tendency for music and acting, making home musicals for her parents and relatives on family holidays. Loboda studied the piano and at the same time mastered the art of singing and conducting.
Loboda continued with her music studies and entered the department of variety and jazz singing at the Kiev Variety and Circus Academy. It was at this time that she became a member of the band “Cappuccino”. In 2003 she auditioned for the first ever-Ukrainian professional musical “The Equator”, where she received the leading role of “Mirana”. On 28 December 2003, she started a new band – “Catch”. Svetlana was the creator of the repertoire and stage costumes for the band. That was her first professional experience as a composer and designer.
Loboda represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and finished at the 12th place. Loboda released her solo single “Live easy” in January 2010, “Heart is beating” with Max Barskih in spring, and “Revolution” in October. She described Revolution as “a powerful song, with a powerful message.