Ruslana Panchyshyna (; born 10 September, 2005), known mononymously as Ruslana (stylized in all caps), is a Spanish-Ukrainian singer and songwriter who rose to prominence after placing third in the twelfth edition of the Operación Triunfo contest.
From an early age, she participated in various musical competitions, including several preselections for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Belarus and La Voz Kids in 2019.
Early life Ruslana Panchyshyna was born on September 10, 2005 in Ukraine, but she moved to Adeje, Canary Islands when she was around 7. She also holds Belarusian nationality.
She later relocated to Madrid where she studied Performing Arts in high school, before putting her studies on hold to compete in Operación Triunfo and later on focus on her career.
Musical career 2016–2023: Early career At the age of 11, Panchyshyna participated in New Wave Junior 2016, a children's edition of the New Wave competition, in Gurzuf, Crimea, representing Belarus. The following year, she placed fourth in the Belarusian preselection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2017), with the song "Tantsui so mnoy". She participated again with the group Monkey Tops in 2019, finishing in third place with the song "Posmotri na nas". That same year, she competed in the fifth edition of the Spanish reality talent show La Voz Kids, joining Rosario Flores' team, but she was eliminated in the battle round, finishing in seventh position.
2023–2025: Operación Triunfo In 2023, Ruslana participated in the twelfth edition of Operación Triunfo broadcast by Amazon Prime Video, where she performed songs such as "Zombie" by The Cranberries, "SloMo" by Chanel Terrero and "Salvaje" by Nathy Peluso, some of which she managed to position in her version in the Top 200 of Spotify Spain. She finished in third place in the competition, behind Naiara and Paul Thin.
Following the contest, Ruslana signed a contract with Universal Music Spain, and released her first single "Las chicas malas desafinan", which managed to enter the top 100 of the best-selling songs in Spain.
In addition to participating in the Operación Triunfo tour in 2024, she was confirmed to appear in festivals such as Los 40 Primavera Pop, Coca-Cola Music Experience 2024, as well as in the LOS40 Summer Live tour. In May 2024, "Lo mejor de Ruslana", her first compilation album, was released, which includes all the songs she sang in Operación Triunfo along with "Las chicas malas desafinan". It peaked at #4 on the Top 100 best-selling albums weekly in Spain.
In November 2024, she released her debut album “Génesis” which reached number 4 on the official Spanish album chart. That same month, she embarked on the Génesis Tour to promote the album, including stops in Granada, Seville, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Oviedo, Vigo, Tenerife, Madrid, Bilbao and Valencia.
For her debut as an actress, she joined the shooting of the dance film A fuego.
2026–present: Catarsis and Anomia On February 12, 2026, she released Catarsis, her first EP. Following its release, she embarked on a small tour of 4 stops. She later confirmed that a full second studio album would follow Catarsis, which she had already begun teasing and writing while on tour.
On May 19 she announced a new full tour for the last four months of the year.
She announced a new single “la favorita de la vida” following Spain’s win at the 2026 FIFA World Cup which served as the “first preview of her upcoming album”. The song was released on July 31st.
On September 2nd, she confirmed her second album will be titled “Anomia”. 2 days later, she released the second single of the album “veranos condenados”. On September 9th, Ruslana announced Anomia will come out on October 9th.
Musical style Ruslana's music has elements of rock, R&B and soul. Her favorite groups include Måneskin and Coldplay. In addition to singing, she plays electric bass.
Discography
Compilation albums Lo mejor de Ruslana (OT 2023), 2024 GÉNESIS, 2024
Singles Not Afraid, 2019 Me he colgado de mi ex (with Paula Koops), 2024 Las chicas malas desafinan, 2024 Lokademás, 2024 Quién soy, 2024 La balada, 2024 el control, 2025 EGOISTA, 2025 (with Rouss), ojeras, 2025 narcisista o bipolar?, 2025 (with Ana Sofi W.) las guapas no morimos de verdad, 2025 Anatomía de una Estrella, 2026 (with María Escarmiento) la favorita de la vida, 2026 veranos condenados, 2026 mi vocablo, 2026
Filmography Television YearTitleResult2016New Wave Junior 2016Contestant2017Song For Junior Eurovision 20174th place2019Song For Junior Eurovision 20193rd place as a member of Monkey TopsLa Voz KidsContestant20232024Operación Triunfo 20233rd place Film YearTitleRole2026A FuegoBego
Awards and nominations Award Year Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result LOS40 Music Awards2024RuslanaBest Spanish New Act
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, later embarking on a small tour to promote it.