Zinaida Alexandrovna Kupriyanovich (born 17 September 2002), sometimes known professionally as Zina Kupriyanovich, Zena, and Zina Bless, is a Belarusian singer, actress, and television presenter. Kupriyanovich represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It", placing 24th in the final. She has additionally cohosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk, and voiced the Russian dub of the eponymous character in the film Moana (2016).
Career Kupriyanovich began her career as a child singer in 2013, competing in New Wave Junior 2013 and 2014 Junior Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk.
Kupriyanovich competed in the Belarusian national final for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice; she placed fourth in 2015 with the song "Mir" and third in 2016 with the song "Kosmos". In 2017, she placed third in the tenth season of Fabrika Zvyozd, the Russian version of Operación Triunfo. Afterwards, Kupriyanovich began a career in television presenting, and co-hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Minsk alongside Evgeny Perlin and . As an actress, she has voiced the Russian dub of the character Moana in the films Moana and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
She represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Like It". She qualified to the final, where she scored 31 points, finishing 24th out of 26 countries. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 contest, Belarus' disqualification from the 2021 contest, and BTRC's subsequent suspension from the EBU, Kupriyanovich indefinitely remains the last Belarusian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest (the last Belarusian at any Eurovision event was Arina Pehtereva in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020).
Discography EPs Title Details Na grani Released: August 6, 2021 Label: Independent release Formats: Digital download, streaming Tantsy pod Lunoy Released: August 27, 2021 Label: Independent release Formats: Digital download, streaming Nebezobidnyy Released: September 17, 2021 Label: Independent release Formats: Digital download, streaming Yunost''' | Released: October 15, 2021 Label: Independent release'' Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles Title Year Album "Mir" 2015 rowspan="5" "Kosmos" 2016 "Like It" 2019 "Groza i Muza" 2021 "Ladies" "Na grani" Na grani "Slightly" "Karavella" "Tantsy pod Lunoy" Tantsy pod Lunoy "Blue Air" "Odni" "Nebezobidnyy" Nebezobidnyy "Ty uvolen" "Broken Car" ''Yunost''' "Koleso" 2022 rowspan="7" "Squad" "Easy" "Wfk" "So What" "Unesla" 2023 "Yad"
Filmography Year Title Role Notes2016MoanaMoanaRussian version2018Ralph Breaks the Internet2021Sunny Bunnies: The Cinema ExpressEmilie "Emily"Short Film
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