{"id":343653,"date":"2018-04-16T18:25:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T14:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/?page_id=343653"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:09:58","slug":"2008-esc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/1tv.ge\/lang\/en\/eurovision\/2008-esc\/","title":{"rendered":"2008 ESC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diana Ghurtskaya representing Georgia at Eurovision Song Contest 2008,\u00a0ranked the 11th place, with Peace Will Come<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=paPjkp6s2u8<\/p>\n

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Diana Gurtskaya was born on July, 2nd, 1979 in Abkhazia in Georgia. She is blind from birth. During the armed conflict in Abkhazia, her family was forced to remove from their native town and she stayed in a camp for refugees and later moved to Russia.<\/span>
\nIn 1995 she finished boarding school for blind and visually impaired children in Tbilisi. While studying at a special school she was successfully educated at a musical school in the piano class.<\/span>
\nDiana was 10 years old when she first performed on a stage of the Tbilisi Philharmonic Hall. The specific manner of singing of the small girl brought to her unanimous public recognition.<\/span>
\nOutstanding vocal talent, ambition and hard work, let Diana become the winner of the international festival of young singers Yalta-Moscow-Transit in 1995 and receive a special prize of the jury.<\/span>
\nHer talent and constant desire to improve her skills led Diana to become a brilliant student at Gnesinich\u00a0 Musical School in Moscow, Russia, in a class of variety vocal. After her graduation, in 1999 Diana began her independent singing career.<\/span>
\nIn 1999 Diana became the laureate of the contest Slaviansky Bazar in Vitebsk, Belarus. She repeatedly became the laureate of the trophy Zolotoy Gramafon, festivals, Song of the Year, Ovation and many others.<\/span>
\nDiana is honoured with state awards of different countries, including the Honour Award in Georgia, the Honored artist of the Russian Federation and the Award of Saint Barbara in Ukraine amongst others.<\/span>
\nDiana Gurtskaya’s talent is esteemed not only in Georgia and Russia, but also in many countries of the world. She successfully performed in Madison Square Gardens in New York, also in Canada, Israel and the states of the former USSR. Diana’s duets with world celebrities, such as Toto Cutugno, Demis Roussos, Ray Charles and others are very popular.<\/span>
\nIn 2003 she entered in the Russian Academy of a Theatrical Art where she is still studying.<\/span>
\nBesides art and singing, Diana conducts public and charity activities. In 2004\u00a0 her personal initiative was established, Diana Gurtskaya’s Charity Fund On call of heart, in order to help blind and visually impaired children. The singer regularly visits orphan’s houses and special schools for disabled children.<\/span>
\nRecently Diana has released two albums; You are here and You know, Mum, songs from which remain constant hits. The third album is being prepared to be released.<\/span>
\nDiana is married to a wellknown Moscow lawyer Peter Kucherenko. In June 2007 their son Konstantin was born.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diana Gurtskaya won the Georgian national selection.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Lyrics of Peace Will Come<\/p>\n

Look the sky is crying cold bitter tears
\nWeeping for the people lost in fear
\nWhile we fight for nothing my eyes run dry
\nAre you still so blind to ask me why…why<\/p>\n

Say it out loud peace will come
\nEverybody shout peace will come
\nWhen you stop and tame your rage
\nSomething’s gotta change
\nSomething’s gotta change<\/p>\n

Say it out loud peace will come
\nEverybody shout peace will come
\nBlow the trumpet beat the drum
\nPeace will come<\/p>\n

Sometimes words kill faster than bullets do
\nAnd the face of war is never true
\nKids with guns are always too young to die
\nAre you still so deaf to ask me why…why<\/p>\n

My land is still crying
\nTorn in half
\nMy world is slowly dying
\nMy heart is only crying
\nPeace and love<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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