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Tatiana (Golda) Amirova (Ukrainian: Тетяна Амірова; born on 23 December, 1993, in Odessa) is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter of Jewish origin performing in the style of Jewish folklore and jazz fusion.[1]. She was a finalist in the Ukrainian edition of The Voice[2]. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Golda has lived in London[3].

Education

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Tatiana Amirova graduated from the School_of_Stolyarsky in Odessa as a pianist. Afterwards, she continued studying piano at the Kyiv Conservatory, graduating with honors[1].

Musical career

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Golda started writing and performing songs as she was a student[4]. In 2016, she became a finalist in the Ukrainian edition of The Voice, performing ‘Bei mir bist du shein[5].

From this point on, Golda started performing songs in Hebrew and Yiddish. She made her own arrangements of old folk tunes fusing them with jazz, soul, and pop[6][2]. She performed this program in America, Canada, Italy, France, Switzerland, Israel, Germany, Kazakhstan, and Moldova[4][7].

In 2021, during the visit of the Israel President Isaac Herzog to Ukraine, Golda performed her cover version of Shma Israel for him[4]. The song was released as a single in 2022.

After the terrorist attack on Israel in October 2023, Golda participated in recording ‘We stand with Israel’ together with Andrey Makarevich, Maxim Leonidov, and other singers[8].

Singles

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Вільна незаміжня
(Vil’na nezamizhnia)
(Single and Free)
2023
SHMA ISRAEL 2022
Менше слiв, бiльше дiла
(Menshe sliv, bil’she dila)
(Fewer Words, More Action)
2021
Зроблено з Любов’ю
(Zrobleno z liubov’iu)
(Made with Love)
2021

Musicals

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In 2017, in collaboration with choreographers Elena Kolyadenko and Pavlo Bondarenko and costume designer Nazar Didyk, Golda devised and starred in the musical Yiddish Jazz. It tells a story of a Jewish girl in the form of theatrical cabaret in a modern-vintage style[9][3][10]

In 2022, after moving to the UK as a refugee, Golda released GOLDA. A Musical Story of Love, Loss and Resilience, in which she explores her experience of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The production is a collaboration between Golda, choreographer Pavlo Bondarenko, dress-designer David Koma, and producer Alexandrina Markvo.[11][12][7]

Reception

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GOLDA was well received by critics.

Libby Purves wrote: “It’s hypnotic, never a boring note. <…> Explosively joyous, sad, energetic and topical mini-musical. <…> It’s about the hope that springs in any room where songs and stories come alive.”[13]

According to the Russian Art and Culture Journal, “GOLDA is more than just a show; it’s a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit and the remarkable capacity of art to heal traumas and unite people.”[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Татьяна Амирова: о песнях на идише, горско-еврейских генах и жизни в Украине". 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Финалистка "Голос страны-6" Татаьяна Амирова презентовала трек и рассказала о творческих планах". 15 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "От «идиша» до «инглиша»: певица Golda — о разлуке с Одессой, переезде в Лондон и еврейской музыке". 25 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Ukrainian singer who fled to Israel takes to the stage in London". 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Еврейский голос Украины". 9 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Golda: Infusing a Jewish Note into Everything I Perform | London Cult". 12 January 2024.
  7. ^ a b "GOLDA World Premiere in London". 20 November 2023.
  8. ^ "We stand with Israel: русскоязычные рок-звезды и артисты записали песню | London Cult". 24 December 2023.
  9. ^ "'I want to tell people a story which gives them hope': An interview with the singer Golda". 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Yiddish Jazz Show by GOLDA". 22 February 2022.
  11. ^ "World Premiere of New Musical GOLDA Comes to the Tabernacle Theatre". 14 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Музыкальный спектакль «Голда». Мировая премьера. Лондон". 9 November 2023.
  13. ^ "GOLDA Tabernacle, W11". 29 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Golda. A musical story of love, loss and resilience". 21 November 2023.
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