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'''Sofia Rotaru'''{{fn|1}} ({{lang-ua|Софія Михайлівна Ротару}}{{fn|1}}; {{lang-ru|София Михайловна Ротару}}; born Marshyntsi, [[Chernivtsi Oblast]], [[August 7]], [[1947]] is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] / [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] singer from a [[Moldova]]n family. She has sung songs in [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] and [[Romanian language|Romanian]] languages, which were equally popular throughout the [[Soviet Union]] (e.g. such superhits as "Романтикэ" (Romantică), in Romanian).

Her songs have become the classics of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and post-Soviet stage. Sofia was casting in seven [[musical film]]s, her debut being in 1971 in "Червона рута" (Red rue). She played the main roles in films "Где ты, любовь?" (Where are you, love?, 1980) and ""Душа" (Soul, 1981). She has performed in concerts in the [[United States]], [[Asia]], [[Europe]], [[Australia]]. Sofia has got dozen of prizes, awards and medals.

In [[1986]], she was the first female pop-singer to be given the prestigeous title of "[[People's Artist of USSR]]". [[President]] of [[Ukraine]] [[Leonid Kuchma]] and President of [[Russia]] [[Vladimir Putin]] have given awards to Sofia Rotaru in August 2002 (for her 45th birthday), giving her the high rank of the [[Hero of Ukraine]] for her "[[outstanding personal merits in the sphere of art]]", and the Russian [[order (decoration)|order]] "For merits before the Nation", respectively.

==Notes==

{{fnb|1}} While Mrs. Rotaru commonly goes by this last name, her official last name is '''Yevdokymenko-Rotaru''', {{lang-ua|Євдокименко-Ротару}}. Yevdokymenko was the last name of her late husband.

==External links==

*[http://rotaru.com.ru/ Official WWW page (in Russian)]