Ludmila Tukan

Ludmila Tukan (Gagauz: Lüdmila Tukan; Romanian: Liudmila Tukan; born 1982) is a Gagauzian singer from Moldova. She was the debut representative for Gagauzia in the Turkvision Song Contest in 2013.

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Born	1982 Ceadîr-Lunga, Gagauzia
Genres	Pop
Years active	1998-present

Biography

Tukan was born in 1982 in Ceadîr-Lunga. Her musical career began in 1998, when she won the Grand Prize in a music contest in Gagauzia. In 2008 and 2011, she participated in the finals of the Yalta Eastern Music Festival.^[1] Later in 2011, she took first place at the Odesa International Song and Dance Festival, beating over 150 contestants.^[2]

In 2013, she was selected to represent Gagauzia in the territory's debut at the Turkvision Song Contest, with the song Вернись любовь ("Come back love").^[3][4][5] In 2015, she won the first prize at the Cântă Inima Festival in Anenii Noi.^[6] She has been awarded the status Honoured Artist of Gagauzia.^[7]