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Sophia Ivanko

Sophia is a singer, songwriter and artist who hopes that people will remember her after performing on stage in Gliwice-Silesia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Sophia won the national selection for the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. She was chosen by a 7-person expert jury out of 10 shortlisted candidates who submitted their songs online.

The 13-year-old has been singing since she was 4 and started her professional career at age 10. She writes her own songs and performs them either solo or together with her older brother on guitar. When Sophia took part in The Voice Kids, she was on Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala’s team.

Her song The Spirit of Music contains a message that everyone can find their inner strength with the help of music. Sophia: "Music has incredible transforming power. It is a universal key to inner happiness. If any problems cause you distress, you can bring up your internal energy by singing the melody that comes from your heart."

The young singer is looking forward to making new friends in Poland, learning different cultures and having an unforgettable experience. "It is also a wonderful opportunity for me to present my creativity to people from other countries and to perform on such a big stage. When I first saw the stage layout, it took my breath away. It is fantastic!"

Music video

Live performance

Lyrics of The Spirit of Music

Коли не знаєш, що робити
коли думки навиворіт
коли здається, один ти в світі
і не здатен на політ

when your thoughts are upside down
when you don't know what to do
inspiration doesn't come
and your heart feels so blue

здається у-у
це все здається у-у
забудь печалі у-у
і співай у-у-у

ууууууууууууууууу
ууууууууууууууууу
ууууууууууууууууу
ууууууууууууууууу

коли танцюєш на танцполі
забуваєш про усе
ти розумієш, один ти в колі
течія тебе несе

здається у-у
це все здається у-у
забудь печалі у-у
і співай у-у-у

ууууууууууууууууу
ууууууууууууууууу
ууууууууууууууууу
ууууууууууууууу-аа-аа

і тоді повір у себе
подивись - співає небо!
чуєш пісню невгамовну?
відчувай її наповну!

повір у себе
подивись - співає небо!
чуєш пісню невгамовну?
тож співай її безмовно!

Ууууууууууууууууу

I know it, I feel it,
that's the spirit of music
it takes me
and sets me free
hey, I know it
and it's inside of me
I give you this melody

Ууууууууууууууууу
When you don’t know what to do
when your thoughts are inside out
when it seems like you are all alone
and incapable of flying

when your thoughts are upside down
when you don't know what to do
inspiration doesn't come
and your heart feels so blue

it seems hoo-oo
it all seems hoo-oo
forget the sadness hoo-oo
and sing hoo-oo-oo

hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo
hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo
hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo
hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo

when you dance on the dancefloor
you forget about everything
you realize you are one in a circle
the flow is carrying you

it seems hoo-oo
it all seems hoo-oo
forget the sadness hoo-oo
and sing hoo-oo-oo

hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo
hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo
hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo
hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo ah-ah

and then believe in yourself
look, the sky is singing!
do you hear the unceasing song?
feel it to the full!

believe in yourself
look, the sky is singing!
do you hear the unceasing song?
so sing it silently!

hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo

I know it, I feel it,
that's the spirit of music
it takes me
and sets me free
hey, I know it
and it's inside of me
I give you this melody

hoo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo-oo hoo-oo hoo-oo hoo