Ukrainian singer Yuliya Strizhkina wins in an International Contest!

Online, June 29, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Yuliya Strizhkina, musician, scholar, businesswoman and television host became a winner in an international song contest organized by "Make A Star" by the results of May 2010.

Yuliya's smooth dance pop hit "If you came without love" has an English title but the vocals are all in Russian.

A beginning singer, photo model and TV presenter Yuliya Strizhkina was born in Russia but soon moved to the Ukraine with her family. A childhood student of vocals and piano, Yuliya is also an accomplished dancer and gymnast. In 2000 she entered Kiev National Economic University where she earned a Master of International Economy and Management degree. Having concentrated on her career for most of the last decade, 2009 saw Yuliya make a return to the stage. Her first single "I Will Be" was followed by "If you came without love" whose exciting video had an impressive run in Make A Star's Music Video contest before taking the prize as May's Favorite Female Solo Artist.

Strizhkina survived the challenge of very talented Canadian singer Holly Lindin in the Female Solo final - Holly's song "Spirit & the Spirituality" showcases her extraordinary vocal skills.

Yuliya won with a result of 50,66%. The majority of votes belongs to the United States of America (83,33%) and Brazil.

It was a down to the wire battle separated by just a few fan votes. We're proud to feature these two exciting new Female Solo Artists on MakeAStar.com.