Early life and The Pringlez period The singer was born as Anna Popeliukh in the Ukrainian city of
Pavlohrad. In school she studied music and dance. In 2014, she graduated in a non-musical subject from the
Polytechnic Institute in
Kharkiv. Despite this, Popeliukh participated and reached the final of the contest
The Voice of Ukraine. She is married to Oleksandr Korsun, whom she met while studying at the institute. Oleksandr was the PR manager of The Pringlez. The team included a drummer, guitarists, a songwriter, and also a photographer and sound engineer. In 2015, the group represented Ukraine at the
New Wave competition. In addition, one of their songs – "Easy to Love" – competed in the
Ukrainian selection for
Eurovision 2016.
2017: Transition to Maruv and first album In 2017, the band changed its name to
Maruv. In addition to this, the group members decided to change the concept of their work. The old group name was left in the past, as well as their pop-rock performance style. They decided to leave behind their "teenage" creativity and adapt a modern and popular style. In May 2017, the band released its debut album,
Stories. It includes seven tracks written in three languages – Ukrainian, Russian, English. On 23 September 2017, the band presented the album at a concert at their hometown of
Kharkiv. It is the second single from their album
Black Water, which was released on 28 September 2018, as a visual album.
2019–present: Eurovision Song Contest and withdrawal On 23 February 2019, Maruv won the final of
Vidbir for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019 . Her win was marred by controversy about her concerts in
Russia. and the label had organised her first ever solo concert to be held in
Moscow at Izvestia Hall on 6 April 2019. After it became clear that she would be performing in two concerts in
Russia the following months, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Culture
Vyacheslav Kyrylenko stated that artists who toured Russia or "
did not recognise the territorial integrity of Ukraine" should not take part in Eurovision. and when asked if Russia was an aggressor, she replied: "If the country has a bad president, that doesn't mean that all the people who live there are evil". After the show, when Ukraine's Channel 24 asked her to describe
what was happening in Donbas and her position towards it, she replied: On 24 February the
National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) offered Maruv a contract; one of the terms forbid her to hold concerts in Russia. Maruv saw no harm in performing in Russia claiming "performing concerts is my way of bringing peace," later she confirmed she was willing to postpone her concerts. The next day it was revealed that UA:PBC and Maruv were not able to reach an agreement on her participation in the contest. Ukraine withdrew from participating in Eurovision 2019 as a result of the controversy. "Siren Song" became a huge hit in CIS countries, and was certified three times platinum in Russia. On 29 November 2019, she released the EP
Hellcat Story. In 2020 Maruv presented her
alter ego Shlakoblochina and released an EP
Fatality under this name. She also recorded a Russian version of the song "
More" for the game
League of Legends. ==Personal life==