ANA STAISY
INTERVIEW
When did you realize you wanted to pursue singing and songwriting?
Oh, it happened at very early age – I was three years old when I start singing serious songs with drama character! My parents are amazed with the clear melody line and strong emotional understanding of the song. They said – our daughter is an artist! And I always wanted to be so.
Regarding songwriting – I tried many times at my 20s however; I believe it wasn’t time for it. I started to feel my inner voice with what I want to tell people in my late 30s only, then lyrics and melody of one or another song started to come out easily!
As an artist how did you find your own genre? How it was your journey until defining it?
I start my singing career at 17 years old from restaurants, lounge bars, night clubs and I sang many different genres depend on the place and the occasion. Then later on in UNI I realized that all variety of jazz and R&B, funk styles reflects in my heart and unites with my soul. So it became naturally that I continue my career close to my favorite styles of music.
How would you define your performance style? Do you follow any ritual before it to prepare yourself?
Here in Dubai I work with a couple of different styles like Jazz, Pop, Gypsy – depend on my musical program and the venue I performed at. My personal/original songs style is funk, nu-jazz, lounge.
I always pray to the God to give me strength and energy for my performance to present my audience maximum positivity.
When you were starting your artistic and entrepreneurial journey, what made you choose Dubai as your main destination?
Dubai it’s a wonderful place for the artists, here you can find millions of performance opportunities as well as great places for creativity.
What have been the most rewarding and hardest things you’ve experienced at international contests and festivals?
I participated at many different contests and international festivals but the most challenging one is “Dunaevsky” International contest where I took third place Grammy award – it was very interesting and very challenging at the same time to compete with an amazing singers that time and not to loos respect and my own strength cause everyone was very talented, vocally strong and beautiful!
If you have to recommend 3 UAE cultural activities which ones would be?
- Kids talents festival
- “Cultures over the world” festival
- UAE is got talents
As an artist based in Dubai you have performed in many amazing places. Which are your proudest memories of performing in Dubai?
My favorite place to perform at is MUSIC HALL in Zabeel Saray hotel, The Palm. It’s truly amazing concert venue which creates an amazing festive ambience for the guests and the artists.
How do you see yourself in 10 years?
Happily living in Dubai with my family and running my own entertainment agency as well as be recording and performing artist myself.
GALLERY
ABOUT
Then after completing of 10 years of both schools she entered a Musical College with major diploma in jazz singing located in Kharkov, Ukraine. During her 2 years of college time she worked at recording studio as a recording artist, performed at various restaurants, weddings, functions, city festivals and concerts.
Then after completing college in Kharkov she entered Kiev National University Culture and Art in Kiev, Ukraine at Diploma and Masters in Performing Art discipline. During her 6 years student life in the capital of Ukraine she accomplished many acting an dancing courses as well as performed solo and with the band at many city concerts, exhibitions, special events; gained her musical national and international awards at variety of contests and festivals. She recorded her first songs album and for the first time went abroad with support tour to Turkey, India, UAE, Germany, Poland and Australia.
Then after completing University she travelled to many countries with different programs and bands until she stopped in Australia to live there for a while and entered into Griffith University – Queensland Conservatorium to do Masters in Music research.
After completion of the Queensland Conservatorium she arrived to Dubai and started her professional performances here as well as opened her AnaZim Project events/entertainment agency.