Tina Karol. Show Me Your Love. // www.UMKA.com.ua

Several absolutely young but bright personalities have appeared on the stage – and Tina Karol’ is, certainly, one of them. It is even surprising how quickly she passed the way from the first public performance, the first video clip – to participation in the international competition of variety performers. But she did pass it – and, actually, her vocal makings deserve recognition. With music everything is also ok – but it is a somewhat different thing. What Tina Karol’ is doing now is pop music of the international level and appropriate quality. But I hope that it not forever – as with such voice as hers, it is also possible to sing with the same success folk songs, R'n'B, soul, and disco, and try and search for something in jazz. In general, qualitative pop music already contains various elements today, it is normal. But with such characteristics as those of Tina Karol’, I think, it would be rational to try more purposeful, precisely outlined experiments in various directions, styles. Having listened through the album, I suppose, you will also consider that such a bright start is just obliged to have not less bright continuation. The album is, by the way, in English. Not surprisingly – as it appeared right on the eve of Tina’s departure for participation in the Eurovision competition.

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Alexander Rybak. Fairytales.

Considering the specialization of UMKA shop, this disc has long remained beyond the scope of our attention. But the fact is: recently, our visitors have so frequently asked us about "Fairytales" that we decided to make a step towards your desires. Thus, without superfluous words: "Fairytales", the debut album by Alexander Rybak, the winner of Eurovision-2009 – enjoy)

Domestic price: 49.14UAH, International price: $10.92USD
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Volodymyr Luciw. Mizhnarodni pisni. (International songs)

As a professional singer Tino Valdi (V. Luciw's artistic name) performed numerous international revues, concerts, radio and television programs. He popularized Ukrainian songs and ballads for several decades. V. Luciw did not focus solely on Ukrainian music. He also successfully performed many international and particularly Neapolitan songs, which he recorded, for the first time, in Ukrainian.

Domestic price: 44.64UAH, International price: $9.92USD

Ani Lorak. Smile.

The sounding is rather balanced, suspended, assiduous, washed and shiny, put on high heels and turned to the sunset with its face. Personally I find it to be good, because, the vocal potentialities of Ani Lorak allow her in full to have enough ambitions as for popularity, which may be wider than the territory of Ukraine

Domestic price: 40.14UAH, International price: $8.92USD

Ani Lorak. Shady Lady.

As in 2008 Ukraine is represented at Eurovision exactly by Ani Lorak – this mini-album has seen the light of the day actually simultaneously with the latter's departure for the competition. Actually, it is the title song – "Shady Lady" – that has become the song for the competition. But what is interesting: disregarding the rather moderate size, the disc can, probably, be considered one of the best ones in Ani Lorak's discography.

Domestic price: 40.14UAH, International price: $8.92USD