Antonina Petrivna Matvienko, known professionally as Tonya Matvienko, is a Ukrainian singer and actress. Born April 12, 1981 in Kyiv, Ukraine, she is the daughter of the prominent Ukrainian singer Nina Matvienko. She began her musical journey at age ten, performing alongside her mother during a 1991 concert tour of the United States. In 1992, she sang the National Anthem of Ukraine at Kyiv's Independence Square. She graduated from the Kyiv State Music Lyceum named after Mykola Lysenko in 1999, specializing in choral conducting, and later earned a second degree in folk singing from the National University of Culture and Arts of Kyiv in 2010. She competed in the first season of the talent show Holos Krainy in 2011, finishing in second place. Her discography includes her first recorded song “Не метелиця лугом стелиться” (2007), the joint debut album Нове та найкраще (2013), and the single “Тобі” (2015).
