Alina Zalozna

Alina was born in 1996, in Kherson (Ukraine) in an artistic family. Her childhood she spent attending a lyceum of arts - a public school with art classes integrated, where her major was choreography. However, at her teen years, she discovered her interest in music, firstly she started to play the guitar and sing at a local music studio, where she learned and performed pop, rock, and blues repertoire in ensemble classes.

At age 18, she decided to continue her music studies professionally. In Kherson Music College she was influenced by experienced and jazz-driven teachers, became a soloist in Kherson's big band, started to make her first jazz arrangements and compositions. As a part of a learning process, she took part in various national and international jazz vocal competitions as well as workshops. After graduation from college Alina moves to Kyiv to study in Kyiv R. Glier Music Academy, where she already earned her Master`s degree.

In 2020 her co-composed song “Alicia`s Song” was featured in an album by Hans Peter Salentin and Hans Fuecker - “Living Room”.  In 2022 Alina releases her debut album of Ukrainian folk songs in her original jazz arrangements “Ukrainian Melodies”  with well-known Ukrainian jazz musicians.

Nowadays Alina performs her original music, arrangements as well as a mainstream jazz repertoire. As a lead singer at the end of 2023, she had a mini-tour with the Land Forces jazz orchestra - a military big band based in Chernihiv.