The student of the Faculty of Music and Choreography of South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky, Maria Samulyak, class teacher Natalia Mikhailovna Tolstova, won the prestigious IX All-Ukrainian competition of solo singers named after the outstanding Ukrainian singer Oksana Petrusenko.

The competition took place from 11 to 12 May in Kherson. It was attended by students of leading music academies and pedagogical universities, singers of opera theaters and philharmonic of Kyev, Lviv, Kharkiv, Vinnitsa and other cities, representatives of foreign vocal schools.