Zamourca Emily

Main achievement

She went viral on social media after a song she sang at the Metro station. Now she is recording her own album.

Place of achievement:United States of America

About

Liudmila "Emily" Zamourka, Arriving in the US in 1991 with political asylum, her personal life was marked by major hardships: serious pancreatic health problems that generated huge medical bills, the theft and destruction of her valuable violin by a thief, a wrist fracture after an incident on a bus, and two to three years of living on the streets of Los Angeles. A former piano and violin teacher, initially married under the name Grekova, she survived through street performances, transforming her powerful voice into a symbol of hope and resilience for thousands of people worldwide.

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