Oksana Stefanivna Grytsay, better known as Mika Newton, is a Ukrainian singer and actress. She taught herself to sing at an early age by imitating famous artists she heard on the radio. She began begging her mother to invite friends over so she could have an audience to perform in front of. After seeing Michael Jackson performing on TV, she decided she wanted to be a performer and quickly enrolled in performing arts school where she studied voice, piano, acting, dance and pantomime. She continued to compete in both local and international talent competitions, taking first place in nearly every one of them.