What is Verka Serduchka?
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Andriy Danylko |image = Verka Serduchka 2017 1 (cropped).jpg |image_size = |birth_name = Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko |alias = Verka Serduchka |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|10|2|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Poltava]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], Soviet Union |background = solo_singer |instrument = [[Singing]] |genre = [[Comedy]], [[parody]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[pop-folk]], [[folk rock]] |occupation = [[Comedian]], [[singer]], [[actor]] |years_active = 1998–present |label = CD Land, [[mamamusic]] |associated_acts = |website = [http://www.serduchka.com www.serduchka.com] }} '''Andriy Mykhailovych Danylko''' ({{lang-uk|Андрі́й Миха́йлович Дани́лко}}; {{lang-ru|Андрей Миха́йлович Дани́лко|Andrey Mikhaylovich Danilko}}; born 2 October 1973), better known for his [[drag queen|drag]] [[stage name]] '''Verka Serduchka''' ({{lang-uk|Вєрка Сердючка}}; {{lang-ru|Верка Сердючка}}), is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] comedian, actor and [[Pop music|pop]] and [[Dance music|dance]] singer. Danylko represented [[Ukraine]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2007]] and finished in second place.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2011/may/10/six-to-watch-eurovision-song-contest |title=Six to watch: memorable Eurovision moments |work=The Guardian | location=London |first=Julia |last=Raeside |date=May 10, 2011}}</ref> == Interesting Facts == In November 2022, Andriy Danylko put up for auction at Sotheby's the previously purchased Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow 1974, which belonged to Freddie Mercury. On November 5, 2022, the car was sold at an auction for 250,000 pounds (11 million hryvnias). All 100% of the proceeds were directed by Andriy Danylko to the construction of a new modern center for the rehabilitation and prosthetics of Ukrainians injured in the war in the Lviv region.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Андрій Данилко продає Rolls-Royce Фредді Мерк’юрі на аукціоні: кошти віддасть для будівництва реабілітаційного центру|url=https://myukraine.in.ua/2022/11/02/andrij-danylko-prod