Nina Matviyenko, her mother, who is also a musician and a People's Artist of Ukraine, had a big musical influence on Antonina.

In 1991, when Antonina was just ten years old, she went with her mother on a tour of the United States – those were the first performances of her life.

In 2010, Antonina completed her studies at the Kyiv University of National Culture and Art and earned two master's degrees in PR Management and in Folk Singing.

After the first audition an artistic director of the ensemble joked: "Matviyenko (Nina) was dismissed – Antonina was accepted".

In 2011, she took part in the first season of show Holos Krayiny (The Voice of the Country) and reached second place.