She was previously a member of the Kyiv experimental group Cukor Bila Smerť (lit.
In an interview with RWCDAX, she states that her parents were Catholic and that she grew up with an interest in religious and traditional music.
She went on to attend a music conservatory in Kyiv, where she formed Tsukor bila smertʹ in 1988 with Eugene Taran, Oleksandr Kochanovsky, and Tamila Mazur.
In 1999 she released her first solo credited album Kytytsi on Koka Records.
Nianio's music saw a major international resurgence in interest during the 2010s, leading to the reissue of some of her albums and a return to public performing beginning in 2017,[3] including a livestream during the COVID-19 pandemic.