Lady Alpine Blue
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Russian Public Television (ORT). Mumiy Troll represented Russia with the song "Lady Alpine Blue", which placed 12th and scored 37 points at the contest. Background Prior to the , Russia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 4 times since its first entry in 1994. Russia missed the 1996 contest when its selected song "Ya eto ya" by Andrey Kosinsky failed to qualify for the contest, due to the fact that entry scored an insufficient number of points in a special qualifying round, 1998 contest due to a poor average score from the preceding contests, which ultimately led to relegation and 1999 contest due to the fact that Russian broadcaster ORT didn't air 1998 contest on television, which was a requirement for participation in 1999. To this point, the country's best placing was second, which it achieved in 2000 with the song ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mumiy Troll
Mumiy Troll (russian: Му́мий Тро́лль ) is a Russian rock music, rock group, founded in 1983 in music, 1983 in Vladivostok by vocalist and songwriter Ilya Lagutenko (). The band's name translates as "mummy troll" and is a pun on ''Moomins, Mumintroll'', the children's books series by Tove Jansson. Career Ilya Lagutenko founded Mumiy Troll in Vladivostok on 16 October 1983. In 1985, the group recorded their first album, ''Novaya luna aprelya'', which was distributed as ''magnitizdat''. Mumiy Troll disbanded when Lagutenko was conscripted into the Russian navy. In 1990, they briefly reunited and released their second album, ''Delay Yu-Yu'', on tape. Having studied Chinese and English at the Oriental Studies Institute of the Far Eastern Federal University, Lagutenko worked in China and London from 1991 to 1995. In 1995, he returned to Russia and reformed the band. In May 1997, Mumiy Troll released their first studio album, ''Morskaya'' (), which brought them wide popula ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gosti Iz Budushego
Gosti iz budushchego (russian: Гости из будущего, lit.: ''Guests from the Future'') was a Russian dance-pop Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a ... group, which existed since 1996 until 2009. It was formed by the singer Eva Polna and musician Yuri Usachyov. In spring of 2009 Eva Polna announced split-up of the group and her new solo career. Читайте на WWW.KP.RU, (21 February 2018) (in Russian)] ...
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Russia In The Eurovision Song Contest
Russia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since their debut in . Russia won the contest with Dima Bilan performing the song " Believe". One of the most successful countries in the contest in the 21st century with a total of ten top five placements, Russia finished second with Alsou in , Dima Bilan in , Buranovskiye Babushki in and Polina Gagarina in ; third with t.A.T.u. in , Serebro in , Sergey Lazarev in and , and fifth with Dina Garipova in . In , they failed to qualify for the final for the first time in their history. The Russian entry has been chosen through both internal selections and a televised national final titled '' Evrovidenie'', with their most recent entry () being chosen by the latter. Following their exclusion from the due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 26 February 2022, the Russian broadcasters VGTRK and Channel One announced that they would suspend their membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The suspensi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Valdis Pelšs
Valdis Eyzhenovich (Yevgenyevich) Pelsh, lv, Valdis Pelšs (Russian language, rus. Валдис Евгеньевич Пельш, born 5 June 1967 in Riga) is a Latvian-born USSR, Soviet and Russian television presenter, television director, television producer and musician, winner of two TEFI awards (in 1997 and 2005). Valdis Pelšs currently works as a film, screen actor and manages child programs subdivision on Channel One (Russia), Channel One. He hosted several popular game shows, such as ''Ugadai Melodiu'', ''Russian Roulette (game show), Russian Roulette'' and ''Rozygrysh''. Pelšs is a former vocalist and percussion instrument player for ''Neschastny Sluchai'', a band founded by him and Alexei Kortnev in 1983. Career Valdis Pelšs graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), MSU Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy. He first appeared on television as a contestant on the KVN show as part of the MSU team with his friend Alexei Kortnev (1987). Togethe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yana Churikova
Yana Alekseyevna Churikova (russian: Яна Алексеевна Чурикова; born 6 November 1978) is a Russian journalist and television host who worked on MTV Russia before moving to Channel One, where she hosted seven seasons of the '' Star Factory'' talent show. She has also gained publicity across Europe and the world for presenting the results of the Russian televote at the Eurovision Song Contest for several years. Churikova was to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, to be held in Moscow, Russia. However, her pregnancy was announced shortly afterwards and she instead hosted only the allocation draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals. Her daughter Taisa Lazareva was born on 26 May 2009, 10 days after the Eurovision final. Every other year, from 2009 to 2021, Churikova provided commentary to Eurovision Song Contest on Channel One. She also hosted the national final to select Russia's entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2021. External links * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yulia Barsukova
Yulia Vladimirovna Barsukova (russian: Ю́лия Влади́мировна Барсуко́ва, born 31 December 1978) is a Russian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic champion in the All-Around, the 2000 Grand Prix Final All-around champion, the 1999 World All-around bronze medalist, 2000 European All-around bronze medalist and 1999 Grand Prix Final All-around bronze medalist. Early life Barsukova began figure skating at age five in the Izmaylovo District of Moscow where she lived. When she was eight years old, she passed a sports club and saw girls practicing rhythmic gymnastics through the window. Her father soon enrolled her in the sport. After three years, she moved to Tagansky District high school's rhythmic gymnastics department. Competitive career Barsukova was coached by Vera Silaeva until she was sixteen, when Silaeva took her student to Russia's head coach, Irina Viner. Viner was unimpressed initially but accepted her at the urging ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maria Shukshina
Maria Vasilievna Shukshina (russian: Мари́я Васи́льевна Шукшина́; born 27 May 1967) is a Russian actress. Her film credits include '' Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus'' (2010), '' Bury Me Behind the Baseboard'' (2009) and ''American Daughter'' (1995). Her television credits include ' (2004), ''Take me with You'' (2008) and ''McMafia'' (2018).{{cite web, url=https://russia.tv/person/show/person_id/720/, work=Russia-1>{{cite web, url=https://russia.tv/person/show/person_id/720/, title=Мария Шукшина / Биография She hosted the show ''Wait for Me'' on Channel One Russia and was a member of the judging panel on '' Minute of Fame''. Biography Early life and education Maria Shukshina was born in Moscow, the daughter of Russian writer, film director and actor Vasily Shukshin and Russian film actress Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina. The actress has an older half-sister Anastasia, and younger sister Olga. She graduated from the translation department ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Igor Matvienko
Igor Igorevich Matvienko (russian: Игорь Игоревич Матвиенко; born February 6, 1960, in Moscow, RSFSR) is a Soviet and Russian producer, composer, founder of the bands Lyube, Ivanushki International, Korni, Fabrika, KuBa. He was also the producer for the singers Zhenya Belousov, Victoria Dayneko, Irson Kudikova, Sati Kazanova and others. Compositions Igor Matvienko wrote many songs in collaboration with Alexander Shaganov. In 2016, the anthem of the Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces ... (“Forward, infantry!") was written by Matvienko. A number of songs were written in collaboration with the poet Mikhail Andreev. References External links Продюсерский центр Игоря Матвиенко* 1960 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Komsomolskaya Pravda
''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' (russian: link=no, Комсомольская правда; lit. "Komsomol Truth") is a daily Russian tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper, founded on 13 March 1925. History and profile During the Soviet era, ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' was an all-union newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Komsomol. Established in accordance with a decision of the 13th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (b), it first appeared on 24 May 1925 in an edition of 31,000 copies. ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' began as the official organ of the Komsomol, the youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). As such, it targeted the same 14 to 28 demographic as its parent organization, focusing initially on popular science and adventure articles while teaching the values of the CPSU. During this period, it was twice awarded the Order of Red Banner of Labour (in 1950 and 1957), and was also the recipient of the Or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sweden In The Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Sweden was represented by the group Friends in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with schlager song " Lyssna till ditt hjärta". It was written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 was the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Around 1,800 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition, of which 10 were chosen to compete in the show. The final was held in the Malmö Musikteater in Malmö on 23 February 2001, presented by Josefine Sundström and Henrik Olsson, and was broadcast on SVT1. The winners were the previous year's runner-up, the group Friends with the schlager song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta". It was written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson. Competing entries Final At Eurovision For the ESC, the song was rewritten into English and got the new title "Listen to Your Heartbeat". It was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Israel In The Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Israel participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen. Tal Sondak represented Israel with the song "En Davar". Before Eurovision Kdam Eurovision 2001 The final took place on 28 December 2000 at the Neve Ilan TV Studios in Jerusalem, hosted by Duo Datz and broadcast on Channel 1. Twelve entries competed and the winner was selected by a combination of the votes from five voting groups: three regional juries jury groups (18%), an expert jury of IBA representatives (29%) and votes from the public (53%). The winner was "En Davar" performed by Tal Sondak, and written by Yair Klinger and Shimrit Orr. The song is a ballad, and the song's title means "Never Mind" with lyrics aimed to the singer's lover, telling her that whatever is troubling her should not be dwelled upon, rather she should let the words of his song wash away her troubles. At Eurovision "En Davar" was performed fifth on the night, following Norway and preceding Russia. At the close of voting, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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InterMedia (agency)
InterMedia (russian: ИнтерМедиа), is Russia's international media news agency, which is specializing in news of music, cinema, theater and the life of stars. The agency publishes a daily and round-the-clock news feed, publishes music charts of Russian Federation, and also publishes the ''Russian Music Yearbook''. The music market research department of thefirm conducts continuous monitoring and marketing research of the music industry. Since April, 2010, the album and song sales positions have been and contributed to ''Intermedia'' by approximately 5,000 music sellers. Russian independent newspaper ''Republic'' proclaimed ''Intermedia'' as a independent source of charts in Russia. For 10 years, the agency has collaborated with ''National Federation of Phonograph Producers (NFPF)'' on the certification of musical works in the territory of the Russian Federation. In February 2018, ''NFPF'' was liquidated and certification authority was transferred to the InterMedia divisio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |