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Vesenniy Jazz
Russia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest, Romania. The Russian entry was selected through a national final, organised by Russian broadcaster All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK). The final was held on 4 June 2006. Tolmachevy Twins and their song "Vesenniy Jazz" won the national final. Before Junior Eurovision National final On 5 April 2006, VGTRK announced that a national final would be held to select Russia' entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006. A submission period for interested artists was opened and lasted until 27 April 2006. A professional jury selected twenty artists and songs from the applicants to proceed to the televised national final. The selected artists and songs competed at the national final which took place on 4 June 2006 in Moscow, hosted by Valeriya and Yuri Nikolaev. The winner was determined exclusively by public televoting. The members of the backup jury were Grigory Gladkov, Evgeny Krylato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolmachevy Sisters
Anastasiya Andreyevna Tolmacheva and Maria Andreyevna Tolmacheva (born 14 January 1997, Kursk), known as the Tolmachevy Sisters (), are identical twin singers and actresses from Kursk, Russia. Aged nine, they won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with their song "Vesenniy jazz". Eight years later, they Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, placing seventh with the song "Shine (Tolmachevy Sisters song), Shine". The sisters released an album titled ''Polovinki'' in 2007, and appeared in the made-for-TV movie ''Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (2007 film), Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors''. Career 2006: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 At the age of nine, the sisters represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest, Romania after being selected from 20 acts in the national final held on 4 June 2006. They later won the Junior Eurovision by a clear margin with their song "Vesenniy jazz" which earne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fourth edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 2 December 2006, the contest was broadcast live from Bucharest, Romania making it the second time the contest had been held in a capital city. It was organised by the Romanian national broadcaster, Romanian Television (TVR), in co-operation with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The show was broadcast live in the competing countries, as well as Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Australian television channel Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) that acquired the rights for broadcasting the show, which was broadcast on 1 January 2007. This was Serbia's first participation in a Eurovision event as an independent nation. The contest was won by The Tolmachevy Twins from with the song "Vesenniy Jazz". Location Bidding phase and host selection On 5 October 2005, it was confirmed that TVR had won the rights of hosting the contest over A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of the Danube River and the Bulgarian border. Bucharest was first mentioned in documents in 1459. The city became the capital of Romania in 1862 and is the centre of Romanian media, culture, and art. Its architecture is a mix of historical (mostly Eclectic, but also Neoclassical and Art Nouveau), interbellum ( Bauhaus, Art Deco and Romanian Revival architecture), socialist era, and modern. In the period between the two World Wars, the city's elegant architecture and the sophistication of its elite earned Bucharest the nickname of 'Paris of the East' ( ro, Parisul Estului) or 'Little Paris' ( ro, Micul Paris). Although buildings and districts in the historic city centre were heavily damaged or destroyed by war, earthquakes, and even Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly Temperate climate, temperate-continental climate, and an area of , with a population of around 19 million. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați. The Danube, Europe's second-longest river, rises in Germany's Black Forest and flows in a southeasterly direction for , before emptying into Romania's Danube Delta. The Carpathian Mountains, which cross Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeriya
Valeriya (russian: Валерия) is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova (russian: Алла Юрьевна Перфилова, born April 17, 1968 in Atkarsk), a Russian singer and fashion model. Valeriya, who is a recipient of the titles People's Artist of Russia (2013) and People's Artist of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (2016), has also won numerous awards, including Golden Gramophone (thirteen), Pesnya goda (thirteen), Muz-TV (four: Best Performer in 2004, 2010 and 2015, Best Video, 2014), and MTV Russia Music Awards (two, Best Performer, 2004, Best Song, 2005). She has been a member of the Council for Culture and Art under the President of the Russian Federation since 2012. Biography Valeriya was born on April 17, 1968 in a town of Atkarsk in the Saratov Oblast. Career In 1985 Valeriya enrolled in the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow which she graduated 1990. In 1989 Valeriya recorded two albums. Her first English-language disc, ''The Taiga Symphony'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Nikolaev
Yuri Alexandrovich Nikolaev (russian: Юрий Александрович Николаев; born 16 December 1948, Chisinau) is a Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ... and Russian TV and radio host, actor. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia in 1998, and since 2007 has been a member of the Academy of Russian Television. On 9 May 2007 he was awarded the Order of Friendship via Decree of the President of Russia, presidential decree, and was awarded the Order of Honour (Russia), Order of Honour on 14 January 2014 "for his great contribution in the development of national television, radio, print and many years of fruitful activity". Nikolaev supports the Russian anti-LGBT propaganda law, which prohibits the "Promotion of homosexuality, propaganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov PAR (russian: Филипп Бедросович Киркоров; bg, Филип Бедросов Киркоров, Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer. He is a five-time winner of the "Best Selling Russian Artist" title at the World Music Awards ceremonies. Biography Philipp Kirkorov was born on 30 April 1967 in Varna, Bulgaria. His father, Bedros Kirkorov, is a Bulgarian-born singer of Armenian descent. In 1990, Kirkorov won the Grand Prix in the competition "Shlyager-90" (Hit-90) in Leningrad with the song "Nebo i Zemlya" (Sky and Earth). In 1992, his music video to the song "Atlantida" was selected as "Music Video of the Year". His popularity began to spread outside of Russia and he toured in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Israel. In 1994, he proposed to Alla Pugacheva and she accepted. On 13 January the couple announced their engagement in Moscow. On 15 March the marriage was regist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kseniya Sitnik
Ksenia Mikhailovna Sitnik, translit. ''Ksienija Michajlaŭna Sitnik''; russian: Ксения Михайловна Ситник, translit. ''Kseniya Mikhaylovna Sitnik'' (born 15 May 1995), sometimes also transliterated as Kseniya Sitnik or Xenia Sitnik, is a Belarusian pop singer. She represented Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005, which she won with the self-penned song "My vmeste" (We Are Together). Biography Ksenia Sitnik was born on 15 May 1995 in the city of Mazyr. She won first prize at the international children's contest at the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk in July 2005. Sitnik won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, where she represented her home country with the song ''My Vmeste''. Despite the song not being particularly popular in pre-contest polls: for example, in the ''Europrediction'' poll, Sitnik came last with no points.http://www.oikotimes.com Oikotimes.com Sitnik won, albeit narrowly – she had only three points more than the runner- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luara Hayrapetyan
Luara Gurgenovna Hayrapetyan ( hy, Լուարա Գուրգենի Հայրապետյան, russian: link=no, Луара Гургеновна Айрапетян; born 29 September 1997 in Astrakhan, Russia) is an Armenian-Russian singer. She represented Armenia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kyiv, Ukraine with her self-composed pop song "Barcelona", finishing in joint second place. Biography Hayrapetyan was born in Astrakhan, Russia. She began singing at the age of four, studying at the children's music studio "Vesnushki" of the Astrakhangasprom Cultural Centre, where she was a leading soloist, as well as attending gymnasium. Hayrapetyan's hobbies included ballroom dancing and vocal classes. Having Armenian citizenship, Hayrapetyan also resided in Kapan, Armenia, where she took further vocal, saxophone and dance classes. She currently lives in Los Angeles, USA. Career The first brush with fame was when Luara entered into the Russian national selection for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia In The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Croatia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five times, and won the inaugural edition in . Croatian broadcaster (HRT), a member organisation of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), were responsible for the country's participation. Croatia participated in the first four editions, from 2003 to 2006, organising a national final to select the country's entrant. The first representative to participate for Croatia was Dino Jelusić with the song "", which finished in first place out of sixteen participating entries, with a score of 134 points. Croatia was absent from the contest between 2007 and 2013, but HRT decided to return to the contest in and selected their entry internally. In 2014, Josie finished in last place for Croatia with the song " Game Over", after which HRT again withdrew from competing the following year. History Croatia are one of the sixteen countries to have made their debut at the inaugural Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003, which took place on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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