Anna Grigorievna Semenovich (russian: А́нна Григо́рьевна Семено́вич, born 1 March 1980) is a Russian singer, actress, model, and former competitive ice-dancer.

Skating-career

Early in her career, Semenovich skated with Denis Samokhin. They competed at two World Junior Championships, placing 8th in 1993 and 7th in 1994. After a brief partnership with Maxim Kachanov, placing fifth at the 1994 Goodwill Games, she teamed up with

Vladimir Fedorov Vladimir Anatolyevich Fedorov or Fyodorov (russian: Владимир Анатольевич Фёдоров, born 22 April 1971) is a Russian former competitive ice dancer. He is the 1993 World bronze medalist with Anjelika Krylova. He is now ma ...

in 1995. They won the

Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is a senior-level international figure skating competition. Since 1995, it is held annually in Finland in Greater Helsinki region, including Helsinki, Vantaa, and Espoo. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014� ...

twice and competed on the

Grand Prix of Figure Skating The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating (known as ISU Champions Series from 1995 to 1997) is a series of senior international figure skating competitions organized by the International Skating Union. The invitational series was inaugurated in 1995, in ...

. The highlight of their partnership was competing at the 1998 World Championships, where they placed 15th. Their partnership ended in 1999 and Semenovich teamed up with

Roman Kostomarov Roman Sergeyevich Kostomarov (russian: Роман Серге́евич Костомаров, born 8 February 1977) is a Russian ice dancer. With partner Tatiana Navka, he is the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time World champion (2004–05), three-t ...

for one season. With Kostomarov, she is the Russian bronze medalist and competed at both the 2000 European Championships and the 2000 World Championships. Following the end of that partnership, she reunited with Denis Samokhin and placed 4th at the 2001 Russian Championships. She eventually retired due to injury.

Results

GP: Part of ''Champions Series'' from 1995; renamed ''Grand Prix'' in 1998

With Samokhin

With Kostomarov

With Fedorov

With Kachanov

Singing career

Following her retirement from skating, Semenovich began working as an actress, model, and singer. She sang with

Blestyashchiye Blestyashchiye ( rus, Блестя́щие, p=blʲɪˈsʲtʲæɕːɪɪ, lit. '' the brilliant ones'') is one of the first and most enduring all-girl singing groups in Russia. History 1996–1999: "Tam, tol'ko tam" and "Prosto mechty" Originally B ...

from 2003 to 2007. In March, 2007 she left the group to follow a solo career. In 2008, she released her album, Слухи. There was a single, На Моря, featuring

Arash Arash the Archer ( fa, آرش کمانگیر ''Āraš-e Kamāngīr'') is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology. According to Iranian folklore, the boundary between Iran and Turan was set by an arrow launched by Arash, after he put his own ...

. In April and May 2022, Semenovich participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

Acting

Semenovich had a lead role in the 2008 Russian spy comedy '' Hitler goes Kaput!''. She also played in the 2012 sequel ''

Rzhevsky versus Napoleon ''Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon'' (russian: Ржевский против Наполеона, Rzhevsky protiv Napoleona; originally planned title "Наполеон капут!" ''Napoleon goes Kaput!'') is a Russian 2012 comedy film, sequel to the 200 ...

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References

External links

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Anna Semenovich at the Forbes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Semenovich, Anna 1980 births Living people Russian female ice dancers Singers from Moscow Figure skaters from Moscow 21st-century Russian singers 21st-century Russian women singers Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games