Timur Valeriyovych Miroshnychenko (
Ukrainian: Тімур Валерійович Мірошниченко) (born 9 March 1986) is a Ukrainian TV presenter for the channel
UA:PBC. He was the host of the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 together with
Ani Lorak
Karolina Myroslavivna Kuiek, russian: Каролина Мирославовна Куек (born 27 September 1978), popularly known as Ani Lorak,, russian: Ани Лорак is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur and former U ...
, and again in
2013
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with
Zlata Ognevich
Inna Leonidivna Bordiuh ( uk, Інна Леонідівна Бордюг, Inna Leonidivna Bordiuh, ; born 12 January 1986), known professionally as Zlata Ognevich ( uk, Злата Огнєвіч, Zlata Ohnievich, links=no, ), is a Ukrainian sing ...
. Timur also co-hosted the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
Biography
Miroshnychenko was born on 9 March 1986 in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Kyi ...
. In his years as a student he was a member of
KVN student's team.
His TV career began in 2005, when he became a commentator for the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the third edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged 8 to 15. On 26 November 2005, the contest was broadcast live from the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium, in a joint ...
— the first JESC to broadcast in Ukraine.
He went on to become the commentator of the
Eurovision Song Contest for Ukraine from 2007, replacing
Pavlo Shylko. He has provided commentary of all broadcasts of Eurovision on
UA:PBC since then except ones of contests that were presented by him. He also hosted the TV programme "Як це?" ("How it is?"), also on UA:PBC.
Miroshnychenko has also hosted the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 11th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine on 30 November 2013. The venue for the contest was announced on 10 April 2013, as the Palace "Ukraine". Ukr ...
with
Zlata Ognevich
Inna Leonidivna Bordiuh ( uk, Інна Леонідівна Бордюг, Inna Leonidivna Bordiuh, ; born 12 January 1986), known professionally as Zlata Ognevich ( uk, Злата Огнєвіч, Zlata Ohnievich, links=no, ), is a Ukrainian sing ...
, his second time hosting the Junior contest.
On 26 February 2017, it was announced that Miroshnychenko would host the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv. He acted as the
green room host, with
Oleksandr Skichko and
Volodymyr Ostapchuk
Volodymyr Valeriyovych Ostapchuk (Ukrainian: Володимир Валерійович Остапчук) (born 28 September 1984) is a Ukrainian television presenter, voice actor and radio host.
Native of Uman, he is a graduate of the Uman ...
acting as main hosts.
It was the first time that the Eurovision Song Contest was presented by a male trio, and the second time, after the 1956 edition with a solo male presenter, that the contest did not feature a female presenter.
See also
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List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenters
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 2003. This page is a list of people who have acted as presenters of the contest.
Since the contes ...
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List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held every year by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of people who have acted as presenters of the contest.
Since 1988, it h ...
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Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest
Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 17 times since making its debut in 2003. Ukraine has won the contest three times: in with " Wild Dances" by Ruslana, in with "1944" by Jamala, and in with " Stefania" by Kalush Orches ...
References
External links
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Television presenters from Kyiv
Living people
1986 births
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