Valdis Eyzhenovich (Yevgenyevich) Pelsh (

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; Валдис Евгеньевич Пельш; born 5 June 1967) is a

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and Russian

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and musician, winner of two

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awards (in 1997 and 2005). Valdis Pelšs currently works as a

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actor and manages child programs subdivision on Channel One. He hosted several popular

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s, such as '' Ugadai Melodiu'', ''

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'' and '' Rozygrysh''. Pelšs is a former

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and

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player for '' Neschastny Sluchai'', a band founded by him and Alexei Kortnev in 1983.

Career

Valdis Pelšs graduated from the

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(MSU),

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. He first appeared on television as a contestant on the

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show as part of the MSU team with his friend Alexei Kortnev (1987). Together they also participated in '' Oba-na''. A few years earlier, in 1983, they had formed an

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band called ''Neschastny Sluchai'' (the band's name meaning "unfortunate event" in Russian), which Pelšs would leave in 1997. In 1995

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invited him to work on the musical

''Ugadai Melodiu'', a Russian version of ''

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'' aired on Channel One. The show quickly gained popularity: it achieved a viewer share of 96%, for which Valdis Pelšs was inducted in ''

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'' as the most popular Russian television personality. After the death of Sergei Suponev in 2001 Pelšs manages child programs subdivision on Channel One. For his work as a TV host he received TEFI awards in 1997 and 2005.

Shows hosted

* '' Ugadai Melodiu'' * '' Ugadai i kompania'' (''Ugadaika'') * ''

'' * '' Vlastelin Vkusa'' * '' Eti Zabavnye Zhyvotnye'' * '' Rozygrysh'' * '' Odni doma'' * '' Wheel Of Fortune'' (''Pole Chudes'') (Appears twice of each episode on 27th of December, 2002 and 30th of December, 2002)

Filmography

* 1998: '' Na boykom meste'' * 2000: ''

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'' (as himself) * 2005: '' The Turkish Gambit'' * 2007: '' Zolushka.ru'' (as himself) * 2007: '' Lubov morkov'' * 2008: ''Snezhniy chelovek'' * 2018: ''Arctic Brotherhood. Documentary about Soviet and British air forces cooperation (This is a documentary about Soviet and British air forces cooperation in Murmansk mid-air during September–November of 1941) ''

References

External links

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''Neschastny Sluchai'' official website
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Valdis Pelsh
at the Channel One. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelss, Valdis 1967 births Television people from Riga Russian game show hosts Russian male actors Moscow State University alumni Living people KVN Russian people of Latvian descent