Occupation(s) Singers, actresses Genres Pop music Active from 2006 | Name Tolmachevy Sisters Years active 2006–present Albums Polovinki | |
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Birth name Anastasiya Andreyevna TolmachevaMaria Andreyevna Tolmacheva Members Maria Tolmachevy, Anastasia Tolmachevy Lead singers Maria Tolmachevy, Anastasia Tolmachevy Similar Conchita Wurst, Mariya Yaremchuk, Dilara Kazimova, Aram Mp3, Pollaponk | ||
Tolmachevy sisters shine russia live eurovision song contest 2014 grand final
Anastasiya and Maria Andreyevna Tolmachevy (Анастасия и Мария Андреевна Толмачёвы, born 14 January 1997) are twin singers, actresses, and former child singers from the Russian city of Kursk. Aged nine, they won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest, Romania, with their song Vesenniy Jazz (Literal: Spring Jazz, Cyrillic: Весенний Джаз). Eight years later, they represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, placing seventh with the song "Shine".
Contents
- Tolmachevy sisters shine russia live eurovision song contest 2014 grand final
- Tolmachevy sisters shine russia 2014 eurovision song contest first semi final
- Early life
- 2006 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- 2007 Polovinki
- 2009 2010 Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
- 2014 Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- References
The twins released an album called Polovinki in 2007, and have appeared in a made-for-TV movie in Russia.
Tolmachevy sisters shine russia 2014 eurovision song contest first semi final
Early life
Maria Andreyevna (Masha) and Anastasiya Andreyevna (Nastya) Tolmachevy were born on 14 January 1997 in Kursk, Russia. They are the eldest of three children and they have one younger sister. Their first mentor in singing was their mother who is a music teacher.
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 (Literal: Spring Jazz, Cyrillic: Весенний Джаз) which earned them 154 points, with Belarus coming in at second place with 129 points.
2007: Polovinki
In 2007, the sisters released their first album, Polovinki, then appeared in the movie Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors later that year.
2009-2010: Eurovision Song Contest 2009 & Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
In 2009, the sisters made an appearance at the opening act of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
In 2010, the sisters were part of an interval act at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Minsk, Belarus where previous winners of the contest sang their winning songs in a medley.
2014: Eurovision Song Contest 2014
The Tolmachevy Sisters were chosen to represent Russia via internal selection with the song Shine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark after being internally selected by Russian television. They came 7th overall with 89 points.