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| Born | Yana Alekseyevna Churikova (1978-11-06)6 November 1978 (age 47) |
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| Website | yanachurikova.ru |
Yana Alekseyevna Churikova (Russian:Яна Алексеевна Чурикова; born 6 November 1978) is a Russianjournalist andtelevision host who worked onMTV Russia before moving toChannel One, where she hosted seven seasons of theStar Factory talent show.
She has also gained publicity across Europe and the world for presenting the results of the Russian televote at theEurovision Song Contest for several years. Churikova was to host theEurovision Song Contest 2009, to be held inMoscow,Russia. However, her pregnancy was announced shortly afterwards and she instead hosted only the allocation draw to determine the participating countries' semi-finals. Her daughter Taisa Lazareva was born on 26 May 2009, 10 days after the Eurovision final.
Every other year, from 2009 to 2021, Churikova provided commentary to Eurovision Song Contest onChannel One. She also hosted thenational final to select Russia's entry forEurovision Song Contest 2021.
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