Yana Churikova

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Yana Churikova
Яна Чурикова
RSFSR, USSR
NationalityRussian
Occupations
  • Television presenter
  • journalist
  • television producer
  • editor-in-chief
Websiteyanachurikova.ru

Yana Alekseyevna Churikova (

Channel One, where she hosted seven seasons of the Star Factory
talent show.

Career

She has also gained publicity across Europe and the world for presenting the results of the Russian televote at the Eurovision Song Contest for several years. Churikova was to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, to be held in Moscow, 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 on

Channel One. She also hosted the national final to select Russia's entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2021
.

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