Tolmachevy Sisters
| The Tolmachevy Sisters | |
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.jpg) Tomalchevy Sisters (2014) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name |
Anastasiya Andreyevna Tolmacheva Maria Andreyevna Tolmacheva |
| Born |
14 January 1997 Kursk, Russia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singers, actresses |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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).[1] Eight years later, they represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, placing seventh with the song "Shine".[2]
The twins released an album called Polovinki in 2007, and have appeared in a made-for-TV movie in Russia.
Early life
Maria Andreyevna (Masha) and Anastasiya Andreyevna (Nastya) Tolmachevy were born on January 14, 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.
Musical Career
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 June 4, 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.[1]
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.[3]
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. [4]
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.[2][5] They came 7th overall with 89 points. [6]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Polovinki |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Vesenniy Jazz" (Весенний джаз) | 2006 | Polovinki |
| "Shine" | 2014 | Non-album single(s) |
| "Ukhodi" (Уходи) | ||
| "My heart" Сердце моё A.T.B.T | 2015 | |
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References
- 1 2 "Russia - JESC". Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- 1 2 Сёстры Толмачевы вернулись в Москву [The Tolmachyovy Sisters have returned to Moscow]. Vesti. Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2007.
- ↑ Маша и Настя Толмачёвы - Открытие Евровидения в Москве [Masha and Nastya Tolmachev - Opening of Eurovision in Moscow]. YouTube. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Eurovision 2010 - Medley of all previous JESC winners". YouTube. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ↑ "Russia sends the Tolmachevy Twins to Copenhagen". Eurovision. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Eurovision 2014 results". BBC News. 11 May 2014. BBC_report_of_Eurovision_2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "Listen: The Tolmachevy Sisters Release New Single "Alter Ego"". 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
| Preceded by Kseniya Sitnik |
Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 |
Succeeded by Alexey Zhigalkovich |
| Preceded by Dina Garipova with "What If" |
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 |
Succeeded by Polina Gagarina with "A Million Voices" |
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