Vladislav Yakovlev
| Vladislav Yakovlev | |
|---|---|
 Yakovlev in Kiev during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | |
| Born |
3 August 1980 Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Television executive |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Vladislav Yakovlev (Russian: Владислав Яковлев; born 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Russia)[1] is the Executive Supervisor of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest (since 2013), and the biennal Eurovision Young Musicians contest (since 2012) and Eurovision Young Dancers (since 2011) on behalf of the European Broadcasting Union.
Early life and career
He studied languages (English, Chinese and Italian) at the International Slavonic University of Moscow before working for two major Russian TV channels, Channel One Russia and RTR (now part of VGTRK).[2] In 2009, when the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Moscow, Yakovlev was appointed as Deputy Executive of the Contest. This role opened him the doors of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which he joined in 2010.
After joining the EBU, he was appointed as responsible for the Eurovision Young Dancers 2011,[3] which had not taken place since 2005. He organized it successfully in Oslo, Norway and did it again in 2013[4] in Gdańsk, Poland.[5] After the Young Dancers competition in Oslo, he was given the opportunity to organize the Eurovision Young Musicians 2012, which took place in Vienna, Austria[6] and the 2014 edition in Cologne, Germany on 31 May 2014.[7]
Following the achievements of coordinating these internationally recognised events, Yaklovev took the challenge of being the Executive Supervisor of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013[8] that took place in Kiev, Ukraine on 30 November 2013[9] and the 2014 Contest which was held in Malta.[10] Yaklovev is currently working on the Eurovision Young Dancers 2015 and Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.
References
- ↑ Profile on www.eurovisionfamily.tv
- ↑ Vladislav Yakovlev short biography at YoungDancers.tv
- ↑ Vladislav Yakovlev talking about the 2011 Young Dancers competition
- ↑ Press conference of Vladislav Yakovlev in Armenia
- ↑ Vladislav Yakovlev as Executive Supervisor of the 2013 Eurovision Young Dancers
- ↑ Vladislav Kakovlev as Executive Supervisor of the 2012 Young Musicians
- ↑ EYM'14 Show date revealed
- ↑ Preparations for the 2013 Junior Eurovision Song Contest - Malta Public Broadcaster
- ↑ Vladislav Yakovlev talks about the preparations for the 2013 Junior Eurovision
- ↑ Malta to host Junior Eurovision 2014
External links
- Junior Eurovision official site
- Eurovision Young Dancers official site
- Eurovision Young Musicians official site
- EBU home page
| Preceded by Sietse Bakker |
Executive Supervisor of Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013 – present |
Incumbent |