Polina Gagarina
| Polina Gagarina | |
|---|---|
 Gagarina in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina |
| Born |
27 March 1987 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR (now Russia) |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actress, model |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | http://www.gagarina.com/ |
Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina (Russian: Полина Сергеевна Гагарина, born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer, songwriter, actress, and model. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "A Million Voices" where she finished second. She is currently a coach on the Russian version of The Voice.
Life and career
Gagarina was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR but spent most of her youth in Greece. Her mother was a ballet dancer. In 1993, Gagarina's father died and her mother decided to move the family back to Russia. However, they soon moved back to Greece and settled in Athens. After completing her education, she moved to Saratov to live with her grandmother.
2003–07: Попроси у облаков
In 2003, Gagarina competed in season two of Star Factory, a Russian reality singing competition. She performed several songs by Maxim Fadeev and went on to win the show, but refused to work with Fadeev after her victory. After winning Star Factory, Gagarina was invited to perform in the group Playgirls. The group received a recording contract with ARS Records, but ultimately disbanded. In 2005, she performed at the New Wave competition held in Jūrmala, Latvia and placed third. She later released the singles "Kolybelnaya", "Morning", "Ya tvoya", "Pomnyu", and "Ya tebya ne proshchu nikogda". Her début album Попроси у облаков was released in 2007.
2008–12: О себе
In 2008, Gagarina released the single "Komu, zachem?" with Russian singer Irina Dubtsova. In March 2010, her second studio album О себе was released. In 2012, Gagarina starts to collaborate with Konstantin Meladze, Russian/Georgian producer, well known for his successful project "VIA GRA". With Meladze she recorded four singles: "Spektakl okonchen" ("The Play Is Over") RUS #10, UKR #3, "Net" ("No") RUS #3 UKR #1, "Navek" ("Forever") RUS #26, UKR #23 and "Shagay" ("Stride") RUS #15, UKR #11.
2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest
On 9 March 2015, it was revealed that Gagarina would represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[1] Gagarina placed second in the Grand Final of Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "A Million Voices". On July 25, 2015, she performed the closing song of the "FIFA World Cup - Russia 2018" drawing show in St. Petersburg, shown on television worldwide. She became a coach on Golos, the Russian version of The Voice, starting in season four.
Personal life
On 25 August 2007, she married Russian actor Pyotr Kislov.[2] She gave birth to their son, Andrey on 14 October 2007.[3] They divorced on 31 March 2010.[4] She married photographer Dmitry Iskhakov on 9 September 2014.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Попроси у облаков (Ask the Clouds) |
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| О себе (About Me) |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS [6] |
RUS Airplay [7] |
BEL (VL) [8] |
BEL (WA) [9] |
GER [10] |
IRE [11] |
NLD [12] |
SWE [13] |
SWI [14] |
UK [15] |
UKR Airplay [16] | |||||||
| 2005 | "Колыбельная" ("Lullaby") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Попроси у облаков | ||||
| 2006 | "Я твоя" ("I'm Yours") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2007 | "Я тебя не прощу никогда" ("I'll Never Forgive You") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Любовь под солнцем" ("Love Under the Sun") | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | О себе | |||||
| 2008 | "Где-то живёт любовь" ("Love Lives Somewhere") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Кому, зачем?" ("To Whom, for What?") (duet with Irina Dubtsova) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2009 | "Пропади всё" ("Damn It All") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2010 | "Я обещаю" ("I Promise") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Осколки | ||||
| 2011 | "Осколки" ("Fragments") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | "Спектакль окончен" ("The Play is Over") | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |||||
| "Нет" ("No") | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||||
| 2013 | "Навек" ("Forever") | 5 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | |||||
| 2014 | "Шагай" ("Stride") | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |||||
| 2015 | "A Million Voices" | 1 | 152 | 22 | 38 | 46 | 86 | 99 | 48 | 39 | 97 | 152 | N/A | ||||
| "Кукушка" ("Cuckoo") | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Battle for Sevastopol OST | |||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Колыбельная ("Lullaby") | Vlad Opelyants |
| 2006 | Я твоя ("I'm Yours") | Georgy Toidze |
| 2006 | Morning | Irina Mironova |
| 2007 | Я тебя не прощу никогда ("I'll Never Forgive You") | Semion Gorov |
| 2009 | Кому? Зачем? ("To Whom, for What?") (duet with Irina Dubtsova) |
Alexey Golubev |
| 2011 | Осколки ("Fragments") | Natalia Merkulova |
| 2012 | Спектакль окончен ("The Play is Over") | Sergei Solodskiy |
| 2012 | Нет ("No") | Alan Badoev |
| 2013 | Навек ("Forever") | Alan Badoev |
| 2014 | Immortal Feeling (from ballet "The Great Gatsby") | Alan Badoev |
| 2014 | Шагай ("Stride") | Sergei Solodskiy |
| 2015 | A Million Voices | Alexey Golubev |
| 2015 | Больше снов ("More Dreams") dv | |
| 2015 | Любовь тебя найдёт ("Love Will Find You") | Alexey Golubev |
| 2015 | Я не буду ("I Will Not") | Alexey Golubev |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dochki-materi | Performed title song |
| 2012 | Katina lyubov | Performed title song |
| Hotel Transylvania | Mavis (Russian dub) | |
| 2013 | Sasha Belyy | Herself |
| 2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Dorothy Gale (Russian dub) |
| 2015 | Odnoy levoy | Sofi |
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Mavis (Russian dub) |
See also
References
- ↑ Brey, Marco (11 March 2015). "Polina Gagarina to represent Russia!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Беременная Полина Гагарина вышла замуж" [Pregnant Polina Gagarina married]. ural.ru (in Russian). 27 August 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Polina Gagarina - Biography". imdb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Полина Гагарина развелась с мужем" [Polina Gagarina divorced with her husband]. dni.ru (in Russian). 13 April 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Tuboltseva, Natalya (9 September 2014). "Полина Гагарина вышла замуж" [Polina Gagarina married]. kp.ru (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Peak positions for singles in Russia:
- For "Спектакль окончен": Lenta.ru: Музыка: Кончится лето
- For "Нет": Lenta.ru: Тарантино возглавил российский чарт iTunes
- For "Навек": Lenta.ru: Ани Лорак оккупировала российские чарты iTunes
- For "A Million Voices": Lenta.ru: Песня Гагариной на «Евровидении»
- For "Кукушка": Lenta.ru: Песня из фильма «Битва за Севастополь»
- ↑ "Исполнитель - Полина Гагарина". tophit.ru.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Polina Gagarina". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Polina Gagarina". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Polina Gagarina". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Polina Gagarina". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Polina Gagarina". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Polina Gagarina". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Polina Gagarina". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ↑ "Discography Polina Gagarina". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
- ↑ Peak positions for singles on the Ukrainian Airplay Chart:
- For "Спектакль окончен": Спектакль_окончен - Полина Гагарина
- For "Нет": Нет - Полина Гагарина
- For "Навек": Навек - Полина Гагарина
- For "Шагай": Шагай - Полина Гагарина
- For "A Million Voices": A Million Voices - Полина Гагарина
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Korni |
Star Factory (Russia) winner 2003 |
Succeeded by Nikita Malinin |
| Preceded by Tolmachevy Sisters with Shine |
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 |
Succeeded by Sergey Lazarev with TBA |
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