Olga Satsyuk biography. Dmitry Karas and Olga Satsyuk - about ten years of friendship, time-tested songs and new items on the national “Hit Parade”
Europe will remember the first representative of Belarus at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest - a girl with a clear voice calling “Dance” for a long time. But time passes and yesterday’s baby has turned into an adult young lady who, fortunately, has retained both her ringing voice and unsurpassed charisma. The correspondent caught Olga Satsyuk at work in the summer bar Roof Bar, here she performs world hits and her own compositions in the company Dj Forbs. During the break, we had a great opportunity to have dinner with the rising star and ask about her gastronomic preferences.
- Olga, who cooks at your house?
I do most of the cooking. I live with my older sister, she is a creative person like me, so solving culinary problems is difficult, but always delicious.
- Do you think about healthy food?
Of course, now stores offer a huge range of food, so it is absolutely easy to choose food according to the necessary criteria: quality, price, specifics of the cuisine and method of preparation. Basically, when choosing food, I make sure that it is tasty and, of course, healthy.
I’ll tell you this, if a steak voluntarily appeared on my plate in the evening, then there is no reason to be sad! I enjoy myself while eating, and then I can figure out what to do to eliminate unnecessary calories. The word “harmony” is popular not only in the musical world, but also in everyday life. So, there must be harmony in everything, that is, balance. You need to eat when your body really needs it.
Let's talk about the establishment in which we are located. Share your impressions of the summer Roof Bar?
This isn't my first time dining and singing at the Roof Bar. This is one of my favorite places in Minsk, there is fresh air, wonderful music and excellent food that create an amazing atmosphere. My beloved partner DJ Forbs and I try to take visitors closer to the starry sky through music and a great mood!
- Tell us about the dishes that you cook and consider to be your signature?
Perhaps for starters it will be “Cheese soup”, for the second - eggplants with cottage cheese, tomato and garlic, gently wrapped in bacon, and for dessert it will be simple, easy and healthy: bananas with oatmeal, condensed milk and hazelnuts, which are baked in the oven 10 - 15 minutes.
Artists are interesting and unusual people, and their approach to life is appropriate. Everyone has their own favorite food, and if you have to tour in places where it is difficult to find that same food, then difficulties can arise. I’m a completely unpretentious artist, especially since I try to get to know the original cuisines of the countries and cities I visit, to become familiar with the food culture, so to speak. In general, I try to always have drinking yogurt, a muesli bar and a banana with me.
- Do you have a food rider?
I don’t have a rider as such; of course, it’s preferable to have water, fruit, and sandwiches in the dressing room, but I don’t remember a time when an artist was greeted with an empty table and left hungry.
- You tour abroad quite a lot. Are you trying to taste the local cuisine?
Of course, in part, Bernard Shaw is right when he says that we only experience sincere feelings for food. Dishes of national cuisine cannot but arouse admiration, because it is part of culture, history, it is also art.
I love our Belarusian cuisine, Chinese, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Arabic. I love to enjoy the process of eating food, so Greek and Italian cuisines also impress me with their table settings and the appearance of the dish, as well as their ideal compatibility with my stomach.
- Do you have a favorite Belarusian dish?
Since childhood, I have had a weakness for my grandmother’s pancakes with chanterelles and sour cream.
- What products are always in your refrigerator?
This is butter, quail eggs, bananas, oranges, cabbage, tomatoes, cheeses, soy and nut sauces, water, juices. In general, our refrigerator is always full of something.
I have no conflicts with food. The main thing is your approach and imagination, then your food will always be delicious, and the table will always be crowded.
- What can you wish our readers?
I wish everyone to live in harmony with their body and appetite, enjoy the process of eating food and always find time to slowly enjoy all the rich gastronomic gifts that this world has given us!
- Thank you, Olga, for the interesting conversation, good luck to you!
This year, the participant from Belarus at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Daniel Yastremsky, took only 11th place.
Junior Eurovision, of course, is much less intense than the adult Eurovision. But our country has achieved much greater success in it. Moreover, Belarus was one of the founding countries of the competition and invariably participates in it every year. And in the ranking over all the years, our country is confidently among the leaders, having won 2 victories, taking 2nd place once, taking 3rd place twice, taking 4th place twice, and 5th place twice.
Let us note several features of the competition compared to the adult version. Firstly, the child must sing exclusively in the national language of the country, and secondly, all children, regardless of place, are awarded 12 points. We decided to remember all the Belarusian participants in the competition, and also see what they look like now, and how their fate turned out.
2003 – Copenhagen, Denmark
Song: Dance
Song language: Belorussian
Final place: 4
Glasses: 103 (12 – Croatia, 12 – Poland, 10 – Latvia, 10 – Macedonia, 10 – Norway, 7 – Romania, 7 – Sweden, 6 – Cyprus, 6 – Malta, 5 – Greece, 5 – Belgium, 5 – Great Britain, 4 – Denmark, 3 – Holland, 1 – Spain)
Interesting facts: Belarus has been participating in Junior Eurovision since the founding of this competition - 2003
Fate after the competition: Olga graduated from BSUKI in 2016 and works as a presenter at Belteleradiocompany. He continues to sing and leads an active lifestyle, participating in photo shoots as a model. Released a new one in 2019 clip
Performance
Winner's performance – Dino “Ti Si Moja Prva Ljubav” (Croatia)
Current photo (2018-2019 photo)
2004 – Lillehammer, Norway
Song: Sleep with me
Song language: Belorussian
Final place: 14
Glasses: 9 (4 – Romania, 3 – Poland, 1 – Latvia, 1 – Greece)
Interesting facts: Egor Volchek also participated in the 2003 Junior Eurovision Song Contest as a backing vocalist
Fate after the competition: vocalist of the cover band YellowsTone, which operates both in Belarus and Russia. Married in 2018
Performance
Winner's performance – María Isabel “Antes Muerta Que Sencilla” (Spain)
Current photo (photo 2014-2019)
2005 – Hasselt, Belgium
Song: We are together
Song language: Russian
Final place: 1
Glasses: 149 (12 – Malta, 12 – Latvia, 12 – Russia, 10 – Croatia, 10 – Romania, 10 – Great Britain, 10 – Norway, 10 – Spain, 8 – Greece, 8 – Serbia and Montenegro, 7 – Cyprus, 7 – Macedonia, 6 – Denmark, 6 – Sweden, 5 – Belgium, 4 – Holland)
Interesting facts: all countries gave Sitnik at least 4 points
Fate after the competition: Ksenia graduated from the university in Prague and currently works at the Czech wedding agency marryme.cz. The girl actively participates in photo shoots.
Performance
Current photo (2016-2019)
2006 – Bucharest, Romania
Andrey Kunets
Song: New day
Song language: Russian
Final place: 2
Glasses: 129 (12 – Portugal, 12 – Malta, 12 – Russia, 10 – Romania, 10 – Ukraine, 10 – Sweden, 8 – Spain, 8 – Greece, 8 – Croatia, 6 – Belgium, 6 – Serbia, 6 – Cyprus, 5 – Macedonia, 4 – Holland)
Fate after the competition: graduated from BGUKI
Performance
Winner’s performance – Anastasia and Maria Tolmachev “Spring Jazz” (Russia)
Current photo (2014-2018)
2007 – Rotterdam, Holland
Song: With friends
Song language: Russian
Final place: 1
Glasses: 137 (12 – Portugal, 12 – Malta, 12 – Lithuania, 10 – Russia, 10 – Bulgaria, 10 – Ukraine, 8 – Armenia, 8 – Serbia, 8 – Macedonia, 8 – Sweden, 7 – Greece, 7 – Romania, 5 – Belgium, 4 – Georgia, 4 – Holland)
Interesting facts: the victory was won with a margin of only 1 point
Fate after the competition: Works at Zalex Films, shooting videos on various topics, including music videos. No longer performs as a performer
Performance
Current photo (2014-2018)
2008 – Limassol, Cyprus
Song: Heart of Belarus
Song language: Russian
Final place: 6
Glasses: 86 (10 – Russia, 10 – Belgium, 7 – Serbia, 7 – Malta, 6 – Bulgaria, 5 – Romania, 5 – Armenia, 5 – Macedonia, 5 – Ukraine, 4 – Holland, 4 – Greece, 3 – Lithuania, 3 – Cyprus)
Interesting facts: this is the only time when not a solo performer, but a trio, went to the competition from Belarus
Fate after the competition: Dasha Nadina graduated from university in 2018 and, apparently, lives in London. Karina Zhukovich got married, changed her last name to Shevtsova and works in the editorial office of VOGUE magazine in Moscow. Alina Molosh continues to perform on various stages in Minsk both solo and as a vocalist of KOROL PROJECT.
Performance
Winner's performance – Bzikebi “Bzzz...” (Georgia)
Current photo (2017-2019)
2009 – Kyiv, Ukraine
Song: Magic Bunny
Song language: Russian
Final place: 9
Glasses: 48 (7 – Ukraine, 6 – Russia, 6 – Macedonia, 5 – Georgia, 4 – Belgium, 3 – Holland, 3 – Romania, 1 – Armenia, 1 – Cyprus)
Interesting facts: for some time a real boom began around Yuri Demidovich’s song, someone saw in its words “ethis-atis-animatis” almost a call of the devil
Fate after the competition: Yura Demidovich went to study in Moscow. There he continues to make music and plays football.
Performance
Winner's performance – Ralf “Click Clack...” (Holland)
Current photo (2017-2019)
2010 – Minsk, Belarus
Daniil Kozlov
Song: Music light
Song language: Russian
Final place: 5
Glasses: 85 (12 – Georgia, 12 – Latvia, 10 – Armenia, 10 – Russia, 7 – Macedonia, 6 – Ukraine, 6 – Moldova, 4 – Lithuania, 3 – Holland, 3 – Malta)
Fate after the competition: continues to sing
Performance
Winner’s performance – Vladimir Arzumanyan “Mama” (Armenia)
Current photo (2017-2018)
2011 – Yerevan, Armenia
Lydia Zablotskaya
Song: Angels of goodness
Song language: Russian
Final place: 3
Glasses: 99 (12 – Russia, 12 – Moldova, 12 – Ukraine, 8 – Armenia, 8 – Lithuania, 8 – Holland, 8 – Georgia, 7 – Latvia, 4 – Bulgaria, 3 – Macedonia, 3 – Sweden, 2 – Belgium)
Interesting facts: scored an equal number of points with the representative of Russia. But more countries voted for the Belarusian and therefore she ended up on the podium
Fate after the competition: studies at the Faculty of Journalism of BSU, works at ATN
Performance
Winner's performance – Candy “Candy Music” (Georgia)
Current photo (2017-2018)
Performance
Winner’s performance – Anastasia Petrik “Sky” (Ukraine)
Current photo (2016-2018)
2013 – Kyiv, Ukraine
Song: Sing with me
Song language: Russian
Final place: 3
Glasses: 108 (12 – Russia, 10 – Moldova, 10 – Malta, 10 – Children’s jury, 8 – Ukraine, 8 – Georgia, 8 – Holland, 7 – Macedonia, 6 – Azerbaijan, 6 – Armenia, 6 – San Marino, 5 – Sweden)
Interesting facts: All participating countries gave our country at least 5 points. Interestingly, Ilya also participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The truth is in the background
Fate after the competition: studies at BGUKI, dances
Performance
Winner's performance – Gaia Cauchi “The Start” (Malta)
Current photo (2015-2017)
Performance
Winner's performance – Vincenzo Cantiello “Tu primo grande amore” (Italy)
Current photo (2016-2018)
The TUT.BY correspondent decided to follow the fate of the young artists who performed in previous years. Participants of the children's international competition talked aboutare you going to or have you already connected your life with music or show business?.
2003
First to perform at Junior Eurovision in Copenhagen Olga Satsyuk from Kobrin. The girl sang the song “Dance” in Belarusian. Out of 16 countries it took 4th place.
What does Olga think and dream about today?
“The past year 2012 was in many ways a transitional year for me, both creatively and personally. The teenage stage in my life is coming to an end, and this is always associated with certain difficulties, such as changing the repertoire, image. This is exactly what I am working on with my team. But along with the changes in my life, there are also such familiar components as concerts, competitions and filming, as well as studying in the third year of the Belarusian University of Culture and Arts in the department of pop vocals. I have also been painting for several years, actively experimenting and. I hope that the result of my efforts can be seen soon at a personal exhibition. There was also a stage in my life with the group “Kraski”, but for a number of reasons I did not get the results I needed from the project, although in fact I still remain the lead singer of the group. solo work, I collaborate with talented musicians and arrangers from all over the country. But I would like to pay special attention to my tandem with a promising young musician from my hometown of Kobrin, Sergei Poshelyuzhny, under the creative pseudonym VIPI YO.
If we talk specifically about 2012, at the beginning of it I was actively involved with the charity project “Give Children a Dream”. As part of this project, I gave master classes, was a member of the jury, and was also a presenter with my close friends Zhenya Bulka and Anton Martynenko. In the fall, I had an exciting trip with our artists far beyond the borders of Belarus, or rather to Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog, where the VII festival “Youth for the Union State” was held.
And, of course, this year Belarus chose the tenth representative for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, in honor of which the Belteleradiocompany organized a large-scale show with all the contestants from previous years. I performed the song "Don"t let me fall", on the creation of which at different times such musicians as the group "Litesound", Petr Elfimov and the group "Brown Velvet" worked. Many guys who performed after me at Junior Eurovision, have become true friends for me, with whom we communicate outside the concert venues, Eurovision has become a successful springboard for me in my childhood career, I always worry about all the representatives of our country, and I wish them good luck and.
But I am sure that even more changes await me next year, where there will be new duets and, possibly, new competitions. I really want to open a school for young performers. I believe that we have a lot of talented children in our country. Therefore, I want to find good specialists and implement my plans. I would like to help children who do not yet know in which direction and how best to move in music.
I’m 19, my career is just beginning, I have many projects and plans, my dreams are to work with the best performers and producers in the music industry. Two years ago I started writing songs. I hope they will be born in the new year.
2004
Egor Volchek from Mozyr, at the age of 12, he represented Belarus at Junior Eurovision with the song “Spyavaitse sa me” in the city of Lillehammer (Norway). The boy took 14th place.
Egor Volcheksteppedfrom Junior Eurovision to Adult Eurovision
“After performing at Junior Eurovision, there was a break for a couple of years. But then I returned to music again. I still took my choice of profession more seriously and entered the BSU Faculty of Economics, International Management. But I never gave up singing.
For some time he sang in the group "Sky-Thai". But six months ago I realized that there was no growth and I needed to move on somewhere. I recorded a new project and decided to test my strength this year in . I take part in the ONT project "Academy of Talents".
After entering the university, I thought that everything would calm down, calm down, and I would become calmer about music. But this did not happen. Now I understand that the stage draws me to itself. This academic year I am writing a diploma and am already graduating from university, but I still don’t want to work in my specialty. Besides singing, I’m now trying to remember the basics of playing the saxophone. After all, I once went to music school to play this instrument.
Now, while I’m writing my thesis, I’m slowly thinking about the future and the direction in music that I want to pursue. Most likely, it won’t be pop or rock; I’ll probably still choose something dancey.
2005
Ksenia Sitnik born in Mozyr. Since 2001 she has been studying in a pop singing studio. Ksenia performed the song “We Are Together” at Junior Eurovision 2005 in the Belgian city of Hasselt. Sitnik returned to Belarus with a victory.
Plans include enrolling in international journalism
Due to a busy schedule and preparations for admission, it was not possible to contact Ksenia. But I managed to talk with Ksenia Sitnik’s mother, Svetlana Statsenko:
“Now Ksenia is finishing school and all the emphasis is on preparing for admission. My daughter is going to enroll in international journalism. Despite the fact that Ksenia does not intend to connect her life and future profession with music, she continues to study vocals to maintain her tone. Now we are not preparing material for the competition, we will sing more English songs.
Most recently, the ONT TV channel invited Ksyusha to perform at the New Year's light. It turned out to be an interesting experiment, Ksenia covered Britney Spears' song "Oh...Baby, Baby... Oops!" in Belarusian. It turned out quite unusual."
2006
Andrey Kunets from Mozyr at the age of 10 he performed at the international Eurovision 2006 competition in Bucharest (Romania) with the song “New Day”. The boy took second place.
Andrey chose a creative profession
A few years after participating in Junior Eurovision, Andrei released an album called “New Day,” changed his image and began listening to better music.
Today the guy is 17 years old, he is in the 11th grade and is seriously preparing for admission. It was not possible to catch him at home, as he was completely immersed in his studies and tutoring. According to Andrei’s mother, he is not involved in music now, as there is a turning point and his voice is mutating. The mother did not answer where the young man would go, she only emphasized that the profession would be related to creativity and Andrei would try his hand at Minsk.
2007
Alexey Zhigalkovich started singing at the age of 5. He received pop singing lessons from Olga Vronskaya, Nelly Duschinskaya, and Pyotr Elfimov. In 2007 he brought his second victory from Junior Eurovision from Rotterdam (Netherlands). He performed the song "With Friends".
From artist to filmmaker
“Today I’m in my senior year and preparing to enter the Belarusian Academy of Arts to study feature film directing. I have absolutely no time for music right now. I’m completely immersed in directing.
At one time I learned about the Minsk film school. I signed up there and after the first lesson I received an interesting task, after which I realized that this field was close to me. Now I’m filming videos, writing scripts, and going to preparatory courses at the Academy of Arts. I’m getting ready to shoot a creative social video against smoking.”
2008
Trio Daria Nadina, Alina Molosh, Karina Zhukovich represented Belarus in 2008 in Limassol, Cyprus with the song “Heart of Belarus”. The girls took 6th place.
From Baranovichi to Moscow
"Karina Zhukovich graduated from 9th grade in Baranovichi and entered the Moscow Music College to study pop-jazz vocals. Upon admission, Karina passed the exam invocals by typing 100 points out of 100. Alina Molosh entered the Minsk College of Arts to study pop-jazz vocals. Daria Nadina is still in school and plans to connect her future with a creative profession. There are plans to enroll in London. But he’s not going to give up singing, he wants to continue doing this regardless of his future profession.", - said the girls’ teacher, artistic director of the Center for Musical Art named after. Mulyavina Svetlana Statsenko.
2009
Yuri Demidovich He has been involved in music since childhood. While still in second grade, Yura entered the gymnasium-college at the Belarusian State Academy of Music. In 2009, in Kyiv, Yuri Demidovich performed at Junior Eurovision with the song “Magic Rabbit”, where he took 9th place.
I haven't given up singing
Today Yura is 16 years old and continues his studies at the gymnasium-college at the Belarusian State Academy of Music in the choral conducting department. He still doesn’t know in which direction he will move next, since it is at this time that the voice mutation occurs. As for plans for the future, according to Yuri, one can judge that he will definitely become a musician and, perhaps, go to study abroad.
2010
2010 became a special year for Belarus. Junior Eurovision took place in the Belarusian capital. Daniil Kozlov I didn’t have to travel far from Zhabinka. With the song "Music Light" Daniil took 5th place.
Draws people's souls
Now Daniil is studying in the 10th grade, takes part in various competitions, for example, most recently in, which was held on our portal. She has performed at the festival of children's creativity "The Earth Falls with White Wings", a charity concert tour in Italy and many other competitions.
“I want to connect my life with music. As for the musical direction, pop is the closest. Besides music, I really like to draw abstract things, for example, people’s souls. As for future plans, I would really like to go to the adult Eurovision and take part in “ New wave"- Daniil told TUT.BY.
2011
Lydia Zablotskaya performed at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Yerevan (Armenia) with the song “Angels of Good”. Among all participants she took 3rd place.
Lydia's dream: "To become a TV presenter and open a music studio"
Now Lida is still 14 years old and is in 9th grade, but she is making very specific plans for the future. Over the year, interest in music has not weakened. The girl still practices vocals, participates in various projects, and performs at concerts on a city and republican scale.
“Vocal is my hobby, which I will never give up. In a few years, I plan to enroll in journalism. In the future, I want to become a TV presenter and open my own music studio. I think that the studio could be opened in Minsk or in my hometown of Mogilev. I think that one thing will not interfere with another and I will be able to combine everything", - shared Lydia.
12 years have passed since the first children's song contest in Denmark, Olga Satsyuk represented Belarus, Ksenia Sitnik won the Eurovision in 2005, and Alexey Zhigalkovich won the competition eight years ago. Onliner.by talked to the “children of Eurovision”, found out what they look like now and what they do.
Olga Satsyuk
Olga Satsyuk, the pioneer of Junior Eurovision, is the only singer of our heroes who continues to seriously engage in music. It’s always nice for a girl to mentally return to 2003.
- Despite the busy schedule, I managed to do everything,- she recalls, - I managed to learn how to ride a bike during a break between filming and even broke my knee! Preparing for Eurovision and the competition itself forced me to grow up quickly and taught me to do my job professionally, but, nevertheless, I had a wonderful childhood, my only regret is that it was so short.
In the 11 years after the competition, she managed to try herself as a songwriter, a TV presenter, an artist, and a vocalist in various musical styles.
- I want to become more familiar with the film industry and advertising business. I already had experience working on television[from 2004 to 2008, Olga hosted the programs “Suzor’e Nadzey”, “Sportlandia is calling you!” and the Belarusian selection for Junior Eurovision - approx. Onliner.by]. I also paint pictures. If all the girls love jewelry, I can endlessly buy paints and brushes!
When it comes to her personal life, the girl is diplomatic.
- Of course, there were some experiences, not always joyful, but now I am focused on my career and education. At the age of 16, I was declared an eligible bride in the country, but nothing has changed yet!
In the future, of course, I would like to have a family, but my profession will always come first. I want to make my own program on radio and also work on television, reach the international level, perhaps try my luck at Eurovision for the second time, but as an adult. I want to create a club of talented people in Belarus - something like the Russian “Star Factory”. I will further develop my show project Prime band[a group performing cover versions of world hits - approx. Onliner.by].
Now Olga Satsyuk works as a teacher at the Discovery rock school. Next year she will receive a diploma as a pop vocalist and teacher at BGUKI.
Alexey Zhigalkovich
The winner of the 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will no longer be recognized on the streets. Alexey admits that eight years ago he did not feel the significance of the competition, only two years later he realized what responsibility lay on him.
- The first time after the competition was, of course, continuous concerts: performing at events and public holidays, writing new songs. There was some progress- Alexey recalls. - Afterwards, my voice began to break, and my studies put pressure on me. Two years later, everyone gradually forgot about winning Eurovision, and so did I. And there was no desire to promote myself.
Then the young man got acquainted with the camera, began filming and editing - at first he filmed for school events and open lessons.
- I liked it and wanted to know more about it. It was eighth grade. I acquired my first shooting and editing skills and shot my first works. After school, he entered the Academy of Arts to become a director. This is my main activity today.
Alexey has now completed his second year. The most “important” subject at the academy, according to the guy, is physical education. Because of her, Zhigalkovich almost got a retake.
In parallel with his studies, the 2007 Junior Eurovision triumphant filmed clips and even created his own short film.
- The theme of the film is the relationship between generations. The script was born by chance: a family friend told his painful story, and at the academy we were just given the task of making a short film. I was lucky that all the actors agreed to film for free. Most of the money was spent on renting equipment and props. We had our own camera, cameraman and sound engineer - students of the academy,- Zhigalkovich shares. The director recently released a trailer for the film.
Ksenia Sitnik
The winner of Junior Eurovision 2005 says that in Belarus they do not let us forget about that time - even now they say hello and recognize her on the streets.
- I’m still embarrassed and can’t get used to it, even though 10 years have passed! I never wanted to be popular, I sang because I wanted to sing- says Ksenia.
After the competition, little Ksyusha experienced difficult times. The girl simultaneously studied at a music school and a Minsk gymnasium, studied English in depth, hosted the “Our Five” program on the then LAD TV channel and at the same time managed to perform.
- I'm a creative person. I am currently studying journalism at the Anglo-American University in Prague. I always strive to learn a lot and expand my horizons. I chose the Czech Republic quite spontaneously, but for me it is important to be not at home - outside my comfort zone,- says Ksenia.
After receiving her bachelor's degree, the Belarusian plans to enroll in a master's program.
- I haven’t had any retakes yet,- Ksyusha smiles. - During the session I am in a “vacuum”; I do not exist for anyone. At first, of course, studying seemed difficult - all subjects were taught in English. It’s one thing to take a language test upon admission, but quite another to write a motivation letter or read Dostoevsky in English!
-Are you doing vocals now?
- Top most frequently asked questions!- the girl laughs. - No, I’m not singing now, but I have plans. During my studies, I realized that music is a part of me. Maybe this will not be my main occupation, but I will never give up vocals. In the future, I would not mind devoting myself to science journalism; the last thing I wrote was an article about antagonistic nationalism between North and South Korea.
In addition, the girl writes detective stories and poetry, but has not published anything yet - she is too self-critical.
Ksenia is in no hurry to arrange her personal life yet.
- The favorite question of all relatives is “when will you get married?” While I don’t plan anything, many people propose marriage and declare their love, especially on social networks. Honestly, it's flattering - it's nice for any girl. There is a stereotype that marriage is the final point of life. I do not perceive my family as a prison, a cage and the end of all my possibilities.
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We were able to find almost all the Junior Eurovision participants on social networks. They have thousands of friends, many have new musical achievements.
2003
Olga Satsyuk
The first one is always the hardest. From our country, nine-year-old Olga Satsyuk appeared on the unbeaten stage with the song “Dance” and took 4th place.
Now the singer is 21 years old, and she loves heavier music. She performs with the Prime-band group, in which she is also the author of many songs, shoots videos and works as a teacher at the Discovery rock school. She also manages to paint, work as a TV presenter for Belarus 3, and study at BGUKI to become a pop vocalist.
2004
Egor Volchek
At Eurovision, 12-year-old Egor presented the song “Sleep with Me” and took 14th place.
In 2012, he tried to make it to the final of the national selection for Eurovision, and also took part in the ONT Talent Academy project. The culmination can be considered participation in the TV show “I want to go to Meladze!” Now the guy is 23 years old, he rocks many music programs and is preparing a solo album for release.
2005
Ksenia Sitnik
Our first Junior Eurovision winner, Ksenia Sitnik, gained fame for a long time. At the time of Eurovision, the girl was only 10 years old. Her song “We Are Together” then sounded on mobile ringtones for a long time and turned on children at matinees. Now Ksenia is 20 years old, she is studying journalism in Prague, but she does not forget about vocals. Sometimes she comes to Belarus; on the streets of Minsk people still recognize her and ask for her autograph.
2006
Andrey Kunets
The ten-year-old blond boy fell in love with the audience and took 2nd place at Eurovision with the song “New Day.” Some time later, he released an album of the same name. For some time nothing was heard about him, and then he surfaced on the TV show “Talent Academy. Third year." Now Andrey is a third-year student at BGUKI, majoring in Variety Art, he is 19 years old.
2007
Alexey Zhigalkovich
11-year-old Alexei Zhigalkovich repeated the feat of Ksenia Sitnik and took first place with the song “With Friends.” But over time, the guy realized that directing was closer to his spirit, and took up filming videos and short films. Now Alexey is a student at the Faculty of Screen Arts of the Belarusian State Academy of Arts. And recently, in one of the capital’s clubs, the 19-year-old director, together with Svyatoslav Poznyak, presented a music video of the Gipsy Band gypsy theater.
2008
Daria Nadina, Alina Molosh, Karina Zhukovich
The bright trio performed the song “Heart of Belarus” at Eurovision and took 6th place.
Alina Molosh is now 18 years old, graduating from art college, devoting herself entirely to music and has been trying herself as a vocal teacher at the Discovery rock school for six months now. She is the winner of many music awards. Karina Zhukovich is now 19 years old, she entered the Moscow College of Music to study pop-jazz vocals and participated in the Ukrainian song show “X Factor”. Dasha Nadina studies at one of the British universities. I do not intend to continue my musical career. All three girls are still friends, but they communicate mainly on the Internet, since they still live in different countries.
2009
Yuri Demidovich
The 12-year-old “magic rabbit” Yuri Demidovich jumped onto the Eurovision stage and jumped into 9th place. Yura’s life is still closely connected with music. The guy has a gymnasium-college at the Belarusian State Academy of Music and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory behind him. Last year, the “magic rabbit” entered the conducting department. Now he is 19 years old.
2010
Daniil Kozlov
13-year-old Daniil Kozlov took 5th place with the song “Music Light”. The guy is still actively passionate about music and participates in dozens of charity projects. His creative arsenal includes performances at the children's creativity festival “The Earth Falls with White Wings.” Now the 18-year-old guy is planning to go to the adult Eurovision and take part in the New Wave.
2011
Lydia Zablotskaya
13-year-old Lidiya Zablotskaya appeared on stage from Belarus with the composition “Angels of Good”. The song competition convinced the girl that journalism was the element of her life. Now Lida is studying at the Institute of Journalism of BSU, she is 17 years old.
2012
Egor Zheshko
11-year-old Ilya came to Eurovision with the song “Sing with me” and took 3rd place. It should be noted that the boy was the author of both the text and the melody of his composition. Now Ilya is 13 years old, he studies at the Gymnasium-College of Arts. Akhremchika, is engaged in sports ballroom dancing, swimming and continues to perform. The young artist has participated and won in national and international competitions, including “New Movement”, “European Cup”, “New Children’s Wave”.
2014
Nadezhda Misyakova
Last year, the star performed the song “Sokal” and took 7th place. Now the girl is 15 years old. She gets great pleasure from playing music and is actively involved in creativity - vocals and painting, plays the piano. Recently she made it to the finals of the V Republican creative radio competition “Young Talents of Belarus”.
2015
Ruslan Aslanov
