Helen Kalandadze
Helen Kalandadze | |
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 Kalandadze (right) alongsideLizi Popduring dress rehearsal forJunior Eurovision 2017 | |
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| Alma mater | Ilia State University |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Helen Kalandadze(Georgian:ელენე კალანდაძე) is a Georgian television presenter and singer. She co-hosted theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2017inTbilisialongsideLizi Pop.
Life and career[edit]
Early life[edit]
Kalandadze was born inTbilisi.She attended secondary school inWoluwe-Saint-Pierrein Brussels, before returning to Georgia to attendIlia State University.[1]She graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration and Tourism Management in 2011.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2009, Kalandadze participated in theGeorgian versionofStar Academy.She later began working in television presenting.[2]In 2010, Kaladadze performed as a backing singer toSofia Nizharadzeat theEurovision Song Contest 2010.Later, in 2013, she won the first season ofErti Ertshi,Georgia's version ofYour Face Sounds Familiar.Kalandadze later moved to Israel, where she worked as a manager at a tourism company. In Israel, she resided inRishon LeZion,and took part inHaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion 2017.[3]
Kalandadze founded the organization Teen Club Studio with Sopho Toroshelidze and Nina Tsitlauri, which provides a space for teenagers to sing, play musical instruments, and receive vocal training.[4]In October 2017, she was announced as one of the co-hosts of theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2017,along withLizi Pop.[5]
In 2019 she was one of the Georgian commentators (alongside Gaga Abashidze and, only for the grand final, Nodiko Tatishvili) for theEurovision Song Contest 2019,and in 2020 she commented theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
During the Grand Final of theEurovision Song Contest 2022,she would have served as the spokesperson announcing the Georgian jury votes;[6]however, due to technical difficulties during the voting processes, they were instead announced byMartin Österdahl.
References[edit]
- ^"Helen Kalandadze".Helen Kalandadze.Retrieved9 October2017.
- ^abJordan, Paul (3 October 2017)."Meet the hosts of Junior Eurovision 2017!".EBU.
- ^"הכירו את הלן קלאנדזה"(in Hebrew). Mako. 9 January 2017.Retrieved9 December2017.
- ^Herbert, Emily (4 October 2017)."HELEN KALANDADZE AND LIZI JAPARIDZE TO HOST JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017".Eurovoix.
- ^Halpin, Chris (3 October 2017)."HAPPY DAY! LIZI POP AND HELEN KALANDADZE TO HOST JUNIOR EUROVISION 2017".Wiwibloggs.
- ^Georgia, Eurovision (2 May 2022)."მომღერალი და საქართველოს პირველი არხის დილის გადაცემის წამყვანი, ელენე კალანდაძე ტურინს პირდაპირ ეთერში 14 მაისს ჩაერთვება და ქართველი ჟიურის მიერ დაწერილ ქულებს ევროპას გააცნობს".Facebook (Eurovision Georgia)(in Georgian).Retrieved2 May2022.
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