Polina Gagarina
Полина Гагарина
Gagarina in 2015
Gagarina in 2015
Background information
Birth namePolina Sergeyevna Gagarina
Born (1987-03-27) 27 March 1987
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2003–present
Websitegagarina.com

Polina Sergeyevna Gagarina (Russian: Поли́на Серге́евна Гага́рина, IPA: [pɐˈlʲinə sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvnə ɡɐˈɡarʲɪnə]; born 27 March 1987) is a Russian singer and songwriter. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "A Million Voices" where she finished second with 303 points. In doing so, she became the first second-placed finisher to exceed 300 points. Gagarina also participated in the Chinese reality-competition Singer in 2019, where she was one of the finalists.

She was the tenth-highest Russian earner on Instagram and YouTube in 2021, with net revenue of about 6 million US dollars from 8.9 million subscribers.[1]

Biography

Polina Gagarina was born in Moscow, 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 back to Russia, but they soon moved back to Greece and settled in Athens.

After completing her education, she moved to Saratov to live with her grandmother. Besides her native language Russian, she is also fluent in Greek.

Career

2003–07: Poprosi u oblakov

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. She later released the singles "Kolybelnaya", "Morning", "Ya tvoya", "Pomnyu", and "Ya tebya ne proshchu nikogda". Her debut album Poprosi u oblakov was released in 2007.

2008–12: O sebe

In 2008, Gagarina released the single "Komu, zachem?", a duet with Russian singer Irina Dubtsova. In March 2010, her second studio album O sebe was released. In 2012, Gagarina started to collaborate with Russian-Georgian producer Konstantin Meladze. With Meladze she recorded four singles: "Spektakl okonchen" ("The Play Is Over"), "Net" ("No"), "Navek" ("Forever") and "Shagay" ("Stride").

2015–16: Eurovision Song Contest and 9

Gagarina at ESC 2015

On 9 March 2015, it was revealed that Gagarina would represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "A Million Voices".[2] Gagarina placed first in the first semi-final with 182 points, before coming second in the Grand Final of the contest, ending up with 303 points.[3] This was the fourth highest overall points total of all time and she became the first non-winning participant to exceed 300 points.[4] On 25 July 2015, she performed "A Million Voices" as the closing song of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying draw in Saint Petersburg, shown on television worldwide.[5] On 9 August 2015, she performed at the closing ceremony of the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan.[6] She was a coach in the Russian reality talent show The Voice in seasons four and five.[7] In September 2016, her third studio album 9 was released.[8] This album peaked at number one on the Russia iTunes charts.[9]

2019–present: Singer 2019

Gagarina in Saint Petersburg, 2018

On 1 February 2019, it was revealed that Gagarina participated in Chinese' reality competition Singer 2019, also known as the seventh season of I Am a Singer, entering under the substitute singer status on the fourth week. Gagarina was the third European contestant to participate after season six's winner Jessie J (United Kingdom) and Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria), who participated in season seven alongside her. Gagarina achieved three top placements on the first five-week of shows before finishing last in her sixth show, which was the Challenge round; Gagarina would have been eliminated per the competition rules but was instead saved after the Challenger of the week was unsuccessful in beating a majority (4) of the seven singers.

On 22 March, she was temporarily given a bye after reporting to the media that she sustained a muscle injury during rehearsals. Despite her injury, she eventually ranked in the top three during the following week's round, called the Breakout round (a round featured previously eliminated contestants, substitute singers, except withdrawn and non-competing singers), where she became one of the seven finalists eligible for the title of Singer 2019 winner. In the Finals Rush Hour, she performed a duet with Chinese singer Geng Sihan, singing the song "Shallow". In the first round of the final, she sung "We Are the World" alongside Kazakhstan's Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 participant Daneliya Tuleshova, Filipino-Canadian singer Darren Espanto and Chinese rapper Air Ari. She was, however, was knocked out that round.[10]

For season eight of the Voice in 2019, she rejoined as a coach.[11] Also, for the first time on The Voice Kids, she was a coach for season seven.[12]

In 2021, she teamed up with fellow Eurovision 2015 contestant Måns Zelmerlöw to record the official song, "Circles and Squares", for the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships. It was released on 21 February 2021.[13][14][15][16]

On 18 March 2022, Gagarina sang at a pro-government rally held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow celebrating the eighth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation from Ukraine and endorsing Russia's invasion of Ukraine that started the previous month.[17] She was subsequently banned from entering Estonia and Latvia, along with a list of 24 other Russian artists who had expressed their support for the Russian government's actions.[18] Her concert, scheduled in February 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, was cancelled after online protest in Kazakhstan over her support of Russian's military operation.[19] The Presidential Administration of Russia put Gagarina on the list of singers who were recommended to be invited to state-sponsored events.[20]

Also, Polina Gagarina was offered by the general director Konstantin Ernst and the producers of the film to audition for the main role in the film "The Challenge" to go into space.[21]

Social and political activities

In 2018, registered as a proxy for Vladimir Putin,[22] during the 2018 presidential election, she was part of the Putin Team movement that advocated for him.[23]

In 2018, she was a proxy for Moscow mayoral candidate Sergey Sobyanin.[24]

Since 2018, she has been a member of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art.

Publicly supports Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[25] On March 18, 2022, she performed in Luzhniki at a rally-concert in honor of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea under the title "Za world without Nazism! Za Russia! Za President!".[26][27]

In 2023, she was a member of the initiative group to nominate Vladimir Putin as a candidate for the presidential election in 2024.

Sanctions

In March 2022, Latvia and Estonia banned Gagarina from entry for supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[28][29]

January 7, 2023, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, for "supporting Russian occupiers and Russia's brutal war against Ukraine",[30] placed on Ukraine's sanctions lists, which imply blocking of assets, complete cessation of commercial operations, and halting fulfillment of economic and financial obligations.[31] In November 2022, her concerts in Kazakhstan were canceled for the singer's support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

February 3, 2023 placed on Canada's sanctions list as being involved in the dissemination of Russian disinformation and propaganda.[32][33] Earlier, Gagarina was included by FBK in the list of corrupt and warmongers, with a proposal to impose international sanctions against her because of her participation in concerts in support of the war against Ukraine.[34][35]

Personal life

On 25 August 2007, Gagarina married Russian actor Pyotr Kislov.[36] She gave birth to their son, Andrey, on 14 October 2007.[37] They divorced on 31 March 2010.[38]

She married photographer Dmitry Iskhakov on 9 September 2014.[39] In April 2017, she gave birth to their daughter, Miya.[40] The couple split in 2021.

Discography

Filmography

Year Title Role
2007 Дочки-матери ("Mother and daughter") Performed title song
2012 Катина любовь ("Katina love")
Hotel Transylvania Mavis (Russian dub)
2013 Саша Белый ("Sasha Bely") Herself
2014 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Dorothy Gale (Russian dub)
2015 Одной левой ("Only with the left hand") Sofi
Hotel Transylvania 2 Mavis (Russian dub)
Battle for Sevastopol Performed main theme
2016 The Good Boy Performed end song
2017 Richard the Stork Olga (Russian dub)
My Little Pony: The Movie Storm (Russian dub)
2018 Duck Duck Goose Lily (Russian dub)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Mavis (Russian dub)
Заповедник ("Nature reserve") Herself

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Brey, Marco (11 March 2015). "Polina Gagarina to represent Russia!". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Eurovision 2015 Results: Voting & Points". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Eurovision 2015 Russia: Polina Gagarina – "A Million Voices"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ↑ News, Eurovision; News, Participants; Participants, Eurovision; Fans (27 July 2015). "Eurovision Russia: Polina Gagarina at the World Cup Qualifier Draw - ESCToday.com". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 9 May 2020. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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  8. ↑ "'9' at #1: Polina Gagarina tops iTunes Russia with new album". wiwibloggs. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "Леди Гага и ее новый сингл возглавили российский iTunes | BelRadio" (in Russian). Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Polina Gagarina reaches the final of China's Singer 2019". wiwibloggs. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "The Voice, season 8: Polina Gagarina returned as the coach after a break, Valery Syutkin replaced Basta". Комсомольская правда. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Представляем Наставников нового сезона шоу "Голос.Дети"" (in Russian). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "🇸🇪🇷🇺 Måns Zelmerlöw and Polina Gagarina release "Circles and Squares"". 18 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "🇸🇪🇷🇺 Måns Zelmerlöw and Polina Gagarina to release "Circles and Squares" on February 19". 8 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Måns Zelmerlöw and Polina Gagarina release single "Circles and Squares". Listen here!". Mynewsdesk. 19 February 2021.
  16. ↑ ""Circles and Squares" – New single with Polina Gagarina for the Figure Skating Championships 2021 – Måns Zelmerlöw Daily". 8 February 2021.
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  22. ↑ Список доверенных лиц Владимира Путина на выборах президента РФ пополнила певица Полина Гагарина
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