Polina Gagarina

About

Famous for her second place finish at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, this pop singer is also well known for her Russian chart-topping singles "The Play is Over" (2012), "No" (2012), "A Million Voices" (2015), and "Cuckoo" (2015).

Before Fame

At the start of her career, she won the 2003 edition of the Russian reality talent competition Star Factory and subsequently joined a pop group called Playgirls.

Trivia

She voiced the character of Dorothy in the Russian dubbed version of Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.

Family Life

The daughter of a ballet dancer, she was born in Moscow, Russia, but raised in Greece. Her first marriage, to Russian entertainer Pyotr Kislov lasted from 2007-2010 and produced a son named Andrey. She married photographer Dmitry Iskhakov in 2014. In 2017, the couple welcomed a daughter. 

Associated With

She lost the Eurovision Song Contest to Russian-born-Georgian singer Nina Sublatti.