Helen Kalandadze
Helen Kalandadze is a Georgian television presenter and singer. She hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi along with Lizi Pop.Life and career
Early life
Kalandadze was born in Tbilisi. She attended secondary school in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre in Brussels, before returning to Georgia to attend Ilia State University. She graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration and Tourism Management in 2011.Career
In 2009, Kalandadze participated in the Georgian version of Star Academy. She later began working in television presenting. In 2010, Kalandadze performed as a backing singer to Sofia Nizharadze at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Later, in 2013, she won the first season of Erti Ertshi, Georgia's version of Your Face Sounds Familiar. Kalanadadze later moved to Israel, where she worked as a manager at a tourism company. In Israel, she resided in Rishon LeZion, and took part in HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion 2017.
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. In October 2017, she was announced as one of the co-hosts of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017, along with Lizi Pop.
In 2019 she was one of the Georgian commentators for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
