Tolmachevy Sisters


Anastasiya and Maria Andreyevna Tolmachevy are identical twin singers, actresses, and former child singers from the Russian city of Kursk. Aged nine, they won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest, Romania, with their song Vesenniy Jazz. Eight years later, they represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, placing seventh with the song "Shine".
The twins released an album called Polovinki in 2007, and have appeared in a made-for-TV movie in Russia.

Early life

Maria Andreyevna and Anastasiya Andreyevna Tolmachevy were born on 14 January 1997 in Kursk, Russia. They are the eldest of three children and they have one younger sister. Their first mentor in singing was their mother who is a music teacher.

Musical career

2006: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006

At the age of nine, the sisters represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Bucharest, Romania after being selected from 20 acts in the national final held on 4 June 2006. They later won the Junior Eurovision by a clear margin with their song Vesenniy Jazz which earned them 154 points, with Belarus coming in at second place with 129 points.

2007: Polovinki

In 2007, the sisters released their first album, Polovinki, then appeared in the movie Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors later that year.

2009–2010: Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010

In 2009, the sisters made an appearance at the opening act of the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
In 2010, the sisters were part of an interval act at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Minsk, Belarus where previous winners of the contest sang their winning songs in a medley.

2014: Eurovision Song Contest 2014

The Tolmachevy Sisters were chosen to represent Russia via internal selection with the song "Shine" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark after being internally selected by Russian television. They came 7th overall with 89 points.
The Tolmachevy Sisters were the subject of booing from the audience, during the semi-final and when they qualified into final. The booing was also heard when countries awarded Russia votes. Fraser Nelson wrote: "I can’t remember the last time I heard a Eurovision audience boo anyone; during the Iraq war in 2003, no one booed Britain."

2019: Eurovision Song Contest 2019

At the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, both sisters were members of the professional Russian jury.

Discography

Albums

Singles