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Helen Kalandadze ( ka, ელენე კალანდაძე) is a Georgian television presenter and singer. She co-hosted the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifteenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place on 26 November 2017 at the Olympi ...
in
Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...
alongside
Lizi Pop Liza Japaridze ( ka, ლიზა ჯაფარიძე; born 19 September 2004), known professionally as Lizi Pop ( ka, ლიზი პოპი), is a Georgian singer, actress, model, dancer and television presenter. She represented Georgi ...
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Life and career


Early life

Kalandadze was born in
Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...
. She attended secondary school in
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in Brussels, before returning to Georgia to attend
Ilia State University Ilia State University ISU ( ka, ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი) is a public university in Tbilisi, Georgia that was founded in 2006 as a result of a merger of six different academic institution ...
. She graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration and Tourism Management in 2011.


Career

In 2009, Kalandadze participated in the Georgian version of ''
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''. She later began working in television presenting. In 2010, Kaladadze performed as a backing singer to
Sofia Nizharadze Sopho "Sofia" Nizharadze ( ka, სოფო ნიჟარაძე, ) is a Georgian singer, actress, and songwriter who represented Georgia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Shine". Nizharadze was a judge on the TV shows '' ...
at the
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. Later, in 2013, she won the first season of ''Erti Ertshi'', Georgia's version of ''
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''. Kalandadze later moved to Israel, where she worked as a manager at a tourism company. In Israel, she resided in
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, 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 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the fifteenth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, organised by the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It took place on 26 November 2017 at the Olympi ...
, along with
Lizi Pop Liza Japaridze ( ka, ლიზა ჯაფარიძე; born 19 September 2004), known professionally as Lizi Pop ( ka, ლიზი პოპი), is a Georgian singer, actress, model, dancer and television presenter. She represented Georgi ...
. In 2019 she was one of the Georgian commentators (alongside Gaga Abashidze and, only for the grand final, Nodiko Tatishvili) for the
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, and in 2020 she commented the
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. During the Grand Final of the
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, she would have served as the spokesperson announcing the Georgian jury votes; however, due to alleged technical difficulties during the voting processes, they were instead announced by
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References

Living people 21st-century women singers from Georgia (country) Ilia State University alumni Star Academy participants Your Face Sounds Familiar winners Year of birth missing (living people) Women television presenters from Georgia (country) {{Georgia-bio-stub