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Pavlo Yurievich Shylko ( Ukrainian: Павло Юрійович Шилько) (also known as DJ Pasha, born 6 August 1977) is a Ukrainian radio and television presenter. He co-hosted
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with
Maria Efrosinina Maria Oleksandrivna Efrosynina (; born 25 May 1979), professionally known as Masha Efrosynina (), is a Ukraine, Ukrainian television host and media personality. Along with Pavlo Shylko, she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, 50th edition ...
(Masha) at the
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in Kyiv.


Biography

In 1983, Shylko relocated with his family to
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, where he completed his secondary education at General Education School No. 97. Between 1994 and 1999, he obtained a higher education degree at the Faculty of Foreign Languages of
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv The Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (; also known as Kyiv University, Shevchenko University, or KNU) is a public university in Kyiv, Ukraine. The university is the third-oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and ...
, majoring in "Translation" and qualifying as a philologist and written translator for Spanish and English languages. He also holds a second higher education degree—a diploma in psychology from the same university.


Personal Life

Since 2001, he has been married to Hanna Moskvych, raising two children: Sofia and Nataliia.


Career


Work in Radio

In 1996, he began working at « Gala Radio» a
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. For over 11 years, he hosted morning shows such as «Davai Vstavai», «Masha ta Pasha», and «Gala-Morning», and for over 12 years, he was the author and host of the hit parade «Pasha’s Top 20». During his time at «Gala Radio», he held positions as program director, creative director, and general director of the radio station, as well as president of the «Gala Media Group» company. He conducted exclusive reports from international events, including:
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2000, 2001;
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2003;
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1996, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014;
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2000, 2008;
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2004, among others. In 2002, according to the magazine «Media Expert», he ranked first in the popularity rating of radio hosts for May–June. He delivered presentations at European conferences of the National Association of Broadcasters: in 2004 in
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and in 2008 in
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. In 2007, he set a record registered in the «Book of Records of Ukraine» in the «Marathon» category for the longest continuous DJ shift on air. From April 23–25, he broadcast for 50 hours, 1 minute, and 34 seconds. In 2007, he was the author, producer, and host of the « Gala Radio» campaign «Pan or Propav», which was recognized as one of the three «Best Media Campaigns of the Year» at the European Radio Awards. In 2008, according to the company «Brand Support», he was recognized as the most recognizable radio host in Ukraine. In 2013, he served as a consultant for the radio station
Format
» (Zaporizhzhia Oblast). In 2015, following a change in format and name of «Gala Radio», he hosted the hit parade «29 Europeans» on the newly created « Radio EU».


Work in Television

He has been working in television since 1999, when he became the host of the TV show «Melomania» on the
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channel. Since then and up to the present, he has also hosted the following television shows: «Khochu i Budu» (
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), «Zirkovyi Duet» (
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), «Z Novym Rankom!» (
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), «Dyvis» ( TET), and «Ostanniy Komik» ( ICTV). He provided commentary for the broadcast of the
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ceremony in 2011 (
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) and hosted prestigious national ceremonies that had televised versions. From 2010 to 2011, he served as the creative producer of the morning show «Z Novym Rankom!» (
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), and in 2012, he was the music producer for the transformation show « SHOWMASTGOON» (
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). In 2014, he provided commentary for tennis matches on the XSport channel.


Participation in Eurovision

He has been involved with the
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since
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's first participation * 2003 — Commented on the Eurovision 2003 for First National and served as a consultant for Ukraine's contestant Oleksandr Ponomaryov. * 2004 — Announced Ukraine's voting results live from
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. * 2005 — Co-hosted the 50th
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held in
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alongside
Maria Efrosinina Maria Oleksandrivna Efrosynina (; born 25 May 1979), professionally known as Masha Efrosynina (), is a Ukraine, Ukrainian television host and media personality. Along with Pavlo Shylko, she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, 50th edition ...
. He was also one of the organizers of the
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. * 2006 — Commented on the
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for First National, served as a consultant for Ukraine's contestant
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, and co-authored her contest song « Show Me Your Love». * 2007 — Served as a consultant for Ukraine's contestant Verka Serduchka and co-authored her contest song « Dancing Lasha Tumbai». * 2009 — Hosted a private Ukrainian party for Ukraine's contestant Svetlana Loboda in
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. * 2010 — Served as a consultant for Azerbaijan's contestant, singer Safura. * 2017 — Appointed as the official spokesperson for Eurovision 2017.


Event Hosting

In addition to
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, he has hosted numerous large-scale events and ceremonies: * 1998 — Concert by the band
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in
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; * 1999 — Concert by the band E-Type in
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; * 2000 — Finale of the Gala Radio campaign «Blind Wedding»; * 2002 — Ice show «We Are Champions!»; * 2002–2005 — Charity Ball under the patronage of the U.S. Embassy; * 2003–2005 — Run for Life; * 2003–2005 — Europe Days in Ukraine; * 2005 — Presidential Ball; * 2005 — Orange Ball in honor of Viktor Yushchenko’s inauguration; * 2005 — «Choice of the Year» Ceremony; * 2005 — Teletriumph Ceremony; * 2005 — Earth Day; * 2005 —
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concert in
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; * 2005–2006 — «Golden Lily» Festival; * 2005–2006 — «Pride of the Nation» Ceremony; * 2006 —
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Ceremony; * 2007 — Finale of the Gala Radio campaign «Pan or Propav»; * 2007–2011 — Charity Masquerade Ball « Carnivalia»; * 2011 — 20th Anniversary of U.S.-Ukrainian Diplomatic Relations; * 2011 — Presentation of the official UEFA Euro 2012 ball; * 2011 — Presentation of the official UEFA Euro 2012 logo; * 2012 — 20th Anniversary of the
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; * 2013 — Ukraine Days in the United Kingdom. Since 2003, he has been the regular host of the charity event «Burns Night» organized by the international charity organization
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in Ukraine. He also hosted the charity event «Kozak Night» for the same organization three times (in 2006, 2007, and 2011). Between 2004 and 2011, he hosted celebrations of U.S. Independence Day in Kyiv multiple times. Between 2004 and 2005, he hosted album presentations for
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, Gaitana, and the band
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. He has also hosted and authored scripts for numerous client events, including those for
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, JTI,
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, and others.


See also

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References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasha, Dj Living people 1977 births Ukrainian DJs Ukrainian television presenters Ukrainian radio presenters Ukrainian record producers People from Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovo Oblast Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni