Tina Kandelaki
Date of Birth: 30.11.-0001
Tinatin (Tina) Givievna Kandelaki – Russian journalist of Georgian descent, presenter and producer. Since September 2021, she has been the deputy general director of Gazprom-Media and director of Gazprom-Media Entertainment-TV. Since February 2022, she has been the director of the TNT channel.
Actively supports Russia's war against Ukraine. Since June 28, 2022, she has been under personal sanctions from the USA, Ukraine, and Canada due to the dissemination of propaganda amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Place of Birth, Education. Born in Georgia. In 1993, she began her studies at the Tbilisi Medical Academy in the specialty of 'Jaw Surgery,' but did not graduate - she discovered her love for television. She switched from the medical field to journalism at Tbilisi University.
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Career. Alongside her studies, she worked in television and radio.
After moving to Moscow in 1995, Tina Kandelaki worked for 'M-Radio', 'Radio for Adults' (RDV), radio station 'Silver Rain', television channel '2x2' (show 'Biz-TV'), 'Muz-TV' (show 'Vremechko'), TV-6 (shows 'Alley, People!', 'Oh, Mothers!', 'I know everything').
From September 2002 to 2007, she hosted the show 'Details' on the STS channel (Russia). The format consisted of open studio interviews with celebrities. With this project, she also received the TEFI award.
Since March 2003, she hosted the show 'The Smartest' on the same channel STS. In 2004, this project won the most prestigious Russian television award TEFI in the 'Children's Program' category. Several seasons of the project were also aired on the Ukrainian channel 1+1 (under the title 'Naurozumnіshiy').
Since 2004, she co-hosted the show 'Good Songs' on the channels STS, 1+1, and Domashny.
Since January 2006, she worked for 'Echo of Moscow Radio'. She was the permanent host of the program 'Special Opinion' (a joint program with RTVi). She was also one of the hosts of the program 'Turn' (morning interactive show).
Since January 2007, she hosted the show 'Wedding Chaos'. From the fall of the same year, she hosted the show 'STS Lights a Star'.
In 2009, she participated in the project 'Two Stars' (First Channel), where she was among the hosts
In 2009, she was the host of the Armenian version of the game 'Fort Boyard'.
From 2010, she produced the project 'Infomania' on STS and hosted the weekly final episode of the program.
In 2010, she was a member of the jury of KVN's Highest League, host of the TV show 'Perfect Man' on the STS< span> channel, jury member of the parody festival 'Great Differences in Odessa' on the First Channel.
In December 2012, the TV game 'The Smartest' was discontinued, in which Kandelaki was the host and her company took over the production. Since its launch in February 2003, the show had been awarded the TEFI award twice (2004, 2009).
From February 17 to June 2013 (together with Margarita Simonyan) - host of the political talk show on NTV 'Iron Ladies'.
From July 2015 to September 2021 - General Producer of the Russian nationwide sports channel 'Match TV'.
Since September 2021, she has been the deputy general director of Gazprom Media and director of Gazprom Media Entertainment-TV.
Since February 2022, she has been the director of the TNT channel.
Business Tina Kandelaki was a co-owner of the company 'Apostol'. From May to November 2011, she was a member of the board of 'Vyatka Bank'.
Since 2010, Tina owns a Georgian restaurant 'Tinatin' in Moscow on Plyushikha, which previously housed the restaurant 'Kniaz Bagration'.
In March 2012, Tina Kandelaki signed a contract with the company Oriflame, under which she represented Oriflame products in Russia and the CIS countries for two years and participated in all company events. Kandelaki's fee was 2 million US dollars.
Awards. In addition to the two TEFI awards, she was named 'Person of the Year 2005' in the 'Television' category (the competition was organized by the 'Rambler' company). She surpassed Andrei Malakhov ('Let Them Talk' on the First Channel, second place) and Vladimir Pozner (talk show 'Temps' on the First Channel, third place).
According to a survey by the Ukrainian magazine 'Television Week', she was named the best presenter of the year 2005.
Winner of the Fashion and Style Award 'Astra 2006' in the 'Most Stylish Host' category.
Winner of the 'Glamour 2006' award in the special category 'Form and Content'.
Named one of the ten laureates of the 'Top 10 Sexy' award in the 'Television' category.
Since 2007, she has been a member of the Russian Television Academy.
Criticism. According to colleagues, the presenter embodies the phenomenon known as 'Putin Glamour'. She has been criticized for lack of talent and self-promotion, opportunism, and love for the ruling power, which made her a member of the Public Council.
Sanctions. For statements regarding the violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity and support for military aggression against other countries, Kandelaki has been sanctioned in various countries.
In March 2022, Latvia banned Kandelaki from entering due to her support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In June 2022, she was included in the US sanctions list together with her husband Vasily Brovko and children Melania and Leontiy Kondrakhin.
On October 19, 2022, she was placed on Ukraine's sanctions list.
In October 2022, she was included in Canada's sanctions list for being involved in 'the dissemination of Russian disinformation and propaganda'.
Family. Ex-husband (before 2010) - businessman Andrei Anatolevich Kondrakhin, artist, co-owner of the multifunctional clinic 'ASCON'. Daughter Melania Kondrakhina (born January 11, 2000) and son Leontiy Kondrakhin (born April 28, 2002).
Second husband (since 2014) - Vasily Brovko, one of the founders of the companies 'Apostol' and 'AM-Invest', director for communications and strategic research at the state corporation 'Rostec'.
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