Oksana Marchenko - famous and popular Ukrainian TV presenter. He has an interesting and rich biography. The peak of fame came thanks to the country’s iconic talent shows - “Ukraine’s Got Talent”, “X-Factor”.
Oksana grew up in a simple Kyiv family of medical technicians Mikhail and Tatyana Marchenko. The girl was the middle child in the family. She has an older sister Diana and a younger brother Andrei. A brother appeared in the family when Oksana entered medical school after the eighth grade.
It was because of the birth of her third child that the young girl returned to high school to help mother and baby.
The girl never returned to medicine, although she had previously dreamed of becoming a surgeon. After receiving the certificate, she entered the Kiev University Pedagogical University named after Drahomanov at the Faculty of History. The girl graduated with honors. Also in student years I started looking for work in another field. The girl was attracted by television.
From a young age, she had a strong character and willpower, and actively demonstrated her civic position at rallies in the 90s. Participated in various meetings and discussions.
The beginning of a career as a TV presenter
In 1992, a competition was held in Kyiv for the best TV presenter in Ukraine. At that time, Oksana was only 19 years old and she decided to try her hand at it. Fate gave the girl victory in this event.
After the competition the girl began to actively work on television.
At first, the novice presenter conducted the following programs:
- "UTN-panorama";
- “Good morning, Ukraine”;
- "Person of the Year";
- "Discreet Tuesdays"
Over time, Marchenko gained experience, knowledge and began to conduct programs and events at a completely different level. She became the face of the social and entertainment television show “My Profession” and the political show “Time”.
In 2000, the presenter became one of the founders of the television company Omega-TV. Three years later, she initiated the “Names” series of documentaries. Each episode of this film was dedicated to one famous person, whose life was directly related to the history of Ukraine.
Her project “Names” was named by the audience as the most informative and educational historical project in the country.
The main glory has come to the young presenter after the start of the talent shows “X Factor” and “Ukraine Has Talent”. Millions of viewers heatedly discussed not only the incredible skills of the contestants and the fairness of the judges, but also the amazing designer outfits of the presenter, her charisma and doll-like appearance.
For her brightness and professionalism, Oksana Marchenko has received awards and bonuses more than once. She was awarded a unique prize from the Teletriumph festival for her ability to “attract stars to herself.”
several times called best TV presenter of the year, and in 2011, readers of the Ukrainian magazine “Viva” named Oksana Marchenko “The Most beautiful woman countries".
Personal life of TV presenter Oksana Marchenko
On the set of one of her first programs, Oksana met Yuri Korzh - general director and the founder of the provider company Global Ukraine. His family also owns the Internet Media Group holding. Yuri and Oksana dated for a short time and quickly got married.
For the sake of family life the young girl left a successful career as a presenter. She gave birth to a son, Bogdan, and devoted herself entirely to the life and upbringing of the child.
First marriage broke up a few years later. Soon the young woman returned to work. She began to appear more and more often on the television channel “UT-1”, gradually regaining her skills and popularity.
In 1999, Oksana met the famous Ukrainian lawyer and politician Viktor Medvedchuk. At the first meeting, she was the host of an award ceremony for famous and outstanding personalities"Person of the Year". Victor and Oksana officially got married four years after they met. And a year later they became the parents of a little girl, Daria. The baby was baptized in the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Vladimir Putin and Svetlana Medvedeva were called as godparents.
The young woman is in excellent shape and does not hide her love for sports. Oksana keeps herself in good shape thanks to cardio exercises, swimming and roller skating.
To the hobbies of a young woman refers to cooking. The woman loves and knows how to cook delicious food. She has many different interests and hobbies. For example, a passion for art, literature and rare publications. Oksana Marchenko's collection includes lifetime editions N.V. Gogol and A.S. Pushkin.
More woman realized herself:
- as an excellent interior designer;
- landscape designer;
- has exquisite taste and knows how to harmoniously select details.
IN last years Oksana has respect and interest in holy places. She often visits the Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Convent. On major holidays, the woman always gives the nuns gifts.
For a long time they pretended that nothing was happening between them, although their relationship was already being gossiped about. Both he and she were family people and, it seemed, had no intention of changing their lives. Their romance developed against all odds. But when he proposed getting married, she couldn’t find an answer!
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White wine splashed in the glasses. The candles were burning. A soft, pleasant melody sounded. The waiter approached the table carrying an order - pancakes with caviar. Seeing this “culinary masterpiece,” Oksana was taken aback: instead of fragrant golden pancakes, there were brown, fairly burnt flatbreads on the platter. “It seemed to me that Victor would now cause a scandal,” Oksana recalls. But he began to eat this dish with gusto. Later she learned that deep-fried pancakes are his favorite food, which he will not refuse under any circumstances. This was their first romantic date.
By that time they had known each other for three months. And every evening during this time a serious man- Deputy and politician - Viktor Medvedchuk drove up to the television center building. A beautiful slender girl, TV presenter Oksana Marchenko, came out from there, and Medvedchuk gave her huge bouquet roses He met her after work to take her home. It was like a ritual. Only later did he invite her to dinner. “I can’t,” Oksana answered. - I have little son. And the broadcasts end very late.” “Then lunch!” - Victor was found. She agreed.
On the first date, it always becomes clear whether the second will happen. At this meeting you understand: is it good to be with this person, or is he not interesting to you. The first thing happened to Oksana and Victor... It was love. But their feelings did not fit into the circumstances at all! Both he and she were family people. And public.
Love that no one expected
Do people meet by chance or is their meeting predetermined? They might well have missed each other that day if she had last moment I haven’t changed my mind... Oksana hosted the “Person of the Year” ceremony. I was tired, wanted to go home and had no intention of going to the buffet. But then I decided to come in for half an hour for a business conversation with a colleague. It was there, at the buffet table, that they were introduced.
“When I met Oksana, the lines from the song immediately came to mind: “...So that the day begins and ends with you...” recalls Viktor Medvedchuk. He extended his hand and introduced himself. “This gesture was all Victor - a strong, self-confident person, an accomplished man,” Oksana recalls. “Very powerful positive energy emanated from him. I felt it immediately." Oksana went away with a colleague to discuss work issues. She dictated her phone number to him. Then Marchenko did not know that Victor had an exceptional memory. He called three days later. “At first he asked if I remembered how we met and if I minded his calls,” Oksana smiles. - I didn't mind. I immediately noticed his manner of speaking - with dignity and respect.”
At that time, Marchenko was married and raising little Bogdanchik. She probably didn't have the best happy marriage, but... “I hold conservative views. I take my family seriously and do not condone cheating. Yes, Victor made an impression on me, but I definitely didn’t think about the novel then.” For a long time they pretended that nothing was happening. That they are just communicating. We tried to convince ourselves that no one would change anything... But after that romantic dinner, it became pointless to deceive ourselves.
“Only love can keep people”
31th of December. There was little time left until midnight. They walked through the forest. Suddenly
A fir tree decorated with multi-colored lanterns appeared from the darkness. Nearby there was a small table on which stood glasses, a bottle of champagne and a small portable TV...
“I have never seen this holiday in the forest! - says Oksana. - That picture simply struck my imagination. This was our first New Year. Thanks to Victor, I again believed in the miracle of that night.”... Then she had a difficult period. She was divorcing her husband. “I understood that this situation could not last any longer,” Marchenko confesses. “That’s why I offered my husband a divorce.” Oksana’s husband turned out to have his own vision of the situation - in any case, he was not going to disagree.
The painful divorce process began. “Victor did not interfere. And I am very grateful to him for giving me the opportunity to make my own decisions.” The court sided with Oksana and she received a divorce.
Many important events in the life of this couple took place on New Year's Eve. On the eve of the next December 31st, Victor said that he had a special gift. And he handed Oksana the divorce certificate. “I didn’t start talking about how it would be nice for you, dear, to put things in order in your personal life. There was none of this. I felt good with Victor - and that turned out to be quite enough. But when I saw the divorce paper, I won’t hide it - I was happy. Although I am convinced that the press will never deter anyone,
shaft,” says Marchenko. “Only love can keep people together.”
“Together in sorrow and in joy”
They had been together for several years already. They developed a tradition: every spring they went to Crimea to celebrate Oksana’s birthday... The party ended. “Thank you for coming to congratulate me on my birthday,” Oksana addressed the guests. - Today another important event happened in my life - Victor proposed to me. And I agree.” Everyone applauded.
He proposed to her about five hours earlier. In the car when they were driving to the restaurant. We talked about abstract topics. And suddenly Victor asked: “Oksana, will you marry me?” “I was so shocked that I didn’t know what to say,” she laughs. - Everything was great with us! Why change anything? I understood that being Victor’s wife is a great responsibility. I was afraid not to live up to his expectations. But at that moment I couldn’t say anything.” It would seem, what fears could there be? And what could be surprising in the fact that a man proposes to a woman with whom he has been together for several years? But it wasn't that simple. Medvedchuk was surrounded by people who considered Oksana a “shark”. There were also those who cautiously hinted at a large age difference (Victor older than wife for 20 years. - Ed.). A month and a half later, on a quiet June day, they got married. And they got married.
“I will never forget this day,” Oksana recalls. “It was warm, but not hot - clouds were floating across the sky, the sea was completely calm, the water was like glycerin.”
Several things happened in 2004 important events in their lives. Marchenko and Medvedchuk had a daughter, Dasha. Then Oksana was going to launch her new program. But it didn't happen. “There has been an active war against us in the press. In newspapers and on the Internet, outright nasty things were written about Victor and me. There was a strong feeling that they hated us.” She couldn't find a place for herself. Fear appeared. And the desire to leave. “Then Victor saved me from hatred,” Oksana confesses. “I couldn’t watch TV or read newspapers. And my husband said: “Forgive them. Understand that not everyone hates you.”
I saw that it was hard for him too. And I didn’t know how to help. But he endured this period stoically. And I never discussed it with anyone at home. His tolerance and humility in such a situation won me over again. My husband just saved me from despair. Gradually everything
fell into place. I calmed down..."
They do not like noisy parties and fashionable get-togethers. “For me, family is an island of happiness, prosperity and the purpose of life,” says Viktor Vladimirovich. “We feel comfortable watching TV, reading, and even being silent together,” says Oksana. - We have a tradition: on weekend mornings we get together. We drink tea or coffee, children - cocoa. We communicate, enjoy the sun or snow.”
Speaking of children... The parents of the eldest Bogdan are going to send him to study abroad so that his son can try independent life. To my daughter Dasha - at home they call her “the pill for bad mood and bad weather" - now four and a half. In character she is the spitting image of her father, and in appearance she looks like her mother.
“I love my children very much,” says Oksana, “but I need to realize myself. I want children to admire me, I want to be for them a person whose opinion they value. I don’t tell them: “Study and you will achieve everything!” I want to show by example how it should be done.”
“Love is a lot of work, and marriage is not strewn with roses,” Oksana is convinced. - But I consider my alliance with Victor to be the only one and I no longer intend to experiment. And I will be with him in sorrow and in joy, in wealth and in poverty... In fact, it is not known what is simpler.”
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Biography, life story of Oksana Mikhailovna Marchenko
Oksana Mikhailovna Marchenko was born in 1973 on April 28 in Kyiv (Ukraine) in one of the poor areas in an ordinary average family.Oksana dreamed of becoming a doctor for a long time. After eighth grade, she entered medical school. However, she was unable to obtain a medical education due to the need to help with her newborn brother.
Still, after graduating from school, Oksana received a full higher education, she entered the NPU named after. M. Drahomanov to the Faculty of History (at that time - Kiev Pedagogical Institute named after A.M. Gorky). Oksana graduated from it in 1995 with honors.
Even before graduating from NPU, in 1992, Marchenko got on television. Her television biography began with a victory at a TV presenter competition. Nineteen-year-old Oksana has become quite recognizable on the UTAR TV channel. Oksana hosted the morning television program “Good morning, Ukraine!” on UT-1. There she met Yuri Vitalievich Korzh, her future husband. Marriage, increased public attention and the beginning of troubles in her personal life, which were combined with the desire for professional growth, replaced the success of the TV presenter with a struggle with life circumstances and made this time one of the most critical and difficult in life, forcing the rising TV star to quit her favorite business.
Her state of mind It only improved when Oksana found out that she was pregnant. In 1997, her son Bogdan was born. The presenter said in her interviews that after the wedding she and Yuri were unable to have children for several years, but after a trip to Jerusalem, after Oksana wrote a note to God asking for a child, her passionate desire came true. Despite this, family life with her first husband did not work out. Oksana lived alone with her child for some time, and Yuri Vitalievich lived with her parents, after which a divorce finally followed.
Oksana Mikhailovna decided to take up her career again when her son was nine months old. Her first debut on TV after maternity leave was the Tavrian Games. Marchenko led the festival program, and behind the scenes she had to babysit the child.
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However, things went up quickly and already in 2000, Marchenko became the founder of the Omega-TV television company. The company made its debut on UT-1, first with social and entertainment television show“My Profession”, and a little later - with the talk show “Hour”, which is openly political. After that, in 2003, her company produced a series of documentary programs “Names”. The series was broadcast on the Inter channel. These were life stories famous people. For some time they began to be broadcast on UTR via satellite channel.
After things got better with her profession, Oksana Mikhailovna’s personal life began to improve, as according to the script. She met her second husband, Viktor Vladimirovich Medvedchuk, a famous Ukrainian politician, while working as a presenter at the “Person of the Year” awards ceremony. The couple began living together after only three months of dating, and this despite the fact that Family status politics was complicated. In addition, rumors about the possible prudence of the presenter added a lot of inconvenience to their relationship. However, in 2003, Oksana Mikhailovna Marchenko’s second marriage finally took place, and in May 2004, their daughter Darina was born. A second marriage to a famous politician gave impetus to a larger career for Mrs. Marchenko. In November 2007, Oksana Mikhailovna became the author and face of the television program “The Oksana Marchenko Show”.
Since 2009, Marchenko has hosted the largest talent shows in Ukraine on the STB channel - “X-Factor” and “Ukraine’s Got Talent”. The format of these programs has completely changed the image of the presenter; it has become more modern.
Oksana Mikhailovna is interested in interior design, landscape design, and loves culinary art.
In the life of Oksana Mikhailovna Marchenko, the church occupies a special place; she observes fasting, constantly goes to confession and is engaged in charitable activities for the benefit of monasteries.
Oksana Mikhailovna Marchenko
was born April 28, 1973 in Kyiv.
Childhood and youth
The screen star was born on April 28, 1973 in one of the poor districts of Kyiv in an average family.
For a long time, Oksana dreamed of being a doctor, so after eighth grade she entered medical school. However, the girl did not manage to finish medical school due to the need to help her mother with her newborn brother.
And yet, after graduating from school, she managed to get a full education, enrolling in the history department of the NPU named after Mikhail Drahomanov (then the Kiev Pedagogical Institute named after O.M. Gorky), which Oksana graduated with honors in 1995.
Career and first husband Marchenko
Even before this, in 1992, Oksana Marchenko appeared on television. Having won the presenter competition, her television biography began. A nineteen-year-old girl became recognizable on the UTAR channel. Later, Oksana hosted the morning program “Good morning, Ukraine!” on UT-1, where she met Yuri Korzh. Marriage, public attention, troubles in her personal life, combined with the desire for professional fulfillment, replaced the success of the TV presenter and made this period one of the most difficult and turning points in Oksana’s life, forcing her to quit her favorite business.
The condition improved only when Oksana Marchenko found out that she was pregnant. In 1997, the girl had a son, Bogdan. In her interviews, the presenter says that for several years after the wedding they were unable to have children, but after a trip to Jerusalem, where Oksana wrote a note asking God, a stork dropped into Marchenko’s house with a gift. But despite this, the journalist’s family life with her first husband did not work out. Oksana lived with the child, and Yuri lived with her parents, after which a divorce followed.
Oksana decided to continue her acquired career when my son was nine months old. The first debut after maternity leave was the Tavria Games. Oksana hosted festival program, and behind the scenes she was babysitting a child.
Things went up and in 2000 Oksana founded the Omega-TV television company. She debuts on the air of UT-1, first from the social and entertainment show "My Profession", later - from political talk show"Hour". Then, in 2003, producing a documentary series of programs “Imena”, it was possible to broadcast them on the Inter channel. These stories are about famous people and are now broadcast on the UTR satellite channel.
Oksana Marchenko and Viktor Medvedchuk
Having settled things with her profession, Oksana, as according to the script, began to improve her personal life. While working as a presenter at the “Person of the Year” ceremony, she met her second and constant husband, the famous Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. Three months after they met, they began to live together, despite the politician’s marital status. In addition, rumors about the leader’s prudence added a lot of inconvenience to their relationship. But still, in 2003, Oksana Marchenko’s second marriage took place.
In May 2004, Oksana and Victor had a daughter, Darina. The second marriage gave impetus to a larger career and participation in leading projects. Thus, the presenter became the author of “The Oksani Marchenko Show” in November 2007.
Since 2009, Oksana Marchenko has been hosting the country's largest talent shows - "Ukraine's Got Talent" and "X-Factor" on the STB channel. The format of the programs completely changed the image of the presenter, making her more modern. The second husband is simply delighted with the image of his star wife.
Interests
Oksana Marchenko is interested in landscape design, interior design, and loves cooking. The presenter respects punctual people and is not embarrassed to admit that she is a romantic person.
Spirituality occupies a special place in Marchenko’s life; she constantly fasts, goes to confession and does charity work for monasteries.
Daughter Daria Medvedchuk (born May 20, 2004), her godparents: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Svetlana Vladimirovna Medvedeva, she was baptized in the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg)