Santa Yanisovna Dimopoulos (Greek: Σάντα Γιάννικόρις Δημόπουλος). Real name - Chrysanthia. Born on May 21, 1987 in Kyiv. Ukrainian and Russian singer. Ex-soloist of the group " VIA Gra", lead singer of the pop group Queens. World Fitness Champion (2011).
Has Greek, Assyrian and Ukrainian roots.
Father - Iannis (Iannis) Dimopulos (Iannis Dimopulos).
Mother - Lyudmila Ivanovna.
Has an older sister on her mother’s side (from Lyudmila Ivanovna’s first marriage).
Her parents separated when she was very young. However, the mother and father raised the girl together. For Santa, she says, her father has always been the ideal of a real man. He took care of her and raised her. “My father never raised his voice, was soft and at the same time had enormous authority. His incredible energy and kindness attracted people like a magnet!” she recalled. For Santa, his death from cancer in 2004 was a big blow.
WITH early years she was a very artistic and active girl. I took ballroom classes and sports dancing, has repeatedly become a winner at various city, republican and international competitions. He has the title of Master of Sports in sports dancing.
After graduating from school, she entered the Faculty of Law of Kyiv National University, from which she graduated in 2011.
In 2006, she took third place in the Miss Universe Ukraine beauty contest.
She was professionally involved in bodybuilding and fitness, and in 2011 she won the title of world champion in Thailand.
At the same time, she improved her vocal skills. She was a soloist for some time Ukrainian group“Seventh Heaven”, which she later left of her own free will.
In 2009, she became a participant in the Ukrainian project “Star Factory-3”, the music producer of which was famous composer. Obviously, it was there that he noticed talented singer and in December 2011, she became the lead singer of the popular female pop group “VIA Gra” - she took the place of those who left the group. As part of the VIA Gra group, Dimopoulos starred in the video for the song “Hello, Mom!”
However, she did not stay long at VIA Gre - at the beginning of October 2012, she left the group to pursue a solo career.
She recorded the singles “Touch”, “When we move”, “I’m running away”, “Everything is OK” solo. The 2013 composition “When We Move,” for which a video was shot, was rotated on radio and TV, and also remained relatively high in the charts of the CIS countries.
Santa Dimopoulos - When We Move
On November 8, 2016, it was announced the formation of a new pop group produced by Sergei Kovalev, which, in addition to Santa, included two more ex-soloists of VIA Gra - and. The team was given a pretentious name - “Queens” (i.e. “Queens”).
Olga Romanovskaya, Tatiana Kotova and Santa Dimopoulos
On November 19, 2016, the premiere of the debut song “Why” took place on the Golden Gramophone at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex. But in April 2017, it became known that all three girls left the group, and new members, led by ex-soloist of the group “VIA Gra” Christina Kots-Gottlieb, were singing instead.
Filmed for men's magazines, however, she always set the condition that she would be naked only to a certain extent.
She has experience working in the theater and played in a play. She was repeatedly offered roles in films and television series. She does not rule out a career as an actress. On this occasion, Santa said: “I like roles where I can somehow express myself. I have already been offered roles in TV series, but I refused, this is a cliché. I don’t want to play just a girl, myself or a role that is not interesting for myself.”
He realizes himself in business: in 2014, with his friend Yulia Kovaleva, they opened the “Gold Vintage” boutique in Kyiv - something between a store and a gallery. Some of the clothes in the store are vintage with their own unique history.
He is engaged in charity work - participates in the program for the social adaptation of orphans.
After the events in Crimea and Donbass, she received reproaches in Ukraine because of her performances in Russia. She replied that she stays out of politics: “I separate show business, creativity and politics. I do not perform in occupied and annexed territories, for certain people, on Russian public holidays. And in other cases: I cannot not perform in Russia at all , of course. Now everyone performs there, but there are those who refuse. This is everyone’s choice and right, I do not blame anyone and I ask you not to judge me for this, because creative people Everyone looks at it a little differently."
Santa Dimopoulos's height: 173 centimeters.
Personal life of Santa Dimopoulos:
From 2007 to 2010, she was in a de facto marriage with Ukrainian showman Andrei Dzhedzhula. On October 29, 2008, the couple had a son, Daniel.
After breaking up, they were in a relationship for a long time strained relations, Dzhedzhula even accused his ex of organizing his beating. However, later, for the sake of their son, the former lovers established a relationship and on September 1, 2015, together they took the boy to the first grade of school.
On September 18, 2012, Santa got married to businessman Vladimir Samsonenko. The ceremony took place in the Italian castle of Orsini-Odescalchi. The couple divorced in 2013, and Dimopoulos later stated that their wedding was fake.
In October 2015, the singer married businessman Igor Kucherenko. The latter is a co-owner of the network sports clubs SportLife, construction company Novapolbc, one of the managers of the VEK Capital Partners fund, the founder and head of the international company MPG Global, which specializes in gold mining.
Although her husband is much older than her, Santa stated that she does not feel the age difference: “My husband is 18 years older than me. This is a lot, but I don’t feel this difference because I have never been interested in being with my peers. My social circle is These are people older than me, so I feel very comfortable in this relationship. Moreover, Igor is one of those people who take great care of themselves, engage in sports and self-education every day. in this case, we complement each other, and, of course, he invests more in me. I think I grew up with him by at least ten years."
Filmography of Santa Dimopoulos:
Space Pirate Captain Harlock 3D - Emeraldas (Russian dub)
Singles by Santa Dimopoulos:
Touch
When we move
I'm running away
Everything is OK
Video clips of Santa Dimopoulos:
2012 - “Hello, Mom!” (as part of the VIA Gra group)
2013 - “When We Move”
More recently, Santa Dimopoulos appeared on the covers of all popular media as new soloist pop group VIA Gra, which was presented to the public as the 2011 world champion in bodybuilding and fitness. The girl certainly looks very impressive, but the biographies of modern stars are often made up, so it was decided to check this “legend”. Read on to find out more about the search results for her professional performances.
Santa Dimopoulos is a famous Ukrainian singer born on May 21, 1987 in the capital of Ukraine (then still the Ukrainian USSR) - Kyiv. Since childhood, the girl began to get involved in sports and eventually became a master of sports in ballroom dancing.
In addition to dancing, the new soloist of VIAGRA was also fond of singing and even performed as part of the Ukrainian group “Seventh Heaven”. In 2009, she became a participant in the Ukrainian Star Factory, which was then produced by Konstantin Meladze (also a producer of VIA Gra). But Santa didn’t last long there and was one of the first to leave.
Possessing excellent external data, Santa Dimopoulos even posed for men's magazines. Regular workouts at the fitness club help her look great - another Santa hobby that made her a world champion. In October 2011, at the Asian World Championships in Bodybuilding and Fitness, held in Bangkok, Santa Dimopulos (Khrysanti Dimopulos) received first place in the category of female model physique over 165 centimeters.
Thus, we can safely say that her biography is not fictitious and the girl has really been involved in sports for a very long time. These are the kind of pop stars our country can truly be proud of, and the more winners of fitness championships appear on screens, the more more girls and the guys will watch their figure and go to the gym.
At the end of the article, I suggest you watch a couple of videos with Santa. In the first eight minutes she talks a little about her biography, and also acts in Ukrainian factory stars In the second video you will see a news story about Santa Dimopoulos.
11:40 21.11.2014
- We now have another round of unpleasant relations with Santa Dimopoulos. We have had a conflict over our son for a long time. I took it somehow on my own from kindergarten, because she went somewhere. She didn't like it. I also flatly refused to celebrate my child’s birthday together.“,” the presenter commented and added that he had repeatedly received threats from his ex-wife. According to Dzhedzhula, he will resolve this situation and sort things out with Santa through the courts.
For the scandal to be full-fledged, you need to hear the other side of the conflict. As you already understood, an hour later a short interview with Dimopoulos appeared on the tsn.ua website.
- I think they gave him a good hit on the head,- Santa was indignant. - He needs to see a psychiatrist. In five years I have already understood this. It seems to me that he is simply crazy if he thinks that I am capable of this. I never forbade him to see my son. I think he needs to talk to a psychiatrist. I will probably ask you to do this in judicial procedure. Because he is insane. We always had problems for five years. It is difficult to communicate with him, he is very aggressive. This concerns not only me, but also the child. I don't know what he did that he's being attacked. He blames me. He can accuse me of all mortal sins - this is nonsense. I don't know what happened. I am so far removed from this man and his motives. I just don't know why this happened to him. I am very worried about my child in this aspect. God forbid if a child were next to him at that moment, if he saw this!
Dimopoulos looks at Dzhedzhula’s relationship with her child in her own way.
Participant's name: Dimopoulos Santa Yanisovna
Age (birthday): 21.05.1987
City: Kyiv (Ukraine)
Family: married, has a son
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Santa grew up in a wealthy, wealthy family of a purebred Greek and Ukrainian. Since childhood, parents have considered their daughter’s passion for the art of impersonation and vocals. Therefore, they did not wait for her to grow up; they enrolled her in music, acting, and choreography schools, which she attended with pleasure. Despite all the talents, getting higher education Dimopoulos went to the capital's university.
While studying in the first year of law school, Santa decided to try herself as a model. So she became one of the contenders for the title “Miss Ukraine Universe”.
All the girls who participated in the competition were very beautiful, strong, and worthy of victory. As a result, Dimopoulos took an honorable third place.
In 2011, the girl received a diploma from the Kyiv National University. That same year, Santa took part in sports competition world-class – “Bikini Fitness and Bodybuilding”, where she became the owner of a gold medal and the title of world-class fit girl.
The beginning of a musical career
While studying at the institute, Santa managed to take part not only in sports, but also in creative competitions. So in 2007 she joined the popular group “Seventh Heaven”. The girl worked in the group for about two years, during which time the girl managed to become popular singer, gain fans. Leaving the project was very difficult for Dimopoulos, despite the fact that it was her personal decision.
In 2009, Santa was selected for the Ukrainian version of " Star factories», which was led by the famous producer Konstantin Meladze. Staying on the project was quite difficult, because the girl’s loved one turned out to be very jealous. He constantly monitored her and pestered her with accusing phone calls. Dimopoulos managed to reach the finals, but she did not become the winner.
In 2011, Santa already shone in the most popular, famous pop group"Viagra". She quickly found mutual language s, and met Dimopoulos during her “factory” life. Literally a year later, the singer left the project and went on a solo voyage. In the same year, the girl starred in two commercials: Ukrsibbank and the energy drink EnerGo.
In 2016, Santa, in the company of two ex-members of the legendary group “Via-Gra”, created their own group under the loud name “Queens”. Dimopoulos also successfully develops own business– a fashion boutique in the center of Kyiv.
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Santa's first husband was the famous Ukrainian presenter Andrey Dzhedzhula. Their relationship was followed by many media outlets, as emotional young people loved to attract attention to themselves. In 2008, their first son, Daniel, was born. Soon after his birth, Dimopoulos and Dzhedzhula broke up.
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In 2012, Santa again wore Wedding Dress, and went down the aisle with capital businessman Vladimir Samsonenko. The wedding ceremony took place in a luxurious, ancient Spanish castle. However, in 2013, Dimopoulos stunned everyone with her frank admission that her marriage to Vladimir was fictitious, so the divorce became only a formality for her.
After 3 years, Santa got married again, Her chosen one was a fairly wealthy man, the owner of a chain of gyms in Kyiv - Igor Kucherenko. The couple is still together, according to the singer, she is now 100% happy.
Photo of Santa
The girl has more than 450 thousand subscribers on Instagram; you can often see photos from vacations or events. Santa also posts pictures with his son and friends.
Be soloist of VIA“Gra” already means being a sexy, graceful, liberated and self-confident beauty with excellent vocal and dancing abilities. A girl who does not possess this bouquet of qualities has no place in the famous ensemble. This is what a star is like Ukrainian stage Santa Dimopoulos.
Beginning of the biography
Famous Russian model and dancer Santa Dimopoulos (real name Chrysanthia) was born in May 1987 in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv. Her family is of Ukrainian-Greek-Assyrian origin. That is, on her father’s side she has Greek and Assyrian roots, and on her mother’s side she has Ukrainian roots. For Santa's mother, Lyudmila Ivanovna, marriage to Yanis Dimopoulos was the second. From the first she already had a daughter - Santa's half-older sister. However, this marriage did not last long, and when the girl was only a few years old, her father left the family. He continued to raise his beloved daughter. Unfortunately, he died of cancer in 2004, and from the age of 17 she grew up without her father's support.
Childhood and youth
Since childhood, little Santa has been professionally engaged in ballroom and sports dancing and even several times became the owner of the champion title at various city, republican and international competitions. Later she received the title of Master of Sports. After the death of her father, Santa gave up dancing and decided to get a serious profession: she entered the law faculty of the Kyiv National University.
Love tandem Santa Dimopoulos - Dzhedzhula
While studying at the university, the girl meets the famous showman and TV presenter Andrei Dzhedzhula. Tender feelings arise between them, and the couple in love begins to live together. After some time, Santa finds out that she is pregnant, and in October 2008, Andrei and Santa’s son, Daniel, is born. But the young mother needs to continue her studies, so Lyudmila Ivanovna takes care of the baby.
Path to glory
In addition to her ability to dance, Santa also had excellent vocal abilities. For some time she was the lead singer of the group “Seventh Heaven”. At the same time she worked as a model at the Karin modeling agency. Two years before the birth of her son, in 2006, Dimopoulos Santa Yanisovna took part in the Miss Ukraine competition and took one of the prize places. The jury was simply fascinated by the brunette beauty. Thanks to her passion for fitness and bodybuilding, Santa Dimopoulos, whose height, weight and other body parameters are simply ideal (173 cm/52 kg; 89/60/90), in 2011 in Thailand won the title of world champion in bodybuilding and fitness among girls taller 165 cm.
Santa and “VIA Gra”
In 2009, it started on Ukrainian television vocal competition“Star Factory - 3”. Santa Dimopoulos took part in it. And the music producer of the show was Konstantin Meladze. The sexy and talented girl stood out among the participants in the “Factory” show, therefore, when Nadezhda Granovskaya left the “VIA Gra” group, Konstantin Meladze, without hesitation for a long time, invited Santa to take Nadya’s place in the legendary ensemble. The young singer gladly accepted this tempting offer. Soon, all of Ukraine, and Russia too, were talking about the new charming soloist of the most popular vocal and instrumental group. Throughout the year, her photographs graced the covers of many media outlets; she gave interviews and shared with the reader the secrets of her beauty and irresistibility. However, Santa did not last long in the team. A year later, she left VIA Gra, starting solo career. Also in 2011, Santa graduated from the National University of Ukraine and received a law degree.
Wedding
In the fall of 2012, in the beautiful Italian castle of Orsini-Odescalchi, beautiful wedding 2012, where the groom was businessman and billionaire Vladimir Samsonenko, and his charming bride was the inimitable Santa Dimopoulos. The singer's husband decided to celebrate the wedding in an unusually romantic atmosphere ancient castle and make your beloved’s long-standing dream come true. The bride looked like a real medieval beauty princess, as if by magic she had found herself in the 21st century. However, the idyll of the newlyweds did not last long, and a year later the couple went home. A long time was avoided because the young people were not registered in the registry office. By the way, there were rumors in the press that it was not a real wedding, but a “show-off” wedding, a kind of publicity stunt, part of the PR campaign of the singer and businessman.
What is Santa Dimopoulos doing today?
This year, the son of Andrei and Santa Daniel turned 6 years old, he is already a completely grown-up boy and is going to school. Despite the fact that from birth his grandmother, Larisa Ivanovna, was the one who raised him exclusively, Andrei always tried to be there for his son, and at the beginning of this year he managed to persuade Santa to give him the child. Of course, this decision was not easy for her, but for the sake of her son, she took this step. The boy should grow up next to his father, and his mother will visit him often. Santa spends a lot of time in the gym to maintain the beauty of his body. They say she is getting married again. This is evidenced by her photo on social networks with a ring on her ring finger. right hand. However, no one knows anything about the singer’s future fiance; she keeps it in the strictest confidence. Journalists, in turn, share their guesses. Some say that Santa's new lover is Sergei Lazarev, while others suggest that this is Anya Sedokova's ex-husband - Maxim Chernyavsky.
Videos and songs of Santa Dimopoulos
The singer’s most popular videos are “Hello, Mom!”, “In Sorrow and Joy,” “I Don’t Know Why,” etc. She recently presented the songs “I’m Running Away” and “When we move.”