1. Verka Serduchka represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 as Verka with the song "Dancing Lasha Tumbai", finishing in second place.
13 Facts About Verka Serduchka
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Verka Serduchka has appeared in films, most notably a cameo as Verka in the American comedy film Spy.
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Verka Serduchka's talents were manifested in other areas as well; he was the captain of the KVN school team, played as a schoolboy for the CPTU No 30 team, and performed annually on the stage in the summer children's camp.
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Verka Serduchka presented Serduchka publicly for the first time in a Poltava comedy competition on 4 January 1991.
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Verka Serduchka invented the character's name by combining the randomly picked first name Verka and the last name of a former school classmate, Anna Serduk.
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Verka Serduchka established a troupe called the Danylko Theater to tour Ukraine and Russia.
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Verka Serduchka had planned to participate in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
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Verka Serduchka is reluctant to discuss his private affairs beyond this, though he has stated in interviews that he had a difficult relationship with a woman with whom he lived for eight years.
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Verka Serduchka appeared on stage during the final, and opened the televote.
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On 18 May 2019, Verka Serduchka appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 final hosted in Tel Aviv, Israel, singing the previous year's winning song, "Toy" by Netta Barzilai, as part of the "Switch Song" interval act.
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Also in 2021, as Verka Serduchka, he hosted an anniversary episode of the travel show Oryol i Reshka with Vera Brezhneva.
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On 13 May 2023, Verka Serduchka performed "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" during the flag parade of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 final in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
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In 2007, Verka Serduchka received the Barbara Dex Award for worst outfit in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.