What is Julia Sanina?
[[File:M1 Music Awards 2019 165 Юлія Саніна.jpg|thumb|Julia Sanina in 2019]] '''Yuliia Oleksandrivna Bebko''', [[Birth name|née]] '''Holovan''' (born 11 October 1990), professionally known as '''Julia Sanina''', is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] singer and television personality. She is known for being the lead singer of The Hardkiss, a Ukrainian band. == Career == She was born in [[Kyiv]] (when Ukraine was still part of the [[Soviet Union]]). She started singing from a very young age. In 2011, Sanina and a music producer formed a band called The Hardkiss, which produced songs in [[English language|English]], [[Russian language|Russian]] and [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]. In 2016, she was one of the four judges on the Ukrainian version of [[The X Factor (British TV series)|''The X Factor'']]. She will also be a judge on the upcoming season of [[The Voice (TV series)|''The Voice Ukraine'']]. == Eurovision Song Contest == In 2016, The Hardkiss entered ''[[Vidbir]]'', a Ukrainian music competition which decides who will represent Ukraine at the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The band finished in second place, with [[Jamala]] winning. In 2023, Sanina was one of the four hosts of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2023]], which was hosted in [[Liverpool]], [[United Kingdom]] on behalf of Ukraine, who had won the previous year.<ref>{{cite web|date=2023-02-22|title=Eurovision 2023: Hosts revealed for Liverpool|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2023-hosts-revealed-liverpool|language=english|accessdate=2023-02-22}}</ref> == Sources == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanina, Julia}} [[Category:Ukrainian singers]] [[Category:Television personalities]] [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:Living people]]