Anastasiya Andreyevna Tolmacheva and Maria Andreyevna Tolmacheva, known as the Tolmachevy Sisters, are identical twin singers and actresses from Kursk, Russia. Aged nine, they won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with their song "Vesenniy jazz". Eight years later, they represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, placing seventh with the song "Shine". The sisters released an album titled Polovinki in 2007.
The Tomalchevy Sisters in 2014
The Tolmachevy Sisters at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 (2021 Census).
Kursk street view
Stalin-era buildings flanking Kursk's Red Square
Pre-1917 view of Kursk
Soviet troops and T-34 tanks advancing during the Battle of Kursk