Singer, model Date of birth May 21 (Taurus) 1987 (32) Place of birth Kyiv Instagram @santadimopulos

Santa Dimopoulos - Ukrainian singer and a model of Assyrian origin. Formerly the lead singer of the bands Queens, VIA Gra, and Seventh Heaven. Graduate of the third “Star Factory” (Ukraine). Professional athlete - won the World Fitness Championship in 2011. I have been studying seriously since childhood ballroom dancing, will receive a master of sports. Has dual citizenship - Russia, Ukraine. Focused on solo career. IN free time teaches in a fitness group. The singer has already released several songs and her first own video, When we move, recorded in Los Angeles.

Biography of Santa Dimopoulos

The singer was born on May 21, 1987 in Kyiv. Santa’s mother is a native of Kiev, his father is an Assyrian, born and raised in Ukraine. WITH early childhood Dimopoulos lived with her mother and sister, but did not lose touch with her father, who loved his daughter very much and provided for the whole family.

The girl combined her studies at a regular comprehensive school with pop vocals and ballroom dancing. Santa loved the stage since childhood and gladly took part in all school productions and concerts.

She never had a particular love for the exact sciences, but, succumbing to the persuasion of her parents, she entered the law university in Kyiv. For some time the girl worked in her specialty. Legal practice seemed too boring to Santa - she dreamed of shining on stage.

“Seventh Heaven” is the first group in which the singer tried her hand. Disagreements that arose in the team forced Dimopoulos to leave the group. However, relations with its participants remained warm.

In 2009, Santa decided to take part in the popular Star Factory project. The start turned out to be successful: the young singer became a finalist and was invited to the VIA-Gra trio instead of Nadya Granovskaya. With every appearance on stage in the lineup popular group the girl felt more and more confident. In the fall of 2012, she decided to leave the group, declaring her desire to start a solo career.

The performer starred in two commercials (2010–2011). In 2014, the singer decided to take up entrepreneurial activity, opening a boutique for the Ukrainian elite in the center of Kyiv. In the same year, the popular magazine MAXIM published on its pages candid photos Santa Dimopoulos.

Personal life of Santa Dimopoulos

The first marriage with DJ Andrei Dzhedzhula lasted less than four years. In 2008, the singer gave birth to a son, and in 2010 the stars broke up.

Two years later, Santa married successful entrepreneur Vladimir Samsonenko. The wedding took place in 2012, and in 2013 the couple filed for divorce and separated. There are rumors that Dimopoulos could not forgive her husband for his betrayal, but she herself does not explain the reason for the discord. Samsonenko claims that his relationship with Santa was like a fairy tale, and after breaking up they remained friends.

In 2015, the star walked down the aisle for the third time. Her chosen one was businessman Igor Kucherenko.

Childhood and youth

I never felt a particular craving for science and exact knowledge, but at the guidance of my parents I entered the Faculty of Law of the Kyiv National University and in 2011 received a diploma higher education. But the work of a lawyer seemed incredibly boring to Santa, so soon after graduating from university she firmly decided to connect her life with the stage.

By the way, in student years the girl made her debut on the catwalk; Moreover, in 2006 she took third place in the Miss Universe Ukraine beauty contest. And in 2011, she won a competition in Thailand and became the absolute world champion in bodybuilding and fitness.

Music career

Video of the group “Seventh Heaven” (2007)

Indeed, the singer’s potential turned out to be much higher, and she was able to prove it. In 2009, she took part in the project “Star Factory-3” (Ukrainian version) under the mentorship of Konstantin Meladze. Santa was a finalist on the show; largely thanks to a memorable demonstration of talent, in December 2011 she became one of the three members of the VIA Gra trio, taking the place of the “brunette of the group” Nadezhda Granovskaya.

With each day of working in the team together with Eva Bushmina and Albina Dzhanabaeva, with each concert, the girl felt more and more confident and less than a year later, at the beginning of October 2012, she left the group to devote herself entirely to a solo career. The singer's first single was the song "When We Move".

Santa Dimopoulos – When We Move (2013)

After leaving VIA Gra, the singer tried herself as an actress, starring in a number of commercials, for example in an advertisement for Ukrsibbank (2010) and the EnerGo drink (2011).

In 2014, together with her childhood friend Yulia Kovaleva, the girl began entrepreneurial activity. The ladies opened a prestigious boutique “Gold Vintage” in Kyiv. In a relatively short period of time, the store gained great popularity among the Ukrainian elite. As the star herself noted: “The stage is, of course, very good, but I constantly want something new, bigger and unknown.”

Personal life of Santa Dimopoulos

On September 18, 2012, Santa became the legal wife of successful entrepreneur Vladimir Samsonenko. The wedding ceremony took place in Italy, in a castle with the romantic name Orsini-Odescalchi. According to eyewitnesses, everything was like a fairy tale. Alas, in 2013 the marriage also broke up. No one ever found out the reasons for this - some sources indicated that the husband turned out to be unfaithful and was caught by his wife in the hot seat, and with her best friend.

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 gentle 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 paid attention to the talented singer and in December 2011 she became the lead singer of the popular female pop group “VIA Gra” - she came to replace the one 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.

She was photographed for men's magazines, but 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 don’t judge 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 strained relationship for a long time, 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 SportLife network of sports clubs, 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 into me. I think that with him I grew 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”

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 to do this in court. 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.