Valdis Pelšs
Valdis Eyzhenovich (Yevgenyevich) Pelsh[a] (Russian; Валдис Евгеньевич Пельш; born 5 June 1967) is a Soviet and Russian television presenter, television director, television producer and musician, winner of two TEFI awards (in 1997 and 2005). Valdis Pelšs currently works as a screen actor and manages child programs subdivision on Channel One. He hosted several popular game shows, such as Ugadai Melodiu, Russian Roulette and Rozygrysh.[1][2] Pelšs is a former vocalist and percussion instrument player for Neschastny Sluchai, a band founded by him and Alexei Kortnev in 1983.[3][4]
Pelšs at Central Children's Store on Lubyanka in 2016 | |
| Born | Valdis Pelšs 5 June 1967 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Occupation(s) | television director, presenter |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Television | Name That Tune |
| Awards | TEFI 1997 ("game show presenter") Zolotoi Grammofon 1996, 1997 (in Neschastny Sluchai band) |
| Website | valdis-pelsh |
Career edit
Valdis Pelšs graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Faculty of Philosophy. He first appeared on television as a contestant on the KVN show as part of the MSU team with his friend Alexei Kortnev (1987). Together they also participated in Oba-na. A few years earlier, in 1983, they had formed an alternative rock band called Neschastny Sluchai (the band's name meaning "unfortunate event" in Russian), which Pelšs would leave in 1997.[3][5]
In 1995 Vladislav Listyev invited him to work on the musical game show Ugadai Melodiu, a Russian version of Name That Tune aired on Channel One. The show quickly gained popularity: it achieved a viewer share of 96%, for which Valdis Pelšs was inducted in The Guinness Book of Records as the most popular Russian television personality.[6] After the death of Sergei Suponev in 2001 Pelšs manages child programs subdivision on Channel One. For his work as a TV host he received TEFI awards in 1997 and 2005.
Shows hosted edit
- Ugadai Melodiu
- Ugadai i kompania (Ugadaika)
- Russian Roulette
- Vlastelin Vkusa
- Eti Zabavnye Zhyvotnye
- Rozygrysh
- Odni doma
- Wheel Of Fortune (Pole Chudes) (Appears twice of each episode on 27th of December, 2002 and 30th of December, 2002)
Filmography edit
- 1998: Na boykom meste
- 2000: Brother 2 (as himself)
- 2005: The Turkish Gambit
- 2007: Zolushka.ru (as himself)
- 2007: Lubov morkov
- 2008: Snezhniy chelovek
- 2018: Arctic Brotherhood. Documentary about Soviet and British air forces cooperation (This is a documentary about Soviet and British air forces cooperation in Murmansk mid-air during September–November of 1941)
References edit
- ^ Treneva, Elizaveta (2003-10-25). Это не "Розыгрыш" - Валдис Пельш вернулся в "Угадайку". Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ Alexeev, Vadim (2009-02-04). Барнаулец выводит из депрессии розыгрышами. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ a b "Neschastny Sluchai" (in Russian). MoscowOut.Ru. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ Концерт группы "Несчастный случай" (in Russian). Muzycalnaia Gazeta. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Valdis Pelsh" (in Russian). Neschastny Sluchai official website. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "The most popular Russian television personality" (in Russian). Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
External links edit
- Valdis Pelšs at IMDb
- (in Russian) Neschastny Sluchai official website
- (in Russian) Valdis Pelsh at the Channel One.