Iryna Blokhina

Iryna Olehivna Blokhina (Ukrainian: Ірина Олегівна Блохіна, born January 15, 1983, in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Ukrainian sportsperson, singer, actress and TV host. She is involved in rhythmic gymnastics, where she works with Ukrainian national team as a choreographer.

Irina "Ireesha" Blohina
Ірина Олегівна Блохіна
Ireesha Blohina in 2017
Born
Iryna Olehivna Blokhina

(1983-01-15) 15 January 1983
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Other namesIreesha
Occupation
  • choreographer of the Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastics national team
  • singer
  • dancer
  • actress
  • TV host
Years active1999–present
Spouse(s)Aleksey Brynzak
Websiteireesha.com.ua

Biography

She was born on January 15, 1983, in Kyiv to a family of well-known Ukrainian sportsmen. Her father is famous football player and coach Oleh Blokhin. Her mother is Irina Deriugina, multiple World and European champion and medalist in rhythmic gymnastics.

She studied music in Los Angeles, United States. When she lived in the US, she had some episodic roles in films and television: Click, Two and a Half Men and Thank You.[1]

In 2012, she composed a song, "З'єднаємо Весь Світ" ("We Will Bring Together the Whole World"), which was widely sung during Euro 2012.[2] That year Blokhina was a TV host of a popular Ukrainian TV show about football, called Великий футбол (Great Football). The next year, she performed "We Make This World Go!", which was the official song of the 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Kyiv.[3]

References
  1. IMBD: Ireesha
  2. Фоторепортаж из Киева: футбольные мотивы за неделю до ЕВРО-2012 (in Russian). Гомельская правда. Cited: 02/06/2012
  3. Ireesha - We Make This World Go! (Youtube video)
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