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Meet Kseniya Simonova – Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions favourite and only sand artist


KSENIYA Simonova is the first and only sand artist to take to the Britain’s Got Talent stage.

Meet the Ukrainian artist with the rare and wonderfully unique talent who has achieved international acclaim and many accolades since first appearing on Ukraine’s Got Talent in 2009…

 Kseniya Simonova is an internationally acclaimed sand artist

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Kseniya Simonova is an internationally acclaimed sand artist

Who is Kseniya Simonova?

Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian sand animation performance artist.

She was born on April 22, 1985 in the Crimean peninsula to an artist mother and former military officer father.

Kseniya was educated at the Artistic School of Yevpatoria and studied in the School of Fine Arts.

And while studying at the Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University – where she graduated in 2007 with honors with a degree in Psychophysiology – she entered the Ukrainian Academy of Printing and studied Graphic Design which she graduated in 2008.

Kseniya is married to theatre director Igor Paskar with whom she shares two sons.

When was Kseniya Simonova last on Ukraine’s Got Talent?

In 2009 Kseniya’s husband secretly entered her into Ukraine’s Got Talent.

Her first audition comprised of a two minute sand story.

In the semi-final she did an eight-minute sand story of a young couple separated by war which was met with an emotional standing ovation.

She explained the experience as : “so emotionally hard, and I now still can not think about those minutes without pain… My hands were dying and reviving making the images.”

Kseniya was declared the winner after her final performance of ‘Don’t Be Too Late’ about a son who finds success but forgets his parents.

Her performance went viral and was viewed on YouTube millions of times within days – prompting The Guardian to call her an Online Phenomenon and go on to say:

“Simonova has achieved her goal as an artist. If we take it that art’s purpose is to illuminate the world in a new way, provoke a reaction, somehow alter the consciousness of the viewer then her work is a huge success.”

 The artist found fame on Ukraine's Got Talent

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The artist found fame on Ukraine’s Got TalentCredit: Rex Features

What has Kseniya Simonova done since winning Ukraine’s Got Talent?

Since winning the 100,000 euro prize money, Kseniya has gone on to become an internationally recognised artist.

And has performed at the Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall and the closing ceremony of the Special Olympics World Games in Athens to name a few.

She has also performed at a Christian Dior exhibition in Moscow and at the 2012 UEFA Euro in Ukraine, as well as performing in front of multiple royal families and heads of state.

In 2019 she participated in America’s Got Talent: The Champions – even getting the golden buzzer from Terry Crews.

Her final performance ‘Love Always Wins’ received rave feedback from the judges, with Simon Cowell even declaring it “one of the most beautiful acts in the history of Got Talent.”

She ultimately finished in third place.

When will Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions be on TV?

ITV have confirmed the BGT spin-off will start on Saturday, August 31.

The series will run for six weeks – with this in mind the show is likely to end on October 5, 2019.

We know that the final was taped at Wembley Arena at the end of July.

Embarrassingly enough, the act who won the contest showed off their trophy outside the arena – we won’t spoil it for you though, but if you do care to know who’s won the show, a simple Twitter search will bring up the answer in no time.

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