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Olga Igorevna Buzova (Russian: Ольга Игоревна Бузова; born 20 January 1986) is a Russian media personality and singer. She is regarded as one of the most successful Russian contemporary entertainers.[1]
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Olga Buzova | |
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Ольга Игоревна Бузова | |
Born | Olga Igorevna Buzova 20 January 1986 |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
Occupation(s) | TV presenter, writer, singer, actress, designer |
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Buzova is most known for appearing on Dom-2, a Russian reality TV show. As of August 2021, with over 23 million followers,[2] she is the second most-followed Russian individual on Instagram, coming after MMA fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov who holds the record with more than 30 million followers.[3]
Olga Igorevna Buzova was born on 20 January 1986 in Leningrad into the family of Igor Dmitriyevich Buzov,[4] a veteran of the Soviet Armed Forces, and Irina Aleksandrovna Buzova,[5] a dentist. Buzova has a younger sister, Anna, as well as a grandmother who lives in Klaipėda, Lithuania.[6]
In 2019, she participated in the Russian version of Fort Boyard.[7]
She appeared in the seventh season of ice show contest Ice Age.
She was the tenth-highest Russian earner on Instagram and YouTube in 2021, with net revenue of about 3.3 million US dollars from 23.4 million subscribers.[8]
In July 2017, because she toured in annexed Crimea, Buzova was included in the "Myrotvorets" database for "deliberate violation of the state border of Ukraine" and "illegal touring activities on the territory of Russia-occupied Crimea".[9]
On October 19, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Buzova was placed on Ukraine's sanctions lists for "supporting Putin's regime".[10] The sanctions involve the blocking of assets, the complete cessation of commercial operations, and the suspension of fulfillment of economic and financial obligations.[11] She was also listed by the Anti-Corruption Foundation as a corrupt person and a warmonger because she "took part in a pro-Russian propaganda campaign in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine".[12][13]
Buzova married football player Dmitry Tarasov on June 26, 2012. The marriage ended in divorce on December 30, 2016.[14]
She was in a relationship with David Manoukian starting August 7, 2019.[15] On January 22, 2021, Olga announced the couple had broken up.[16]
In 2022, she openly endorsed the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[17][18]
In addition to her native Russian, Buzova speaks English, German, and Italian.[19]
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