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Russian twin girls win Junior Eurovision
Published: 04 December, 2006, 09:20
Nastya and Masha Tolmachova, 8-year-old twins from the Russian city of Kursk, have won the Junior Eurovision contest in Bucharest. The girls were the youngest participants in the competition.
Judges said what they lacked in age, they more than made up for in talent. The sisters beat off a strong challenge from the second placed Belarussian entry and from contestants from 14 other countries and wooed the audience with their performance of “Spring Jazz”.The youngsters are said to have written the winning song themselves, with the help of their music teacher.It's estimated that around 25 million viewers watched the event in Bucharest.
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