Valdis Pelšs

Valdis Pelšs (born 5 June 1967 in Riga) is a TEFI-awarded Soviet and Russian television presenter of Latvian descent and Zolotoi Grammofon-awarded musical artist. Valdis Pelšs currently works as a screen actor and manages child programms subdivision on Channel One. He hosted several popular game shows, such as Ugadai Melodiu, Russian Roulette and Rozygrysh. Pelšs is a former vocalist and percussion instrument player in Neschastny Sluchai band, which was founded by him and Alexei Kortnev in 1983.

Career

Valdis Pelšs graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Faculty of Philosophy. He firstly appeared on television as a KVN player among MSU team with his friend Alexei Kortnev (1987). Together they also participated in Oba-na television program. In 1983 they formed an alternative rock band Neschastny Sluchai, which Pelšs left in 1997.

In 1995 Vladislav Listyev invited him to work on musical game show Ugadai Melodiu, a Russian version of Name That Tune aired on Channel One. The show quickly gained popularity: while airing it was watched by 96% of people, therefore Valdis Pelšs is mentioned in The Guinness Book of Records as the most popular Russian television personality. He was awarded with TEFI in 1997. After the death of Sergei Suponev in 2001 Pelšs manages child programms subdivision on Channel One.

Shows hosted

• Ugadai Melodiu
• Ugadai i kompania (Ugadaika)
• Russian Roulette
• Vlastelin Vkusa
• Eti Zabavnye Zhyvotnye
• Rozygrysh
• Odni doma

Filmography

• 1998: Na boykom meste
• 2000: Brother 2 (as himself)
• 2005: The Turkish Gambit
• 2007: Zolushka.ru (as himself)
• 2007: Lubov morkov
• 2008: Snezhniy chelovek

External links

• Valdis Pelšs at the Internet Movie Database
• (Russian) Neschastny Sluchai official website
• (Russian) Valdis Pelsh at the Channel One.