Sasha Strunin
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Strunin, 2010
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| Birth name | Aleksandra Igoriewna Strunina |
| Also known as | Alexandra Strunin |
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27 October 1989 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Origin | Poznań, Poland |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
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| Associated acts | The Jet Set |
| Website | iamsasha.eu |
Aleksandra Igoriewna "Sasha" Strunina (Russian: Александра Игоревна "Саша" Струнина; born 27 October 1989) is a Polish singer, actress, model, and artist. From 2005 to 2008, she was a member of The Jet Set, with whom she represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
Strunin was born on 27 October 1989 in Saint Petersburg, Russia (then Leningrad, Soviet Union) to a Russian father and Ukrainian mother. Her parents, Igor and Vita, were both opera singers. In addition to her Russian and Ukrainian heritage, she also has Polish and Belarusian roots, with her great-grandmother coming from the Polish Stankiewicz noble family. Strunin spent the first two years of her life living in Ukraine, and then moved to Poznań in Poland with her parents in 1992, after they got jobs performing at the Grand Theatre, Poznań. Although she was born in Russia, Strunin states that her primary language is Polish and that she identifies herself as a Pole. She is an Orthodox Christian.
Strunin finished primary school in 2002, and then began her studies at Poznań Gimnazjum No. 22. In 2008, she graduated from the IV Private High School in Poznań. While in school, Strunin began playing piano, and learned English and German. In 2009, she began studying photography at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, and graduated in 2013.
Strunin began her music career in 2003, performing at the 10th Festival of English Song in Brzeg, where she performed "When You Told Me You Loved Me" by Jessica Simpson, and won the children's category. In 2005, she reached the semi-finals of season four of Idol Poland.
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