

Strawberry Looks for Banana: My Animated Music Video for Gilbert Bécaud's «Je reviens te chercher»
TL;DR What: an animated music video for the song "Je reviens te chercher" ("I'm coming back for you"). Who sings: Vova Azarov, an event host from Riga, in French. Original: music by Gilbert Bécaud, lyrics by Pierre Delanoë, 1967. Plot: Strawberry searches for her Banana and finds him in the end. Length: about three minutes, with the French lyrics on screen. Main idea: in 2026 the fruit heroes of social media fight and cheat; in this video they find each other again. Watch the


Torsunov Festival in Spain: My Third Year Behind the Mic
In Short In 2026, I, Vova Azarov, hosted Oleg Torsunov's health festival in Spain for the third year in a row. Ten days, around 140 participants and a packed programme: cold water, two 17 km runs, yoga, lectures, concerts and a KVN comedy contest. I was the host, ran the sound and mentored the men's team, the Bananas (21 people). Where and How the Torsunov Festival in Spain Took Place The festival took place at the cosy Azahar Beach apartment hotel on Spain's Costa del Azahar


Hosting Christmas and New Year 2026/2027 in Lapland — and Why I'm in Riga Between the Two
I'm going back above the Arctic Circle Last year I hosted Christmas in Lapland for the first time. This December I'm returning: 23–25 December 2026 for the Christmas programme, 30–31 December for New Year. The venue is Balder Luxury Lodge in Sirkka, part of Levi in Finnish Lapland. Nearest airport: Kittilä. After that it's forest, fells and a great deal of snow. Let me be straight about it. This is the most expensive week of the year in Lapland and the most demanding room I w

























