Anna Kuzenkova (Hebrew: אנה קוזנקוב, Russian: Анна Кузенкова; born 12 March 2001), known professionally as Anna Zak (אנה זק), is a Russian-born Israeli Internet personality, model and singer. Her following consists of 4 million followers on TikTok and over 1 million followers on Instagram, becoming famous on social media both in Israel and internationally.

She is regarded as one of the most influential Israelis on the internet. In 2017, she was ranked by Nana 10 as number 1 on the list of Israeli youth influencing Instagram, while the Israeli Internet *ociation ranked her as the overall most influential Israeli Instagrammer.

Contents

• 1 Early and personal life
• 2 Modeling and media career
  • 2.1 Now United
• 3 See also
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early and personal life

Anna Kuzenkova was born in Sochi, Russia, to Natalia and Denis Kuzenkov. Her family immigrated to Israel in 2010 when she was nine years old with her parents, her sister, and her grandparents. The family settled in the city of Ashdod, Israel, and in a short time she was speaking Hebrew well. Her parents later separated, and her father returned to Russia, working on the Sochi Olympics; her older sister was a soldier in the Israeli military at that time. She attended the Mekif Hey High school in Ashdod, Israel. The surname "Zak" she uses was selected as a shortened catchy stage name. Her father is of Jewish descent, whereas her mother is not.

In March 2020, Zak was enlisted as a soldier to the Israel Defense Forces.

As of 2019, she is in a relationship with Israeli singer Roee Sendler.

Modeling and media career

She began her career in 2014 on Israeli kids reality show The Boys And The Girls.

In 2016, she was chosen to be the face of Scoop shoes, earning a NIS₪50,000 contract at the age of 15, considered to be a large sum for her age. She has also led a global campaign for hair removal brand Veet. She says that at her high school, some of her teachers do not know about her social media career. While still in ninth grade, her monthly income from her social media profile was at least NIS 10,000 (approximately $2,500 USD) excluding her sponsorship deals.

Her large income at her age has raised eyebrows, but she told Israel Channel 2 that her career is being supported by her family.

In 2017, she became the host of Music 24's show 'To be a singer'. She also collaborates on social media with model Neta Alchimister.

In 2017, she became the most influential person on Israeli Instagram, according to the Israeli Internet *ociation. She was also ranked by Nana 10 as the most influential Israeli youth influencing Instagram in 2017.

In June 2017, she was chosen to be the face of Office Depot's back to school campaign in Israel. In 2018, she modeled alongside fellow Israeli models Yael Shelbia and Neta Alchimister in the Fix brand campaign.

Now United

In 2017, she auditioned for Simon Fuller's international project Now United, to be part of an international band (with representatives representing China, India, Russia, *an, UK, US, Philippines, South Korea, Finland, and Germany). It was later announced that she was chosen to head the project, rather than one of the singers, which would mean regular flights from Israel to Los Angeles, while still at school. She learned that she was supposed to be the band's presenter and did so on one occasion in Russia.

See also

• Women in Israel

References

External links

• Anna Zak at IMDb:
• Anna Zak for ITM Models
• Anna Zak profiled on HOT (YouTube)
• Anna Zak: Interview on HOT (YouTube)