Tina Kandelaki (Russian: Тина Канделаки, Georgian: თინათინ კანდელაკი, Greek: Τινα Κανδηλακη born November 10, 1975) is a Georgian-born Russian journalist, public figure, TV presenter and producer and a co-owner of the Apostol company.
Tina was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. Tina’s father Givi Kandelaki (1942–2009) was a Georgian economist and the director of a vegetable depot in Tbilisi, moved to Moscow upon retirement. Givi Kandelaki is descended from the Kandelakis, a noble Georgian family of Caucasus Greek descent from early medieval times. Tina’s mother Elvira Kandelaki (maiden name Alakhverdova) is a narcologist of Armenian descent. Tina graduated from high school #64 in Tbilisi. In 1993 Tina was accepted into the Medical Department of Tbilisi State University. But soon after she left medicine and transferred to the Journalist Department. In 2008 she graduated from the Foreign Affairs Department of the Russian State University for the Humanities.