Ruslan Alekhno
Encyclopedia
Ruslan Alekhno (born October 14, 1981 in Babruysk
, Belarussian SSR, USSR) is a Belarus
sian singer who rose to popularity after winning Narodniy Artist
2 (in Russian
Народный Артист 2), the Russia
n version of Pop Idol
.
(in Russian Алексей Гоман), winner of Narodni Artist-1, he was the prize winner of Festival of Patriotic songs with "This is my Homeland" devoted to Victory anniversary.
Народны артыст-2, translated as People's Artist-2, the Russia
n version of Pop Idol
). It gave him the possibility to access a wider audience. Upon his victory, he released his first studio album Rano Ili Pozdno (Sooner or Later) in 2005.
In 2008, Ruslan Alekhno became the winner of National Television Musical project EuroFest, the Belarussian annual competition to decide who would sing for the Republic of Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest
.
Emerging as victor, he went on to represent Belarus
in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade
, Serbia
. Alekhno sang in the second semi-final elimination round on May 22, 2008 singing "Hasta la Vista", but failed to win a place in the final.
Babruysk
Babruysk or Bobruysk is a city in the Mahilyow Voblast of Belarus on the Berezina river. It is a large city in Belarus with a population of approximately 227,000 people . The name Babruysk probably originates from the Belarusian word babyor , many of which used to inhabit the Berezina...
, Belarussian SSR, USSR) is a Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
sian singer who rose to popularity after winning Narodniy Artist
Narodniy Artist
Narodniy Artist is a television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Russia. The show is produced by RTR in association with FBI Music & FremantleMedia...
2 (in Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
Народный Артист 2), the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n version of Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
.
Career
In 2001, Ruslan Alekhno was the winner of Belarussian TV project Hit-Moment, and in 2003 he was the winner in "Clear Voice" nomination at the "Crossroads of Europe Festival" in Belarus and was also the laureate of "Molodechno-2003" vocal contest in Belarus. In 2004, he also won the second prize in the International Malvy Festival in Poland. In 2005, together with Aleksey GomanAleksey Goman
Aleksey Vladimirovich Goman is a Russian pop singer who rose to popularity after winning Narodniy Artist-1 , the Russian version of Pop Idol...
(in Russian Алексей Гоман), winner of Narodni Artist-1, he was the prize winner of Festival of Patriotic songs with "This is my Homeland" devoted to Victory anniversary.
Winning People's Artist-2 (Russian Pop Idol 2004)
Ruslan Alekhno won the Russian TV-project Narodni Artist-2 (in RussianRussian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
Народны артыст-2, translated as People's Artist-2, the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n version of Pop Idol
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
). It gave him the possibility to access a wider audience. Upon his victory, he released his first studio album Rano Ili Pozdno (Sooner or Later) in 2005.
Representing Belarus in Eurovision 2008
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
.
Emerging as victor, he went on to represent Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Alekhno sang in the second semi-final elimination round on May 22, 2008 singing "Hasta la Vista", but failed to win a place in the final.
Singles
- 2005: "Neobiknovennaya" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOaDKCEoWRg -- Trio with Alexey Chumakov (Алексей Чумаков) and Alexander Panayotov (Александр Панайотов)
- 2007: "Sertse zemli moey" (duet with Irina Dorofeeva)
- 2008: "Hasta la Vista"
- 2009: "Mroja" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkmX2fgAppY
See also
- Ruslan Alekhno Wikipedia Page in Belorussian
- Belarus in the Eurovision Song ContestBelarus in the Eurovision Song ContestBelarus has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eight times, debuting in 2004. The country entered the contest in the same year that semi-finals began to be used to determine who would compete in the final. Belarus has so far managed to qualify for the final twice in 2007 with Dmitry Koldun...