Aleksandr Sergeyevich Panayotov (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Панайотов; born 1 July 1984) is a Russian-Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He has recorded two albums so far. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Aleksandr for his support of 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3]
Aleksandr Panayotov | |
|---|---|
 Aleksandr Panayotov in 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1 July 1984 Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)[1] |
| Genres | Pop, dance, electropop, lounge music, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Labels | Rodina Records |
| Website | www.panaiotov.ru |
Eurovision Song Contest
editAleksandr had made eleven previous attempts to represent Russia or Ukraine so far
Russia
edit- 2005: Balalayka (with Alexey Chumakov) – 5th (11.6% of televoting)
- 2006: Didn't qualify to the first round[a]
- 2007: Не моя (Every Little Thing) (with Alexey Chumakov) – 2nd
- 2008: Crescent and Cross – 2nd (52 points)
- 2009: Superhero – Didn't qualify to the national final
- 2010: Maya Showtime – 6th (10.6 points)
- 2017:
Aleksandr was shortlisted[b] - 2019: Aleksandr was shortlisted
- 2020: Aleksandr was shortlisted – 3rd
- 2021:
Aleksandr was shortlisted[c]
Ukraine
edit- 2009: Superhero – 4th (22 points)
The Voice of Russia 2016
edit- The Voice performances
- – Studio version of song reached the top performances that week
| Stage | Song | Original artist | Date | Order | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Audition | "All by Myself" | Eric Carmen | 23 September 2016 | 4.8 | All coaches turned; joined Team Grigory Leps |
| Battle Rounds (Top 57) |
"Woman in Chains" (vs. Elena Alekseeva) | Tears for Fears feat. Oleta Adams | 11 November 2016 | 11.2 | Saved by Coach |
| Knockout Rounds (Top 36) |
"Everytime You Go Away" (vs. Daria Stavrovich, vs. Sergey Ruchkin) | Paul Young | 2 December 2016 | 14.4 | |
| Live Quarterfinals (Top 24) | "Зачем тебе я" | Natalia Pavlova | 16 December 2016 | 16.8 | Saved by Votes Summa |
| Live Semifinal (Top 8) | "Не тревожь мне душу, скрипка" | Valeriy Meladze | 23 December 2016 | 17.8 | |
| Live Final (Top 4) | "Я слушал дождь" (with Grigory Leps) | Yevgeny Borisovich | 30 December 2016 | 18.3 | Runner-up |
| "Исповедь" | Aleksey Garnizov | 18.7 | |||
| "Careless Whisper" | George Michael | 18.10 |
Awards
edit- 2003 – Received prize "Красная книга Запорожья (Redlist of Zaporizhzhia)"[8]
- 2006 – Received gold medal "Во имя жизни на земле (In name of life on land)"[9] (Moscow)
- 2007 – Received Order "Служение искусству (Merit for art)"[10] (Moscow)
- 2010 – Received Order "Пламенеющее сердце(Flaming Heart)"[11] (Moscow)
Performance-related pay
edit- 2000 – World song contest "Черноморские игры (Blacksea's play)" Grand-prix
- 2000 – Song contest "Славянском базаре (Slavic bazar)" 3rd (Kyiv)
- 2000 – Song contest "Азовские паруса (Sail of Azov)" 1st (Azov)
- 2001 – Song festival "Золотой шлягер (Golden hit songs)" 1st (Mogilev)
- 2001 – Song contest "Дискавери (Discovery)" 1st (Varna, Bulgaria)
- 2001 – Song contest "Море друзей (Sea of friends)" 1st (Yalta)
- 2001 – Song contest "Конкурс артистов эстрады (Contest of pop-artists)" 2nd (Kyiv)
- 2002 – Song contest "Песни Вильнюса (Songs of Vilnius)" 1st (Latvia)
- 2002 – Song contest "Стань звездой (Become star)" advanced till final-stage (tele-channel "Россия (Russia)")
- 2003 – Song contest "Народный артист (National artist)" 2nd (tele-channel "Россия")
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 2006 – Леди дождя (The Rain lady)
- 2010 – Формула любви (Formula of love)
Compilation albums
edit- 2001 – Слухай@zp.ua (First disk, in which the song was written by A.Panayotov – "Літній дощ (Summer rain)")
- 2004 – Народный артист 1 (National artist 1)
- 2004 – Народный артист 2 (National artist 2)
- 2004 – Финальный концерт проекта в Кремле (Final concert of project in Kremlin) – DVD
- 2005 – Балалайка (Balalaika)
- 2005 – Народный артист (National artist) – mp3
- 2005 – Народный артист необыкновенный (National artist wonderful)
- 2006 – Мальчишник (Bachelor party)
- 2006 – Все звезды поют песни Кима Брейтбурга (All stars are singing the songs of Kim Breitburg)
- 2006 – "Фабрика Звезд" против "Народный Артист" ("Star factory" vs "National artist")
Videoclips
edit- 2005 — Необыкновенная(Wonderful lady, with Ruslan Alekhno & Alexey Chumakov)
- 2005 — Балалайка(Balalaika, with А.Chumakov)
- 2007 — Голос(Voice)
- 2010 — Формула любви(Formula of love)
- 2011 — Till tomorrow
Notes
edit- ^ The name of the song that Aleksandr sent to Channel One is unknown
- ^ On 21 February 2017, Alexander Panayotov's manager, Ekaterina, hinted at a live broadcast on the Instagram that Channel One had stopped considering Alexander's candidacy for a trip to Kyiv from Russia. It is not known why Channel One had stopped considering Alexander's candidacy[4]
- ^ Aleksandr said that "There was an offer from Channel One, in fact, we sent them songs, and not just one – different genres, and slow, and fast, but in the end … the bosses think. They have their own vision and their own plans"[5] This means that the reason for non-participation was that Channel One have asked Aleksandr to send several songs for consideration and the selection committee after listening to the songs decided not give Aleksandr the right to participate.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Aleksandr Panayotov". Biography. Aleksandr Panayotov Official Website. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures". Meduza. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities". The Kyiv Independent. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Менеджер Александра Панайотова — Екатерина.. | Евровидение по-русски | VK". vk.com.
- ^ "🇷🇺 Russia: Aleksandr Panayotov Was Approached by Channel One for Eurovision National Final - Eurovoix". Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ "OIKOTIMES EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2022 | TURIN, ITALY | MAY 10-12-14 Russia 2021 🇷🇺 Tonight's national final turns into a joke". 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Александр Панайотов: Я поеду на "Евровидение". Надо просто смириться и поверить в меня".
- ^ Aleksandr Panayotov at www.TopPop.ru (archived)
- ^ "Владимир Девятов и Александр Панайотов представлены к ордену – Новости компании". FBI Music. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Официальный сайт Александра Панайотова - Галерея". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ "TOPPOP.ru: Панайотов спел с Бутманом и получил орден". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
External links
edit- Official website www.panaiotov.ru
- Aleksandr Panayotov discography, album releases & credits at Discogs
- Aleksandr Panayotov albums to be listened as stream on Spotify