Alexey Zhigalkovich

Alexey Alexandrovich Zhigalkovich (Belarusian: Аляксей Аляксандравіч Жыгалковіч; born 18 April 1996 in Minsk) is a Belarusian singer. He participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and won with one point more than the Armenian runner up. He sang the song "S druz'yami". It was a song with a fast tempo and energetic dancing. He wrote this song himself.[1]

Alexey Zhigalkovich
Background information
Born (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996
OriginMinsk, Belarus
InstrumentsVocals

He was the second winner of this contest from Belarus, after Ksenia Sitnik in 2005.[2]

Alexey is a prize-winner of several other international musical contests in Belarus, Italy and Bulgaria:

  • 2005: He sang Lo zio Bé (Дзе каза рогам) at the Italian song contest Zecchino d'Oro. The song won the Zecchino d'Argento prize for the best non-Italian song.[3] Award not provided to Alexey, but to the author.
  • 2006: II prize for children singers at the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk [4]

References
  1. Илона Галицкая заняла девятое место на международном детском конкурсе Евровидение-2007 (in Russian)
  2. Junior Eurovision Song Contest: History of the Contest
  3. "Archived copy" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. “Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk” of 2006 Archived 2011-08-16 at the Wayback Machine

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Andrey Kunets
with "Novyi den"		 Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2007		 Succeeded by
Dasha, Alina & Karyna
with "Serdtse Belarusi"
Preceded by
Tolmachevy Twins
with "Vesenniy Jazz"		 Winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2007		 Succeeded by
Bzikebi
with "Bzz.."


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