Aleksandra and Konstantin (
Belarusian: , Aliaksandra i Kanstantsin) is a
Belarusian musical duo composed of singer Aleksandra Kirsanova ( be, Аляксандра Кірсанава, Aliaksandra Kirsanava) and guitarist Konstantin Drapezo ( be, Канстанцін Драпеза, Kanstantsin Drapeza).
The duo was formed in 1998. They represented
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
in their inaugural entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
, singing "
My Galileo
Belarus debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "My Galileo" written by Aleksey Solomaha, Alexandra Kirsanova and Konstantin Drapezo. The song was performed by Aleksandra and Konstantin. The Belarusian entry for the 2004 contest ...
" in the
2004 Contest. which failed to qualify to the final scoring only 10 points tying with
Monaco
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for 19th place from a pool of 22. One of the their backing singers during the performance
Petr Elfimov
Petr Petrovich Elfimov ( be, Пётр Ялфімаў, ''Piotr Jalfimaŭ'', russian: Пётр Елфимов, ''Pyotr Yelfimov'') is a singer from Belarus who represented his nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia. He won th ...
represented Belarus 5 years later for the
Eurovision 2009 Contest in Moscow.
Discography
Albums
* За ліхімі за марозамі (Ковчег, 2001)
* Сойка (2003)
* A&K Лепшае (
West Records, 2004)
* Аўтаномная Навігацыя (
West Records, 2006)
* Ключы златыя (
Vigma, 2009)
* М1 (
Vigma, 2013)
EPs
* My Galileo. The Best (2004)
* Масьленіца (2011)
References
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belarus
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2004
Belarusian pop music groups
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