Alexander "Alex P" Papaconstantinou (

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: Αλέξανδρος "Άλεξ" Παπακωνσταντίνου; born 29 December 1979 in

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) is a Greek-Swedish songwriter and music producer. He has worked with a number of artists including

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, Antique, Helena Paparizou,

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and

Tamta Tamta Goduadze ( ka, თამთა გოდუაძე; el, Τάμτα Γκοντουάτζε, Támta Gkontouátze; born 10 January 1981), known mononymously as Tamta, is a Georgian-Greek singer. She first achieved popularity in Greece in ...

. In 2011, Papaconstantinou adopted the production

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Alex P and started collaborating with record producer RedOne, joined RedOne's production and 2101 songs writing team. His collaboration continued until 2014. Along with Adam Baptiste, Papaconstantinou has also been credited as a featured artist under the name "The WAV.s". Since 2017, he has been a member of the pop band VAX. Papaconstantinou has also written and co-written a number of notable songs for

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for

(Greece), Aysel and

(Azerbaijan),

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and

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(Cyprus).

Eurovision

Papaconstantinou has written and co-written a number of songs in various

Collaboration with RedOne

In 2011, Papaconstantinou adopted the production

Alex P and started collaborating with record producer RedOne, joined RedOne's production and 2101 songs writing team. This collaboration lasted three years until 2014, during which time he co-wrote and co-produced the

hit song "

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''. In 2013, singer Marc Anthony covered the Khaled song "

" as a

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tune titled "Vivir Mi Vida" ("Live My Life") for his studio album '' 3.0''. This version won a

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in 2013 for

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and holds the record for the second-longest run inside the top-five in the ''Billboard'' Latin Songs, with 51 weeks. During his collaboration with RedOne, Alex P co-wrote or produced multiple

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s leading to 3

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and a Latin Grammy Award.

VAX

In 2017, Papaconstantinou co-founded and became a member of the music trio VAX, along with singer Teddy Sky and guitarist Viktor Svensson. VAX released the song "6 in the Morning" featuring the Polish singer-songwriter Margaret followed by "Fireproof" featuring band lead singer Teddy Sky.

Discography

Singles

Personal life

Alexander Papaconstantinou is of Greek descent. His sister is SVT presenter Ritza Papaconstantinou.

Selected production discography

References

External links

Alex Papaconstantinou charting songs on Swedish Singles Charts
{{Authority control 1979 births Living people Musicians from Stockholm People from Södermanland Swedish people of Greek descent Swedish record producers Swedish songwriters