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Alexander Ivanov (; be, Алякса́ндр Івано́ў, łacinka: Alaksandar Ivanoŭ, born 29 October 1994), also known as Ivan, is a Belarusian-Russian singer. He 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 the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "
Help You Fly Belarus participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Help You Fly" written by Viktor Drobysh, Alexander Ivanov, Timofei Leontiev and Mary Susan Applegate. The song was performed by Ivan, which is the artistic name of singer A ...
". Ivanov was also to represent Russia in the Intervision Song Contest 2015 but the contest never happened.


Eurovision 2016

It was reported in the Belarusian media that Ivanov intended to perform his entry naked with two wolves on stage. His producer tried to get permission to get wolves on stage, considering the "no live animals" policy of the competition. Organizers didn't allow either request, but the presentation included animated scenes of wolves appearing on screen. Ivanov performed his song "Help You Fly" on 12 May 2016 in Eurovision's second semi-final, but failed to qualify to the 14 May 2016 final.


Personal life

His great-grandmother was Moldovan.


Discography


Singles


References


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* 1994 births 21st-century Belarusian male singers Living people People from Gomel Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belarus Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2016 Belarusian people of Moldovan descent 21st-century Russian male singers 21st-century Russian singers Belarusian expatriates in Russia {{Russia-singer-stub