Ilya Volkov (russian: Илья Волков,

Romanized Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

: ''Ilya Volkov''; be, Ілля Волкаў, Romanized: ''Illia Volkaŭ''; born 19 April 2002) is a

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 ...

ian teen singer and part-time dancer. He is best known for representing his country at the 11th annual

Junior Eurovision Song Contest The Junior Eurovision Song Contest (often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong) is an international song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003. It is held in a diff ...

with his song ''Poy so Mnoy'' (Sing with me).

Life and career

Ilya Volkov was born on 19 April 2002 in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

, the capital city of

JESC 2013 winners - Ukraine, Malta, Belarus

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013

On 4 October 2013, Ilya Volkov went on to win the Belarusian selection for JESC with his song "Poy so Mnoy". A few weeks later, Volkov shot a video for the song. On 30 November 2013, he represented Belarus at the 11th

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, Ukraine. "Poy so Mnoy" placed third in a field of 12 songs with 108 points, receiving 12 points from Russia.

Discography

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Volkov, Ilya 2002 births Living people 21st-century Belarusian male singers Belarusian pop singers Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belarus Belarusian child singers Musicians from Minsk