Dmitry Shavrov (russian: Дмитрий Шавров, lt, Dmitrij Šavrov; born 18 September 1983), better known by his stage names Sasha Song or Sasha Son, is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. He represented
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Love" written and performed by Sasha Song, Sasha Son, which is the artistic name of singer Dmitrij Šavrov. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Televis ...
. His stage name Sasha Son means "Sasha Dream" in Russian, with Sasha being a Russian
diminutive
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form of the name
Alexander
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Biography
Early life
At 12 years old, Dima Šavrovas was debuted in the music scene of Lithuania. He is a
Russian-Lithuanian. His major hit to date is ''Mama''. He currently is the youngest person to have won the "Bravo" music award for the ''song of the year'' with his song ''Mama''. At the age of 15 he moved to the
United Kingdom
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; he completed secondary education there and acquired musical education.
Professional life
He represented
Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Euro ...
in the second Semi-Final and advanced to the Final where he finished in 23rd place. Dmitry has earlier worked with
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
winner
Dima Bilan
Dima Nikolayevich Bilan (russian: Ди́ма Никола́евич Била́н; born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan, russian: Ви́ктор Никола́евич Бела́н, links=no; 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer, songwriter and acto ...
. At Eurovision pre-selection final he received full points from all the juries. He participated again in Lithuania's
national selection for
Eurovision 2010 along with Nora with the song "Say Yes to Life."
See also
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Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Love" written and performed by Sasha Song, Sasha Son, which is the artistic name of singer Dmitrij Šavrov. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Televis ...
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Song, Sasha
1983 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2009
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Lithuania
Lithuanian people of Russian descent
Lithuanian pop singers
Musicians from Vilnius
English-language singers from Lithuania