Alexander Panayotov in the show "Voice" season 5, video, 4th edition of 09/23/2016: Last night, on September 23, viewers of the federal Channel One saw the next episode of the country's most popular show "Voice" on the air. The program was filled with unforgettable emotions and bright surprises.
So. among talented vocalists who hoped to get into the project from blind auditions, singer Alexander Panayotov made a splash. At one time, the guy graduated from the Igor Krutoy Academy and was quite popular on the domestic stage, but after that he suddenly disappeared from the public eye.
Alexander Panayotov in the show "Voice" season 5, video, 4 issue from 09/23/2016: Return of the star
Now Sasha has come to the country's most prestigious project to reassert himself. According to him, he rethought a lot while he was "in the dark", and now he is sure that he wants to be creative. The judges, who turned their backs to the stage, did not immediately recognize the vocals of their colleague in a bright voice, but when they turned around, they immediately broke into bright smiles and enthusiastic applause.
Panayotov's performance put the hall and the mentors on their feet - the audience gave the vocalist a standing ovation. Polina Gagarina, Grigory Leps, Leonid Agutin and Dmitry Bilan greeted Sasha as an old friend and unanimously urged to choose "themselves" as guardians. Passions were heated to the limit - the judges cursed and argued, interrupting each other, they were very nervous and worried about who exactly Alexander would choose.
Alexander Panayotov in the show "Voice" season 5, video, issue 4 from 09/23/2016: As a result, the guy decided to go to the team of Grigory Leps. The singer was particularly active in calling Alexander into his networks, promised him a great future and even tried to lure him with money - he did not specify what exactly attracted Panayotov, but most likely it was Leps' colossal experience, his success and ability to find in the sky the brightest stars.
Panayotov Alexander Sergeevich is a unique talent, a truly talented performer, composer and master of vocal improvisation. A few days ago, he reached the semi-finals of the 5th season of the country's main vocal competition "Voice". Videos with his performances collect many times more views than his rivals, he is adored by the public and respected by the jury members. So who is this charming vociferous guy? Let's find out together.
Alexander Panayotov on the show "Voice" on Channel OneChildhood and youth
The future golden voice was born on July 1, 1984 in the city of Zaporozhye, Ukraine. Alexander liked to sing since childhood, and his desire was noticed by his parents - at the age of 10, Sasha begins to attend music school No. 2 in the city of Zaporozhye, piano class with a jazz bias. His first vocal teacher was the honored worker of culture, teacher of the youth vocal studio of popular music "Youth", Vladimir Artemiev. At the introductory audition, Sasha performed Mariah Carey's very popular then heartfelt composition "Without you" and impressed everyone present with the power of his voice and talent.
Panayotov's first public performance took place on June 1, 1997 in the central city square of Zaporozhye, at a big concert dedicated to Children's Day. Despite the excitement, Alexander performed brilliantly, surprising the audience with a strong and bright voice. Even then, the sweet-voiced guy predicted a great future.
Despite the obvious prerogative direction in his life, in childhood and adolescence, Alexander was torn between studies, a musical career (like most young musicians, he dreamed of creating his own group more than he generally thought about the possibility of a solo career) and forced earnings. Together with friends, he worked collecting scrap metal and, surprisingly, spent the proceeds very wisely - he acquired the simplest recording equipment in order to write his own music and songs.
First steps in a musical career
Alexander's teachers, and the Young Man himself, were well aware that such a talent could not be confined within the framework of one city, region or country. After a couple of years of active performances at local venues, where Panayotov performed not only covers, but also songs of his own composition (“Summer Rain” and “Ringed Bird”), the future artist has a desire to try his hand at various music competitions. His first appearance at events of this nature was the Zaporizhzhya "Morning Star", and then the festival "Zorepad" in Gulyaipole, where Alexander was awarded the Grand Prix and received his first prize.
From that moment on, Panayotov "went beyond" the musical life of the Zaporozhye region, demonstrating his talent first on the scale of Ukraine, then the neighboring countries. In 2000 he won the bronze prize of the famous "Slavianski Bazaar" in Kyiv. Also the first prize of the Azov Sails, as well as the Grand Prix of the Black Sea Games festival. The jury of the latter was the honored sound engineer Oleg Stupka, who later took Alexander under his wing.
After graduating from secondary and music (with honors) schools, Panayotov entered the Kiev State College of Variety and Circus Arts in the department of pop vocals, but did not finish it, because he actively participated in various music competitions, was fond of it and attended college a little. Realizing that the time has come for decisive action, Alexander decides on perhaps the most important step in his life - he decided to take a chance and try to conquer Moscow. The city of great opportunities, where, under favorable circumstances, you can reveal yourself to the maximum, attracted the young artist.
The show in which he was selected was called "Become a Star", which, along with the "Star Factory", became the pioneer of entertainment reality shows in a musical format. Despite the fact that Alexander made it to the top ten finalists, he failed to win the competition and become part of the Other Rules team. Perhaps this is for the best, since the "Group" itself, after the release of the debut album, dissolved in the domestic media space.
group "Other rules" "People's Artist" - new perspectives
After the end of the competition, Panayotov was forced to return to Kyiv, where he continued his studies at the Kiev National University of Culture and Arts. He also created the Alliance group, which quickly became the favorite of the Kyiv nightclub audience. But Alexander did not leave the idea of conquering the musical Olympus, and a year later he again takes a risky step - he goes to conquer the public and the jury of the new music competition "People's Artist", aired on the Russia channel. It should be noted that the young man was very critical of what his first attempt to conquer Moscow was. He absolutely did not like how he looked on the screen and he decided not only to hone his vocal skills, but also to work on his appearance. He managed to lose more than 20 kilograms in 4 months, and this despite the fact that he grew up next to an excellent cook - his mother.
On the show "People's Artist" Alexander looked completely different Despite the fact that Alexander was seen as the undisputed favorite of the show, he took second place, and Alexey Goman was on the top step of the podium. But the lack of a resounding victory in the track record did not prevent Panayotov from impressing the producers of the show, Kim Breitburg and Yevgeny Fridlyand. After the show, a seven-year contract was signed with their production center "FBI-Music", and their further collaboration resulted in two full-length albums: "Lady of the Rain" (2006) and "Formula of Love" (2010). The show itself brought the singer not only the respect of the public and popularity, but also the opportunity to sing with pop stars. One of the best numbers was Alexander's performance with the magnificent Larisa Dolina with the composition "Moon Melody", which, by the way, they still perform with pleasure at various concerts and events.
Life after "People's Artist"
Despite the presence of a great voice and talent, after the show "People's Artist" Alexander Panayotov could not become a star of the first echelon. He successfully toured with the project participants, and after the tour he was able to focus on solo work and writing material for the release of his own album. In addition to his own songs, the album includes duets with Larisa Dolina and colleagues in the project "People's Artist Alexei Chumakov (season 1) and Ruslan Alekhno (season 2).
In parallel with the work on the album, Alexander begins to attempt to conquer a new height for himself - to become the representative of the country at the international Eurovision Song Contest. But the evil fate of the "second place" pursues the singer here too. In 2005, he lost first place to Natalya Podolskaya (took 15th place at Eurovision), in 2008 he became second after Dima Bilan (took 2nd place at Eurovision), and in 2009 he tried to become a representative of Ukraine, but he also took second there place. All this time, Alexander did not stand still, but was in search - in creative, musical, in search of himself. He experimented with the repertoire and appearance, acquired an army of devoted, but still few fans.
Alexander Panayotov now
After the expiration of the contract with FBI-Music in March 2011, Alexander decided that he was ready to try to become an independent artist. He went on a free voyage through the media space of the country. Firstly, he continued to tour the CIS countries a lot, performing mainly his songs from the albums "Lady of the Rain" and "Formula of Love", and, at the same time, he was going to collect material for a new, third album. The result of creative searches was the release in 2013 of the album "Alpha and Omega".
Album cover "Alpha and Omega" Despite the fact that the album consists of only 10 tracks, Panayotov's fans were endlessly happy with the new material. They noted that Alexander has grown a lot musically, providing the public with more mature, interesting and high-quality products. After the release of the new album, the singer hatched a plan for a grand show in which he could demonstrate not only his increased vocal skills, but also his talents as a director and director. On July 5, 2014, in the chic Mir concert hall, Alexander presented the All in show, timed to coincide with his 30th birthday.
In addition to the fact that he himself acted as a director and director of the show, he is also the author of most of the compositions performed in the show. The singer's guests were his colleague in the "People's Artist" Alexei Chumakov, Larisa Dolina, Vladimir Presnyakov, Yulia Nachalova, Margarita Pozoyan, Georgy Melikishvili. The show was warmly received by the public, and the tickets for it were sold out well before the performance date.
At the same time, Alexander presents an experimental musical product - a joint track “I Promise” with the famous video blogger Sasha Spielberg. A few months later, a video clip for this composition was presented. At the same time, the tracks "Themselves" and "Telephone" were released.
2016 and the show "Voice"
2016 was a turning point in Alexander's career. At the beginning of the year, he presents his new track "Invincible" as well as a video for it. In the video with Panayotov, a participant in the Voice project, the beautiful Alexandra Belyakova, starred. The video and the song were warmly received by fans. Despite the fact that many noticed a slight similarity of the musical composition with Adelle's "Hello", Alexander's atmosphere, quality of performance and charming voice were called by many commentators the best of his career.
But the real bomb was the appearance of Alexander at the blind auditions of the fifth season of the Voice show, where he was immediately recognized and turned around by all the mentors. This made Panayotov very worried and made difficult choices. After the appearance of Alexander in the show, the audience immediately divided into two camps. Some argue that artists like him have no right to come to the project and, possibly, deprive some of the unknown newcomers of a star chance. Others fully supported Alexander, rightly noting that for some reason talents of this level are not represented on our stage. And this level of show can be the impetus for Alexander's career to take a new turn. Let's watch Panayotov's first performance as part of the project together, which, by the way, became the most viewed of all the blind auditions:
All four mentors expressed support for the singer, however, Alexander chose to join the Leps team. Many see this as a financial interest. Well, this cannot be ruled out, for too long the singer has been in the backyard of Russian show business. Perhaps cooperation with is a real chance to make a real star out of a mega-talented performer. At the moment, Alexander has successfully reached the semi-finals of the competition, supported by his mentor and a growing army of fans. At the performances in the quarterfinals, a lyrical composition by Grigory Leps "Why do you need me" was performed. Alexander was once again able to surprise both the audience and the mentors by singing the song cleanly and without using his usual melismas. At the same time, he left the timbre to the very top and to the lower register, which is not familiar and difficult for a tenor.
Personal life
Unfortunately, Alexander does not like to talk about his personal life. In his interviews, he willingly shares stories about first love, about the first kiss, about youthful loves. But at the same time, he gently avoids answering questions about whether his heart is busy now. In none of the social networks you will find a photo that could shed light on the state of affairs on the singer's love front. He is not married and has no children, and most of the photos on Instagram, where he can be seen with girls, are signed in the spirit of "this is a colleague / friend." It is known that he closely communicates with his manager Ekaterina Koreneva, with whom he flies on a joint vacation and spends a lot of time together.
Alexander Panayotov 2017
As soon as the hype around the finale of the show "Voice" on Channel One subsided, Alexander's mentor Grigory Leps began the immediate realization of his promise "Cheer to me, you won't regret it!". Immediately after the "Voice" one could see Panayotov in the ageless "Guess the Melody". Together with other members of the Voice, Alexander first appeared on Channel One. In addition to participating in the game itself, he performed a new song in a duet with Tatyana Shamanina. By the way, Alexander wrote the text himself.
Panayotov and Shamanina on the air of the show "Guess the Melody" 
Alexander in the show "Guess the Melody" on Channel One After the New Year, the phenomenal Rosa Khutor music festival, held annually by the production center of Grigory Leps, started for the third time. It lasted several days and included solo concerts and, a creative evening of the Meladze Brothers and a big Gala concert. Many Russian pop stars and wards of the Leps production center took part in the large-scale gala concert. Among the guests were: Nyusha, Laima Vaikule, Timati, Polina Gagarina, Yegor Creed, Emin, singer Slava and many others. Naturally, Alexander also spoke, who for the first time presented his hit "Invincible" to the general public. He also performed several other songs and sang a duet with Grigory Leps. At the concert of the Meladze brothers, he performed "Do not disturb my soul violin."
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Ahead of Alexander is shooting a video for the song “Why do you need me?” Donated by Leps. As well as a big solo concert in Crocus City, the best venue in the country. The young singer will again be accompanied by his mentor Grigory Leps. At the beginning of 2017, after the conclusion of the contract, Alexander was his mentor. We are looking forward to new miracles from a talented performer!
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“Grisha Leps is an odious singer with unsurpassed vocal abilities and a very wise person”
No one expected that, suddenly appearing on the horizon after a long lull, Alexander Panayotov would make a real storm, and not in a teacup, but on the big stage, acquire a powerful fan club and fall under the reliable producer wing of Grigory Leps, although he did not receive the first place in the show "Voice".
Every cloud has a silver lining: the performer admitted to ZD that he managed to make a breakthrough after he had a terrible accident that changed his attitude to life. Now Alexander talks about the metamorphoses of personality and image, "weeds and flowers", the change of eras and the rejection of conventions.
Sasha, you are not the first day on stage: back in 2002-2003, you participated in "Become a Star", "People's Artist", but all these stories did not lead to anything special, and suddenly in 2016 you get on the "Voice" , where you don’t perform any of your songs due to the format, and wild excitement rises around you. How do you explain it yourself?
I don't know. Maybe this is the magical power of television. Everything that happened was preceded by a rather long pause - 5 years I was nowhere. Of course, I was invited to strange programs - to discuss who stabbed whom, who lost weight, but I brushed aside all this.
And a year before The Voice, I was invited to a parody show, but I thought that it was definitely not worth following in the footsteps of my colleague Alexei Chumakov in the third or fourth season, and indeed it’s not my story to parody someone. I need to sing. I watched The Voice from the first season and thought that some project of a new format would still appear, but it did not appear.
Last February, I was in a terrible car accident and miraculously survived. After that, everything turned upside down in me, I thought: “Why have I vegetated for so many years?” - and all prejudices about my large luggage disappeared. I realized that I was wasting time, I was losing a lot of things in general, and immediately sent an application for the competition, I decided to reset to zero.
Moreover, I lost 20 kilograms, changed both internally and externally, I felt: I have something to say, show - and went to the project. Apparently, all this together and gave the result.
In addition, I am friends with Polina Gagarina, and with Dima Bilan, and with Leonid Agutin, I have known Grigory Leps for a long time. So support from their side also probably played a role. Although there were rumors from the editors of the program initially, none of them knew that I was going to the show, at least on which day I would perform and what song I would sing. They had the choice to just not turn around, but they all cascaded - it was a very beautiful moment, and everything worked out.
- You needed an internal impetus, which in this case was a dramatic event - an accident?
Absolutely. Everything has changed. Before that, I was walking around with my thirteen years of experience like with a suitcase without a handle - I didn’t know where to put it all: a duet with Dolina, a seven-year contract with Friedland, and a long concert activity, which, in fact, led nowhere ...
- But why did you go to a show where you can’t even show your repertoire?
I was hoping that I could do it. Sometimes Yuri Aksyuta allows the participants to sing their songs, and then I just recorded the song "Invincible", but it so happened that I could not perform it.
- Do you think your colleagues recognized you at the blind audition or not?
I think Dima and Polina definitely recognized me. I don't know if Grisha recognized me - by the way, I haven't asked him about it yet; but Lenya had not heard me for a long time and, judging by the reaction, he was surprised. When I chose the All By Myself song, I knew there was such a note, such a modulation, winning for me that it would be strange if they didn't turn.
But still. You - a person who already had star status - go to a show intended either for unknown performers, or for outsiders who are making a desperate attempt to get hooked on something again. Didn't that bother you?
You have no idea how many people dissuaded me from this, lamented: “Where are you going ?! Are you crazy! Many will not understand! If I had to go, then for the first season. Now you admit your defeat, you will understand that you are no one.” The pressure was enormous. Some colleagues generally said that this was a step backwards, that it would be dishonest - and stuff like that.
But, firstly, nowhere is it written that this is a project for beginners. Secondly, I do not consider it an outsider competition. It just so happened that not everything worked out right away for me - maybe at some point the repertoire was not quite right, maybe I became objectionable to someone, or maybe the fact that I was an artist on the second channel played a role, but then he stopped supporting me. I understood that if you return, then only to the First.
Naturally, there was a big risk that Yuri Aksyuta would not let me through: Sogdiana was there, and for the second time Gleb Matveychuk, and Evgeny Gor, and Nadezhda Babkina came, but they did not pass. I think the producer deliberately took a risk: there was a good intrigue in my appearance, and, apparently, he understood that they would talk about it, he calculated some options in advance, like a professional in his field.
- When you chose a mentor, were you sure that you want to go to Leps?
It happened there: Gagarina and Leps fought for me. Agutin and Dima immediately decided to "step aside", they didn't even say a word. Polina ran onto the stage, and many thought that Grisha's assertiveness, which he then showed, could scare me off, but no one in my life had ever fought like that for me. And I was so bribed, I liked it so much that I said: "Here is my mountain, and I am Mohammed, who will go to it." Fate put everything in its place. Moreover, Grisha is an odious singer with unsurpassed vocal abilities and a very wise person. I thought that we should be together in a creative union.
- What happened in those years when you were not heard from? Were there any creative gestures?
Certainly. They say that there is no warrior alone in the field, but then I shot a lot of clips, did the first big solo concert - the All In show, the first in Moscow, gathered a fairly large hall, recorded an album. One way or another, I have always been an active artist with decent fees.
- At your recent speech, you said a good phrase: “It seems that you took a step back, but it turned out - a step forward” ...
It seems to me that it should be a rule for every artist who finds himself in the same situation as me at some point - do not be shy to take steps back, if necessary, to leave the comfort zone.
Why ashamed? I stood in line with people who were learning from my songs. When they saw me, they almost fainted and asked: “What are you, our new mentor?” I say "No. I came to stand with you." And I don’t see anything wrong with waiting with them, like everyone else, putting on a number… It tempers, this is a story that is not given to everyone. I don't think there is anything wrong with her.
- When you first came on stage, it was a completely different era. Did you notice how she changed?
Certainly. Then there was no Internet or mobile phones, and technology subsequently had an impact on the music world. However, everything is cyclical. The new generation has grown up and still steps on the same rake. Only mastodons remain unchanged - Alla Pugacheva, the same Grigory Leps. At the same time, many mediocre artists appear. What they do, of course, is not served as frankly as it was then, already under a different sauce, but the situation does not change from this.
You just mentioned mastodons. You can often hear from them that today there is “a lot of weed”, although there used to be no less of it. Do you have these thoughts too?
In fact, I have become more philosophical about everything. Each era has its own weeds, its own flowers, and this is natural. To each his own. Everyone has their own cultural level of development, and a person can find what suits him. On the Internet, you can listen to your favorite music 24 hours a day. Today there is no such thing - what they feed you, then you eat.
Has the era of the Internet influenced your work - on the repertoire, on the image? You've shown quite a bright evolution of the image...
To be honest, I don't even notice it. A more strict image corresponds to age, after all, I am already an adult uncle, but it is difficult for me to say where in this sense there was a turning point, a sharp transition. Everything happened quite harmoniously. Probably, something breaks down when a person approaches the 30-year mark, although sometimes it doesn’t - there are also a lot of examples of this.
There were no specific conversations. The topic was raised when I was a contender for victory in The Voice and everyone expected that this would happen. In such a situation, God himself would have ordered, but it turned out a little differently. I don't know how top management will decide now. I think all this will be decided by Konstantin Lvovich Ernst and people in higher circles. This year, the moment is especially interesting, because Eurovision will be held in Ukraine, and not just in some European country where you can go just like that. There are many subtle moments, pitfalls. I don’t know how they will decide to do better: maybe the winner of the “Voice” Daria Antonyuk will go, maybe I, or maybe the Leningrad group.
What is your personal, inner attitude towards this competition? If it weren’t for the circumstances and you had the freedom of choice, would you go to Eurovision?
Definitely yes. I have been watching this contest since 1998. No matter how they criticize him, he is interesting, he is one of a kind, this is a musical marathon, a festival, a holiday that has no analogues. It is already being broadcast in America and Australia - it fills the entire musical space. And this is a cool, fabulous action. If we discard all the political moments, this is, of course, a pleasant competition, and I always watch it, root for those I like, make my predictions, and it's interesting for me.
- Do your predictions often come true?
Always. I never made a mistake, I always knew who would win. Last year, I understood that a struggle would unfold between Jamala and Lazarev, but I felt that Jamala would win. And on the "Voice", taking second place, I actually went into the shoes of Sergei, and he even wrote to me later: "Don't worry. I had the same situation,” adding that sometimes second place is better than first.
Grigory Leps is very happy that you took second place, because he will not have to buy you from another production company. And some even say that you weren't allowed to win on purpose...
I don't know such subtleties, and yet I believe that the voting was fair, especially in terms of points we had a small gap with the winner. I don’t understand the feelings about this at all: all these first and second places are such a convention.
Now that you've faced the mass "hysteria" that you've been working towards for so many years and finally got there, what are you going to do about it next?
Any hysteria tends to pass very quickly. The competition is over and interest may fade. The task of the artist is to keep him. I'm going to do this with a repertoire, and I already have it. Previously, the problem was not quite the right selection of songs, although there were good things that I still sing. In this sense, Grisha Leps has a great flair, and he is now sending me songs that we will record, include in a large concert program. It seems to me that the repertoire makes any artist.
- And what is charisma in your understanding? And what should be the balance between it and technology?
For some reason, many people accuse me of not having charisma. I think that sometimes you just want to listen to a person, and sometimes you don't. Often this is a matter of taste. It seems to me that any accomplished artist on stage has his own charisma.
Is it possible to experiment on the Russian stage? Or is there only one way - along the beaten format track?
I think there is always room for experimentation. It is always necessary to leave the comfort zone, which, by the way, Dima Bilan propagates all the time. Sooner or later, the artist has to do this, because a person has the property of internally “stiffening” - in his image, thinking, repertoire, environment. How sharply to move in this direction - radically or gradually, so as not to shock people - everyone decides for himself. Everyone has their own tactics.
It is very fashionable to compare the Russian stage with the foreign one, and the comparisons, as a rule, are not in favor of the domestic one. How correct is this and is it worth focusing on Western models?
Of course, you need to look in that direction in order to catch trends, learn how to make a better sound: whatever one may say, foreign artists set the tone. But we have an undeniable advantage - our Russian soul. There is no such thing. There are certain conditions here, a certain audience, there is some kind of morality here ... And ties. ( laughing.)
According to many critics, Alexander Panayotov's voice is unique, which allowed the singer to so rapidly rise to the musical Olympus of Russian show business. The fact that Alexander has an undeniable talent is evidenced by achievements and awards, which are already enough in the artist's piggy bank.
Alexander was born in the summer of 1984 in the family of a cook in the person of his mother and a construction worker. Only the singer's sister, who studied at a music school, had anything to do with music. The biography of Alexander Panayotov has been connected with music since early childhood, the boy's musical abilities appeared early. The first "concerts" that Sasha gave in kindergarten were held with the same full house. Panayotov studied at a multidisciplinary school, where he chose a humanitarian class. The exact sciences were not in favor with the boy. Sasha gladly "leaned" on literature and languages, regretting only one thing: the lyceum did not teach art history.
Alexander Panayotov first appeared on the "adult" stage at the age of 9. The boy sang the song "Beautiful Far Away" and immediately turned into a school star. Such success prompted the young performer to further improve his talent, and the boy went to a music school. There Sasha signed up for the Yunost vocal studio.
At the age of 15, the novice performer already had his own repertoire. At that time, Sasha's mentor was Vladimir Artemiev, in whose studio Panayotov was first auditioned. Further, the talented guy participates in various music competitions - "Morning Star", "Slavic Bazaar", as well as "Black Sea Games", which at that time already went beyond the borders of Ukraine.
The aspiring artist graduated from high school and music school with honors. After graduation, Sasha's choice fell on the Kiev State College of Circus Art. After studying at the faculty of pop vocals, the young man leaves the walls of the educational institution - participation in various musical tournaments did not leave free time.
Music
In Moscow, Alexander Panayotov appeared on the TV show "Become a Star" and managed to reach the final. Returning to Kyiv, the singer entered the University of Culture and Arts. Sasha created a musical group, calling the team "Alliance". In the ensemble, which consisted of 5 people, Panayotov became a soloist. The group quickly began to enjoy success. In 2003, "Alliance" toured with concerts not only in Ukraine, but also in neighboring countries.
In the same breakthrough year of 2003, Panayotov once again took part in the popular Russian reality show, which was broadcast on the Rossiya channel. It was the competition "People's Artist". And again a victory: Alexander reached the final and received "silver". Immediately, well-known Moscow producers Evgeny Fridlyand and Kim Breitburg offered the talented performer a 7-year contract, which he signed.
Participation in this project is marked by the fact that Panayotov managed to go on the same stage and sing the song "Moon Melody" in a duet with, whose work the guy loved from childhood. In addition, participation in the competition brought Sasha and friendship with. Later, Alexander Panayotov, Alexei Chumakov, sang the hit "Unusual" as an ensemble.
After signing the contract, Alexander, along with other finalists of the People's Artist, went on tour in Russia. The creative biography of Alexander Panayotov developed brilliantly. In 2006, the debut album "Lady of the Rain" was released. In the spring of 2010, a second disc appeared called "Formula of Love".
After the expiration of the contract, Panayotov became an independent artist. Alexander successfully toured Russia and the CIS countries, and then went on foreign tours to Israel, Germany, France, and Spain. In 2013, the singer gave fans the third studio album Alpha and Omega. The songs of Alexander Panayotov were a success.
In July 2014, Panayotov presented a new solo program, which he timed to coincide with his own 30th birthday. The concert took place on the stage of the Mir Concert Hall. And in May 2015, Alexander was entrusted to speak in the UN General Assembly Hall. Here, in New York, a concert dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II was held. The Russian performer sang famous military songs accompanied by Oleg Lundstrem's orchestra.
In December of the same year, Alexander Panayotov performed at a concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary. The performance was again accompanied by Lundstrem's chamber orchestra. The singer was one of the headliners of this concert and brilliantly performed a number of Sinatra's hits.
Speaking about Alexander Panayotov, it is impossible not to note the work in the cinema. With such an actively developing career as a singer, the young man manages to "light up" in the cinema.
The artist's film debut in 2006 was the series "Don't Be Born Beautiful" with. Here the guy got a cameo role. A year later, Panayotov performed the song "So Close" for the Russian version of the film "Charmed". Panayotov also tried himself in voice acting. This guy is not going to stop. Alexander sees himself in the lead role of drama or fantasy.
"Voice"
2016 gave the artist's fans two new tracks - "Invincible", the words and music for which the performer wrote himself, and "Intravenous". But the singer of the fans was even more pleased with the appearance on the 5th season of the popular TV show "". The performance of Alexander Panayotov with the musical composition All by Myself at blind auditions made a splash. The mentors of the project, without exception, turned to Alexander - and, and, and with. The singer decided to participate in the project under the tutelage of Grigory Leps.
At the competition performance "Fights", Alexander Panayotov appeared in a duet with, with whom he sang the single Woman in Chains. For the "Knockouts" stage, Alexander used the song "Phone Book". Sergei Ruchkin also became Panayotov's rivals. In the quarterfinals, Alexander amazed the audience with the performance of the hit "Why do you need me."
As a result, the mentors gave the singer 50% of the votes, and the audience - 53.1%. In the final, the battle with participant Daria was again waiting, but Alexander's performance of the song “Do not disturb my soul, violin” seemed to both the audience and the jury again more convincing than that of the rival. In the final, the artist took second place, while the championship went to a participant from the team of Leonid Agutin.
After the end of the project, Alexander Panayotov and his mentor did not lose touch, the young performer joined the creative team of the pop star's production center.
Since 2005, Alexander has made several attempts to qualify for participation in Eurovision. The most successful year in this regard was 2008, when, thanks to the advantage of one point, Dima Bilan went to the international competition, bringing the country its first victory. When the national selection for Eurovision 2017 began Alexander. The singer believed that he could perform at the competition not only as a performer, but also as a performer.
As a result of the selection, a candidate was nominated. But the SBU blacklisted the girl and Yulia was denied entry to Ukraine. Russia's performance at the international competition did not take place.
Personal life
Jokingly, the artist talks about his first love in kindergarten. Then, like his peers, he started a romantic relationship in high school. This is where the information ends.
The personal life of Alexander Panayotov has long been interested in an army of fans and paparazzi. But the singer so carefully hides everything that he does not consider intended for prying eyes that there is absolutely nothing to report about his private life.
Nevertheless, fans noted the fact that the artist has changed significantly throughout his musical career. At first, the weight of a young man with a height of 189 cm was 106 kg. The singer adjusted the nutrition system, began to visit the gym, conduct detox programs, so soon he pleased the fans with a toned figure. The result of the image change was not long in coming.
In 2013, Sasha posted on the page in " Instagram"an intriguing photo, where the young singer Eva Koroleva is depicted next to the musician. Panayotov congratulated the girl on her birthday. But it seems that if this novel was, then no further consequences in the form of a wedding followed.
The conclusion that Alexander is already ready to start a family was made not so long ago by fans of the singer's talent. And again they learned only what the singer allowed. Panayotov wrote in his "
