Alekseev
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| Background information | |
| Native name | Алєксєєв |
| Birth name | Алєксєєв Микита Володимирович |
| Also known as | Никита |
| Born | May 18, 1993 Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Origin |
 Ukraine
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| Genres | Pop, Pop Rock |
| Years active | 2014-Present |
| Labels | Zion Music |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/alekseevofficialpage/ |
Alekseev (Born Alekseev Nikita Vladimirovich) is a Ukrainian singer. He is best known for being a semifinalist on Ukraine's version of The Voice, "Voice Of The Country" and for his chart topping song Пьяное солнце (Drunken Sun),which has over 30 million views on YouTube.
Born on May 18, 1993 in Ukraine's capital of Kyiv. When he was one and a half years old his family moved to Chita, two years later his family returned to Kyiv. Alekseev attended Kyiv Specialized School No. 106. Among his childhood music preferences, Alekseev notes the music of Queen (band), Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, George Michael and Justin Timberlake.
At the age of 12, Alekseev became very interested in music and singing and was taught by Konstantin Pona. A few months later he took part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, he didn't win, but instead of giving up on singing he started his own band called "Mova".
In addition to singing, he was also interested in playing tennis and soccer. Alekseev graduated from university with a degree in Marketing.
During Voice Of The Country's blind auditions, Ani Lorak turned her chair for Alekseev, but he did not go beyond the 1st live broadcast. As a consolation prize, Ani Lorak helped Alekseev shoot the music video for his debut single "Everything is in Time". But he didn't gain popularity until after he apeared on Voice Of The County:Reload where he covered Iryna Bilyk's "I'm Drowning" and shot a music video for it. The song stayed first for several weeks on the FDR chart.Iryna Bilyk herself positively commented on the cover even invited him to sing at her concert.
In September 2015, Alekseev released Пьяное солнце (Drunken Sun), with lyrics by Vitaly Kurovsky and music by Rusland Quint. The next month, a music video directed by was shot in which Alekseev kills his alter ego after breaking up with a girl. In late May 2016, he received the RU.TV award for best song. He also received a prestigious YUNA award for Drunken Sun. His hit Drunken Sun gained the status of a Platinum Single on ITunes and was in Shazam's Top 100 World Chart the following week. No less successful were the subsequent singles "Dreams of Shards", "Oceans of Steel" and "Feeling Soul" whos music videos were also directed by Alan Badoev.
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