Sergey Stepanov (musician)
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Sergey Stepanov and SunStroke Project at Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Epic Sax Guy |
| Born |
3 September 1984 Tiraspol, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, composer |
| Associated acts | SunStroke Project |
Sergey Stepanov (Russian: Серге́й И́горевич Степа́нов; IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈiɡərʲɪvʲɪt͡ɕ sʲtʲɪˈpanəf], Romanian: Serghei Stepanov; born 3 September 1984 in Tiraspol) is a Moldovan musician and composer from Transnistria, member of the SunStroke Project.
Stepanov graduated in 2005 from Transnistrian State Arts Institute of Tiraspol. After graduation he served in Transnistria's army, where he meet Anton Ragoza. Later they formed Sunstroke band, now known as SunStroke Project.
As a member of SunStroke Project, Sergey participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, where SunStroke Project finished 22nd. After the contest, Stepanov, thanks to his extravangant look and dancing style, quickly became an Internet meme named "Epic Sax Guy" through a YouTube video with Sergey's instrumental solo performance during the group's Eurovision performance. It instantly went viral and spawned quite a few remix videos, including a ten-hour long remixed version.
In 2014, Stepanov's 2010 performance was included in the Eurovision Book of Records, a collection of the most memorable moments in the history of the contest. In 2017, SunStroke Project returned to Eurovision with the song "Hey Mamma", and this time finished 3rd. Many notable publications around the world wrote about the comeback of the "Epic Sax Guy", and on the Internet new videos and remixes with Stepanov's performance appeared, this time known as "Ultra Sax Guy". On returning to Moldova, SunStroke Project were awarded the Order of Honour by the President of Moldova Igor Dodon.
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