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This article is about the Ukrainian singer. For details on the name 'Aloysha', see Alexey. For the Murmansk monument nicknamed 'Aloysha', see Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War.
| Alyosha | |
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 Alyosha in Oslo, 23 May 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Olena Kucher |
| Born | 14 May 1986 Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)[1] |
| Origin | Ukraine |
| Genres | Pop, Rock |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Catapult music[1] |
Alyosha (Ukrainian: Aльоша; born Olena Kucher on 14 May 1986) is a Ukrainian singer.
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Eurovision 2010 qualification scandal
On 20 March 2010, Alyosha won the Ukrainian National Final and thus represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. She replaced Vasyl Lazarovych who was originally picked on December 29, 2009 to represent Ukraine. After some political changes that took place in Ukraine his candidacy was withdrawn on March 15 under suspicion that he was picked with the help of the current director of the State National Television (1st National) Vasyl Ilashchuk. The petition to organize another concourse and to cancel the current results was signed by several famous Ukrainian performers such as Taisia Povaliy, Ruslana Pysanka, Kostyantyn Meladze, and many others.[2]
Originally, she was due to participate in the contest with the song "To Be Free". Later on, it came to the light that the winning song has been available for purchase (under the name of Alonya) at Amazon.de since 12 April 2008.[3] This would break the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest. A new song, "Sweet People", was chosen, two days after the 22 March deadline had passed, so NTU was fined by the EBU.[1] Alyosha performed in the 2nd semi-final on 27 May 2010,[4] where she progressed to the final.[5] In the final Alyosha finished 10th with 108 points.[6]
Personal data
She studied vocals at the Kiev National University of Culture and Arts and signed with the Catapult Music record label in 2008.[1]
Alyosha is currently working on her debut album in the United States. It will be recorded in the English language and is expected to be released officially in fall, 2010.
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She currently is a member of Greenpeace,[citation needed]. She was born two weeks before the Chernobyl disaster and her song Sweet People reflects concern both for the effects of this disaster and for the world envirnment.
Charts
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| UKR [7] |
RUS [8] |
SUI [9] |
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| 2008 | "To Be Free" | — | — | — |
| 2009 | "Sneg (Снег)" | — | 169 | — |
| 2010 | "Ty ujdesh (Ты уйдешь)" | 6 | 52 | — |
| "Sweet People" | — | — | 73 | |
| 2011 | "Kto skazal (Кто сказал)" | 13 | 154 | — |
References
- ^ a b c d Alyosha to represent Ukraine at Eurovision with ‘Sweet People’ as her song, Kyiv Post (25 March 2010)
- ^ (Russian) Arnova, V. "Over the President clouds increased". "Newspaper in Kiev" #46. March 11, 2010.
- ^ "Alonya: Amazon.de" (in German). Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/ToBe-Free/dp/B001SM9OQU/ref=pd_rhf_p_img_1. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Hondal, Victor (2010-03-24). "Alyosha to sing Sweet people in Eurovision 2010". ESCToday. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/15448. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ Second Semi-Final: The qualifiers are..., official website of the Eurovision Song Contest (27 May 2010)
- ^ Ukrainian singer Alyosha takes 10th place on Eurovision 2010 song contest In Norway, Kyiv Post (May 30, 2010)
- ^ Ukrainian Airplay Chart Archived 1 February 2010 at WebCite
- ^ Russian Airplay Chart
- ^ Swiss Singles Chart
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| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Svetlana Loboda with "Be My Valentine!" |
Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 |
Succeeded by Mika Newton with "Angel" |
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