Anthony Fedorov

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Anthony Fedorov
Background information
Birth name	Anatoliy Vladimirovich Fedorov
Born	(1985-05-04) May 4, 1985 (age 27) Yalta, Ukrainian SSR
Origin	Trevose, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupations	Musician
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Airgo Music
Website	http://AnthonyFedorov.com

Anatoliy Vladimirovich "Anthony" Fedorov (Ukrainian: Анатолій Володимирович Федоров; born May 4, 1985) is an American singer who was the fourth place finalist on the fourth season of American Idol.

Biography

Fedorov was born in Yalta, Ukraine. He, his parents, and his older brother Denis moved to the United States in 1994. He had a tracheotomy as a toddler due to a birth defect in his windpipe, from which a scar is still visible. Despite skepticism that he would even be able to talk again, he persevered and began singing at an early age.^[1] He is a tenor and can play the piano. He graduated from Neshaminy High School in 2003 and attended Bucks County Community College.

Fedorov is fluent in Russian and English. He can also sing in Spanish and Italian.^[2]

American Idol

Fedorov was an American Idol contestant during the spring 2005 season. Of all the American Idol auditioners, Fedorov was most well known for singing ballads, something which all three judges view as his best style.^{[citation needed]}

Federov was voted off the show on May 11, 2005, after singing "I'm Already There" by Lonestar and "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes during country music/Gamble and Huff week. It is said by many that his rendition of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" was one of his top performances, having been on-key through the entire song and gaining praise from the judges.^{[citation needed]} It was viewed as one of his most accomplished, along with his presentations of Celine Dion's "I Surrender" and Paul Young's "Every Time You Go Away".^{[citation needed]}

American Idol performances

After American Idol

In June 2006, Fedorov finished in second place as a contestant on a special Reality TV edition of NBC's Fear Factor along with American Idol season 2 finalist Carmen Rasmusen. He also appeared in four episodes of MTV's Little Talent Show — Triple Threat, which aired on the September 26, 2006, a few days after his brother Denis died of sarcoma.

In April 2007, he toured American Air Force bases in Europe, judging the Military Idol contest and performing.^{[citation needed]}

He played Matt in the off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks starting on May 1, 2007 at the Snapple Theater Center in New York City.^[3]

Anthony has since become a national spokesperson for the Sarcoma Foundation of America and, in 2008, was appointed to the SFA Board of Directors.^{[citation needed]} He has been performing at the SFA Annual Gala every year since 2007.

He performed "The National Anthem" for the New York Knicks, the Oakland Raiders, the Seattle Mariners, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the New York Mets and the LA Dodgers.^{[citation needed]}

Fedorov performed in the US tour of the stage production Simply Ballroom, touring across the United States March through April 2008.^{[citation needed]}

His written song, "Deep Within My Heart", appeared on Dreyer's Hot Tracks promotional CD, along with songs by seven other Idol finalists.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2009 he performed at the BMI Latin Music Awards honoring Gloria Estefan.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2009, he toured with the "Ballroom With A Twist" production across the eastern United States.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2009, he starred as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Oklahoma City Lyric Theater alongside Diana DeGarmo.^{[citation needed]} He was reprised the role at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, starting on October 10, 2009.^{[citation needed]}

He co-wrote a song "Stand By Me and Fight" for Frankie Negrón's first English-language album, "Independence Day" that came out on September 22, 2009.^{[citation needed]}

On May 14, 2010, he played the role of the Prince in the Rodgers & Hammerstein's production of Cinderella in Nashville, Tennessee, which was a benefit concert for the Steven Curtis Chapman's Foundation Show Hope.^[4]

From August 5 to 22, 2010, Fedorov played the character of Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts. He reprised the role of Joseph from December 7, 2010 to January 2, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota at the Ordway.^[5]

On February 14, 2011, it was announced that Fedorov signed with Airgo Music label and a single would be released soon, with the album to follow.^[6]

Fedorov reprised the role of the Prince in the second annual production of Cinderella in Nashville on April 15, 2011.^[7]

From March 3 to 14, 2011, in Tokyo, Fedorov starred in the first production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" to ever play in Japan. .^[8] The production schedule was cut short, with remaining performances cancelled, after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami hit Japan on March 11, 2011.

Fedorov reprised his role as Joseph with new cast members on June 18 and 19, 2011, in King Center, Melbourne, Florida and then on June 21 to 26, at Atlanta, Georgia's Fox Theater.

Fedorov's first record, Never Over, was released in July 2011. The initial release is an EP with six original songs, written or co-written by Fedorov. His single, which is called "You’re Perfect" is scheduled for release on June 29, 2011. He said "When people hear it they won’t expect to hear what they are going to hear. What people remember me doing on American Idol was ballads, but it has been 6 years and my voice has gotten deeper and has developed a lot of color and a lot of strength. I am really excited to introduce this part of myself. I would say my journey begins on June 29th when we release the single. My record will be released sometime in July, but we will start with the single first. I am really excited about it all."^[9]

From November 18-27, 2011, Fedorov played the role of Link Larkin in Hartford Children's Theatre's production of Hairspray in Hartford, Connecticut.^[10]

Personal life

Two days after Fedorov was voted off the show, his brother was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma. Following the show, rumors of a relationship between Fedorov and the final winner, Carrie Underwood, dominated discussions of the season. The rumors were sparked by Underwood's reaction to Fedorov's departure, when she sobbed openly and was seen on-screen saying "I love you" to him.^[11] Fedorov and Underwood denied the rumors, saying that they had a "brother–sister" relationship. They remained very close for some time after American Idol, with Fedorov accompanying Underwood to the CMA Awards on November 6, 2006.^[12] She also visited him on the set of The Fantasticks during his run on the show.^[13] He lives in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

References

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External links

• Anthony Fedorov at American Idol
• Anthony FanClub.com
• Anthony Fedorov at the Internet Movie Database
• Anthony Fedorov on MySpace
• Sarcoma Foundation of America
• Anthony Fedorov on Facebook