Alexander Ivanov

Alexander Ivanov (born 29 October 1994), also known mononymously as Ivan, is a Belarusian-Russian singer. He represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Help You Fly". Ivanov was also to represent Russia in the Intervision Song Contest 2015 but the contest never happened.

Eurovision 2016 It was reported in the Belarusian media that Ivanov intended to perform his entry naked with two wolves on stage. His producer tried to get permission to get wolves on stage, considering the "no live animals" policy of the competition. Organizers didn't allow either request, but the presentation included animated scenes of wolves appearing on screen. Ivanov performed his song "Help You Fly" on 12 May 2016 in Eurovision's second semi-final, but failed to qualify to the 14 May 2016 final.

2023: Маска (The Masked Singer)

Beginning on February 12, 2023, Alexander Ivanov appeared on the weekly television show Маска (The Masked Singer) on the Russian NTV channel. He sang under the Caterpillar mask. He was eliminated as a contestant on the April 23rd, 2023 show, and he removed his Caterpillar mask to reveal his true identity. He then performed a reprise of his song Le Temps des cathédrales from episode 3 of Маска (The Masked Singer) show.

Performances on Маска (The Masked Singer) Broadcast date Title Language Songwriters Original Artist February 12, 2023 "Букет" Russian Alexander Barykin Alexander Barykin February 19, 2023 "Песня Забавы" Russian Flying Ship Tatyana Shabelnikova February 26, 2023 "Le Temps des cathédrales" French Notre-Dame De Paris OST Notre-Dame De Paris March 5, 2023 "Трава у дома" Russian Zemlyane Zemlyane March 12, 2023 "Мой первый день" Russian Olga Kormukhina Olga Kormukhina March 19, 2023 "Полёт на дельтаплане" Russian Valery Leontiev Valery Leontiev March 26, 2023 "Колыбельная" Russian Polina Gagarina Polina Gagarina April 2, 2023 "Billie Jean" English Michael Jackson Michael Jackson April 9, 2023 "О чём ты думаешь" Russian Alexey Vorobyov Alexey Vorobyov April 16, 2023 "Somebody to Love" English Freddie Mercury Queen April 23, 2023 "Аэропорты" Russian Leonid Agutin & Vladimir Presnyakov Leonid Agutin & Vladimir Presnyakov

Personal life His great-grandmother was Moldovan.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album RUS "Krest I Ladon" 2015 "Help You Fly" 2016 200