Sergey Lazarev

Sergey Lazarev
Сергей Лазарев
Lazarev in 2016
Born
Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev

(1983-04-01) 1 April 1983 (age 41)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active1991–present
Children2
Musical career
GenresPop
Labels
Websitesergeylazarev.ru

Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev (Russian: Серге́й Вячесла́вович Ла́зарев, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈlazərʲɪf]; born 1 April 1983) is a Russian singer. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as a member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006. Since then Lazarev has pursued a solo career. He represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, and finished in third place, coming first in the televote.[1] He represented Russia again at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel with the song "Scream", and similarly finished in third place.

During his career, he achieved international success in Eastern Europe, winner of Russian and international music prizes, including ZD Awards[2] and Bravo International Professional Music Awards.[3]

  1. ^ Charlotte Jensen (5 March 2016). "Sergey Lazarev's Russian 2016 Eurovision entry leaked". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ "МакSим вручили «ZD Awards 2008» | Station.ru". station.ru. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Названы лауреаты премии BraVo: Род Стюард, Лазарев, Лобода и группировка «Ленинград»". Пятый канал (in Russian). 10 March 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2024.