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Alexey Vorobyov
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Alexey Vorobyov (2011)
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Алексей Воробьёв
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| Birth name | Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov |
| Born | 19 January 1988 Tula, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, accordion |
| Labels | Universal Music Russia |
Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Воробьёв; born January 19, 1988) is a talented Russian singer and actor. He performs songs in both Russian and English. For his international work, he is often known as Alex Sparrow, which is an English translation of his Russian name.
Alexey became well-known after appearing on the Russian version of The X Factor in 2005 when he was just 17 years old. In 2006, he signed a contract with Universal Music Russia, a big music company. He also became a goodwill ambassador for Y-PEER in 2007. This is a youth group connected to the United Nations Population Fund. Alexey represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany, which is a huge international music competition.
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Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Alexey was born on January 19, 1988, in Tula, a city in Russia. His father worked in security, and his mother was a housewife. When he was a child, Alexey loved playing football and was part of a youth team in Tula. At first, he thought about a career in sports. However, he later decided that music was his true calling.
Alexey studied the accordion at a music college. While he was there, he took part in many music competitions. After finishing college, he went back to music school. This time, he chose to study singing. For a short time, he was even the main singer for a folk music group called "Delight" in Tula.
Music Career Highlights
In 2005, Alexey won a gold medal for his solo performance at a competition called the Delphic Games IV. That same year, he went to Moscow and placed third in a TV music competition. He then moved to Moscow and entered more contests. In 2006, he signed a contract with Universal Music Russia, a major record label.
In July 2006, Alexey performed at the "Big Eight" event in St. Petersburg. He was one of the young artists who sang at the "Youth Eight" and also performed during the closing ceremony. In 2007, he won an MTV award for new artists.
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Alexey tried to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest in both 2008 and 2009. He sang "New Russian Kalinka" and "Angelom byt" but didn't win those times. Finally, on March 5, 2011, he was chosen to represent Russia in Eurovision. He sang the song "Get You," which was written by the famous producer Nadir Khayat, also known as RedOne. Alexey finished 16th in the competition.
After a serious car accident in 2013, Alexey returned to music. He started a project called Friend project with his friend, Russian actor Sergei Romanovich. Alexey wrote, composed, and arranged the music for this project himself.
Acting Career Highlights
Alexey's acting career began in 2006 when he starred in a film called "Alice's Dream." After this, he decided to study acting more seriously. He enrolled in acting school and graduated in spring 2008. He then became a student at the Moscow Art Theater School. Once he had a steady acting job, he left the school.
In 2010, Alexey took part in a reality TV show called "Cruel Intentions" and finished in second place. Later that year, he joined another TV show called "Ice and Fire." On this show, he was paired with the famous ice-skater Tatiana Navka. Even though he hurt his arm, Alexey kept performing on the show.
On September 26, 2019, it was announced that Alex Sparrow would play the character Yuri "Bobby" Telatovich in the Netflix comedy series, Space Force.
Personal Life
In 2011, Alex Sparrow dated Russian pop star Victoria Dayneko.
On January 22, 2013, Alex Sparrow was in a serious car crash in Los Angeles, USA. His car hit another vehicle. Alexey was taken to the hospital with a brain injury and other wounds. Half of his face became numb, and he was in intensive care. Luckily, he recovered and slowly returned to his singing and acting work.
Discography
Singles
- 2006 — Leto (Summer)
- 2007 — Alisa
- 2007 — Devchonka (Girl)
- 2007 — Seychas ili Nikogda (Now or never)
- 2007 — Russkie Zabili (Russian's forgot)
- 2008 — Desire
- 2008 — New Russian Kalinka
- 2008 — Toska
- 2008 — Ti i Ya (You and I)
- 2008 — Zabud Menya (Forget me)
- 2009 — Accordeon
- 2009 — Reality
- 2010 — Shout It Out
- 2011 — Get You
- 2015 — Sumasshedshaya (She's crazy but she's mine)
- 2016 — Samaja Krasiwaja (The beauty)
Filmography
- Backwater District (2009)
- The Phobos (2010)
- The Three Musketeers (2013)
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
- The Vatican Tapes (2015)
- Unreal (2017)
- Space Force (2020)
- NCIS (2022)
- The Undiamond Arm (2024)
See also
In Spanish: Alekséi Vorobiov para niños
