Alexey Zhigalkovich is a Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian singer. He participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007

The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the fifth edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in the Ahoy' indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 8 December. The host country was chosen by the European Broadcasting Union on 13 July 2006. The host city was...

 and won with one point more than the Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

n runner up. He sang the song С друзьями ("With Friends"). It was a song with a fast tempo and energetic dancing. He wrote this song himself.

He was the second winner of this contest from Belarus, after Ksenia Sitnik

Ksenia Sitnik

Ksenia Mikhailovna Sitnik , sometimes also transliterated as Kseniya Sitnik or Xenia Sitnik, is a Belarusian child singer...

 (2005).

Alexey is a prize-winner of several other international musical contests in Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

, Italy

Italy

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 and Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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• 2005: He sang Lo zio Bé (Дзе каза рогам) at the Italian song contest Zecchino d'Oro
  Zecchino d'Oro
  Zecchino d'Oro is an international children's song festival that has taken place every year since 1959.It was started by Cino Tortorella, and the first two festivals were held in Milan...
  
  . The song won the Zecchino d'Argento prize for the best non-Italian song.
• 2006: II prize for children singers at the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
  Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
  The International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" is an annual festival held in Vitebsk, Belarus under the auspices of the Belarussian Government since 1992. Its main program is devoted to Slavic music. The main participants are artists from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, with guests...