Oleksandr Ponomaryov born, August 9, 1973, Khmelnytskyi

Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine

Khmelnytskyi is a city in Ukraine in the region of Podillia. It is located on the Southern Buh River and about from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. The town's original name was Płoskirów, later Proskurov, but in 1954 was renamed Khmelnytskyi. It is the center of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western...

, Ukraine

Ukrainian SSR

The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...

) is one of the most famous singers of Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. He has been awarded the country’s "Singer of the Year" seven times.

One of Oleksandr's early passions was boxing. Unfortunately, when his eyesight started to deteriorate he was forbidden to fight by his doctor.

Oleksandr, obeying this medical advice, needed to find an alternative career. Whilst he had always enjoyed singing, he never thought that music could be his main occupation. Despite this, he applied to a music college where he encountered one drawback: Oleksandr could not read music. The college professors accepted him on the basis of his excellent singing voice and allowed him to stay on the condition that he master the school’s seven-year curriculum

Curriculum

See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...

 in the space of one year. He apparently succeeded.

Since 1992, Oleksandr has taken part in dozens of Ukrainian and international festivals. In 1998, Ukraine’s government recognized Oleksandar by awarding him the title of “Honored Artist of Ukraine”.

Oleksandr, performing "Hasta la Vista

Hasta la Vista (Oleksandr Ponomaryov song)

"Hasta la Vista" was the Ukrainian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, their debut entry, composed by Svika Pick and Mirit Shem Or and sung by Oleksandr Ponomaryov in English....

" was the first artist ever to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 in 2003

Eurovision Song Contest 2003

The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...

. His performance included a circus act with a contortionist and an Apollo program rocket. He finished in 14th place.

Z ranku do nochi (From Morning Till Night) (1996)

• 1. Z ranku do nochi
• 2. Vidkryvayu ochi
• 3. Sirooke kokhannya
• 4. Tilky raz tsvite lyubov
• 5. Rekviyem
• 6. 198 000 raz
• 7. Vohon
• 8. Kazochka
• 9. Romans
• 10. Zironka

Persha i ostannya lyubov (First and Last Love) (1997)

• 1. Persha i ostannya lyubov
• 2. Znovu i znovu
• 3. Belyi kadillak
• 4. Na skhid
• 5. Zironka
• 6. Serdenko
• 7. A ya pidu...
• 8. Dlya neyi...
• 9. Molytva
• 10. Holosy

Vin (He) (2000)

• 1. Vin chekaye na neyi
• 2. Detali
• 3. Doroha
• 4. Mynaye den
• 5. Zirkoyu
• 6. Choven
• 7. Kryla
• 8. Myla
• 9. Tilky z toboyu
• 10. Zasynai
• 11. Vohon
• 12. Vin chekaye na neyi (video)
• 13. Mynaye den (video)
• 14. Choven (video)
• 15. Kryla (video)
• 16. Vohon (video)

Vona (She) (2001)

• 1. Hrim
• 2. Chomus tak hirko plakala vona
• 3. Guantanamera
• 4. Ty moya
• 5. Zakolyshu
• 6. Yedyna
• 7. Ya znayu
• 8. Nizhnymy vustamy
• 9. Sviataya Anna
• 10. Lyubove
• 11. Chomus tak hirko plakala vona (video)
• 12. Ty moya (video)
• 13. Ty moya (feat. Nataliya Mohylevska) (video)
• 14. Nizhnymy vustamy (video)

Krashche (The Best) (2004)

• 1. Z ranku do nochi
• 2. Tilky raz tsvite lyubov
• 3. 198000 raz
• 4. Zironka
• 5. Persha i ostannya lyubov
• 6. A ya pidu
• 7. Hrim
• 8. Chomus tak hirko plakala vona
• 9. Guantanamera
• 10. Ty moya
• 11. Yedyna
• 12. Ya znayu
• 13. Nizhnymy vustamy
• 14. Choven
• 15. Kryla
• 16. Vin chekaye na neyi

Ya lyublyu tilky tebe (Only You I Love) (2006)

• 1. Ya lyublyu tilky tebe
• 2. Sertse
• 3. Ya za tvoyu lyubov
• 4. Spy sobi sama
• 5. Ya zablukav
• 6. Try porady
• 7. Razom nazavzhdy
• 8. Krayina
• 9. Serdenko (remix)
• 10. Hrim (remix)
• 11. Ya za tvoyu lyubov (remix)
• 12. Ya lyublyu tilky tebe (remix)

Z ranku do nochi (From Morning Till Night) (2006)

• 1. Z ranku do nochi
• 2. Vidkryvayu ochi
• 3. Sirooke kohannya
• 4. Tilky raz tsvite lyubov
• 5. Rekviyem
• 6. 198 000 raz
• 7. Vohon
• 8. Kazochka
• 9. Romans
• 10. Zironka

Persha i ostannya lyubov (First and Last Love) (2006)

• 1. Serdenko
• 2. Persha i ostannya lyubov
• 3. A ya pidu...
• 4. Belyi kadillak
• 5. Znovu i znovu
• 6. Dlya neyi...
• 7. Molytva
• 8. Na shid
• 9. Ziron'ka (remix)
• 10. Holosy

Golden Hits (2007)

• 1. Hrim (remix)
• 2. Serdenko (remix)
• 3. Z ranku do nochi
• 4. Zironka
• 5. Ty moya (feat. Nataliya Mohylevska)
• 6. Persha i ostannya lyubov
• 7. Chomus tak hirko plakala vona
• 8. Nizhnymy vustamy
• 9. Svyataya Anna
• 10. Doroha
• 11. Choven
• 12. Vin chekaye na neyi
• 13. Kryla
• 14. Vohon
• 15. Ya lyublyu tilky tebe
• 16. Krayina
• 17. Ya za tvoyu lyubov
• 18. Sertse
• 19. Spy sobi sama
• 20. Try porady
• 21. Ya zablukav

Nichenkoyu (At Night) (2007)

• 1. A ty prosto kokhai
• 2. Ty dochekaisya mene
• 3. Nichenkoyu temnoyu
• 4. Pilihrym
• 5. Ja ne takyi
• 6. Vesilna pisnya
• 7. Ya tviy Did Moroz!
• 8. Mariya
• 9. Volare
• 10. Z ranku do nochi (new version)
• 11. A ty prosto kokhai (remix)
• 12. Saundtrek do filmu Miy prynts

External links

• Oleksandr's homepage