Oleksandr Ksenofontov (or Xenophontov) ( uk, Олександр Ксенофонтов) (born 14 April 1968) is a Ukrainian

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's incom ...

. He is the husband of the winner of the

Eurovision Song Contest 2004 The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the 49th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, following the country's victory at the with the song " Everyway That I Can" by Sertab Erener. Organised by the European Bro ...

Ruslana Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ( uk, Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, ''Ruslana Lyzhychko''; born 24 May 1973), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording artist, holdi ...

. Ksenofontov wrote the lyrics to the winning song, "

Wild Dances "Wild Dances" is a single by Ukrainian singer-songwriter Ruslana. The song, representing , won the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 held in Istanbul with a score of 280 points. A Ukrainian-language version called "Dyki tantsi" () was released in Rus ...

". They have been married since 28 December 1995. He is also a lead singer of legendary Ukrainian rock group Tea Fan Club (Club of Amateurs of Tea or Клуб Шанувальників Чаю). Together with Ruslana, he is the owner of the Luxen Company. He is the author of the lyrics of most Ruslana's Ukrainian songs.

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1968 births Musicians from Lviv Ukrainian record producers Living people Eurovision Song Contest winners {{Music-producer-stub