Alexey Alexandrovich Zhigalkovich (; born 18 April 1996 in

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) is a

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ian singer. He participated in the

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and won with one point more than the

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n runner up. He sang the song "S druz'yami" (''С друзьями''. "With friends", in

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). 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 Mikhailovna Sitnik (born 15 May 1995), sometimes also transliterated as Kseniya Sitnik or Xenia Sitnik, is a Belarusian pop singer. She represented Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005, which she won with the self-penned son ...

in 2005. Alexey is a prize-winner of several other international musical contests in

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and

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: *2005: He sang ''Lo zio Bé'' (Дзе каза рогам) at the Italian song contest

Zecchino d'Oro Zecchino d'Oro (; meaning "Golden Sequin") is an annual Italian competition dedicated to children's music established in 1959 by Niny Comolli. It is broadcast by Rai 1 and is open to singers aged 4 to 10. The first two contests were held i ...

. 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” of 2006

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1996 births Living people Musicians from Minsk Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners Belarusian child singers Belarusian pop singers 21st-century Belarusian male singers Zecchino d'Oro singers {{Belarus-bio-stub