The turning point in Turichenko 's career began in 2005 . Then , among of several thousand applicants , he has received a part in the Moscow performance , namely in Andrew Lloyd Webber ` s musical " Cats " . He has also perfectly recommended himself at the following qualifying contests : Pop Idol , New wave and 5 stars . The jury of one of the contests included well-known musical and theatrical producer Katerina von Gechmen-Valdek , who saw a huge who saw a huge creative potential in the upcoming artist , introduced him to Michael Topalov ( producer of a popular vocal ex-duet Smash !! ) . In late 2005 Sergey Lazarev left and M. Topalov offered Turichenko to join the band . At the same time , the qualifying contest You 're a Star , which can give a chance to participate in Eurovision Song Contest 2006 , started in Ukraine . The singer has decided to try his skills there . As a result Turichenko was one of the top twelve finalists , selected among thousand applicants from all country . The Artist had to make a choice what to prefer – to work in already over-hyped Russian project or to risk and try luck in representing Ukraine at the international song contest and to conquer Europe . The last seemed to Turichenko more attractive . He moved to Kiev and he appeared in the TV project final round , where he took an honourable second place
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Kirill Turichenko