Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov ( ; 19 January 1988 ) is a Russian singer and actor who performs both in Russian and English . For international purposes Vorobyov is also credited as Alex Sparrow , a translation of his Russian name . He is best known for appearing on the Russian version of The X Factor at the age of 17 in 2005 . In 2006 Vorobyov was contracted by Universal Music Russia , and in December 2007 was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for Y-PEER , a youth-based initiative of the United Nations Population Fund . Vorobyov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Alexey Vorobyov