Nikita Vladimirovich Alekseev ( , '' Mykyta Volodymyrovych Alieksieyev '' , , '' Nikita Vladimirovich Alekseyev '' ; born 18 May 1993 ) , known professionally as simply Alekseev , is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter . He first began his career in 2014 after placing as a semifinalist on season four of '' The Voice of Ukraine '' . He subsequently released the single " Pyanoye solntse " , which went on to become a number-one hit throughout the CIS and kickstarted his music career . He represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Portugal with his song " Forever "
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Alekseev (singer)