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Oleksandr Ksenofontov

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Oleksandr Ksenofontov
Олександр Ксенофонтов
Ruslana and Oleksandr
Born (1968-04-14) 14 April 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s)Record producer, lyricist
Spouse
(m. 1995)

Oleksandr Ksenofontov or Xenophontov (Ukrainian: Олександр Ксенофонтов; born 14 April 1968) is a Ukrainian record producer and lyricist. He is the husband of the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Ruslana. Ksenofontov wrote the lyrics to the winning song, "Wild Dances".[1] They have been married since 28 December 1995. He is also a lead singer of legendary Ukrainian rock group Tea Fan Club (Ukrainian: Клуб Шанувальників Чаю, romanized: Klub Shanuval'nykiv Chayu). Together with Ruslana, he is the owner of the Luxen Company.

He is the author of the lyrics of most of Ruslana's Ukrainian songs.

References

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  1. ^ Bronson, Fred (29 May 2004). "Ukraine wins Eurovision". Billboard. p. 12. Retrieved 9 June 2010.