Teo (Belarusian singer)
Teo Юрий Алексеевич Ващук | |
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Byelorussian SSR, USSR | |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
Yuriy Alexeyevich Vashchuk (Russian: Юрий Алексеевич Ващук, Yuriy Alekseyevich Vashchuk, Belarusian: Юрый Аляксеевіч Вашчук, Juryj Aliaksiejevič Vaščuk; born 24 January 1983), better known by his stage name Teo, is a Belarusian singer, songwriter, and television presenter.[1]
Teo showed passion for music early in his childhood. He won his first music competition as the winner of the international contest "Scilla", and won his first major competition as the winner of the television program "Zornaya Rostan".
Early life
Teo was born as Yuriy Vashchuk in Khidry, Brest, in 1983, as the son of school teacher, Alexey Vashchuk, and culture worker, Tania Vashchuk.[2][4][5] In his childhood he developed a passion and interest for music.[2] He received professional music education at the Grodno College of Art and later at the Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts.[2] In 2000, he was invited to work at the National Concert Orchestra of Belarus.[2]
Career
Teo won his first music competition as the winner of the international contest "Scilla", and won his first major competition as the winner of the television program Zornaya Rostan.[2] He works with many foreign and Belarusian musicians as arranger and composer, and, together with L. Shirin, wrote music for Russian movies.[2] He also created the Belarusian television show Forward to the Past and was involved in its musical theme and design.[2] In 2011, Teo, then performing as Yuriy Vashchuk, decided to get a stage name, which he selected via Google search. "I clicked 'T' in Google search and saw it immediately. I like[d] it instantly, and that was it.", he explains.[2] In between 2011–2014, he received a series of Lira awards, including "Discovery of the Year" (2011), "Best Arranger" (2012), "Best Author of Music" (2013, together with Leanid Shirin for the song "Russian: Беларусь великая"), "Best Performer of the Year" (2014), "Best Song of the Year ("Cheescake", 2014).[2]
Eurovision
In 2009, Teo appeared in a duet with Anna Blagova in the national contest, but did not win.
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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IRE [9] |
UK [10] | |||||||||||
| " Cheesecake " |
2014 | 75 | 68 | 140 | – | TBA | |||||||
| "Say Me Hello" |
2017 | – | – | – | – | TBA | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Belarus: Teo to Copenhagen!". Esctoday. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Eurovision 2014: Teo (Belarus)". Esckaz. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final". Eurovisiontv. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "What's Teo Up To These Days in Belarus? Eurovision Song Contest - Copenhagen 2014". Eurovisiontv. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Belarus in the ESC in Copenhagen, 2014". Eurovisionlive.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Belarus - Anna Blagova & Yuriy Vaschuk". Daily Motion. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Esckaz in Copenhagen: Teo (Belarus) Press-Conference". Esckaz. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Cheesecake on Ö3 Austria Top 40".
- ^ "Cheesecake on Irish Singles Chart". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ "Cheesecake on UK Singles Chart".
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