Petr Elfimov

Petr Elfimov
Пётр Ялфімаў
Petr Elfimov (2009)
Petr Elfimov (2009)
Background information
Birth namePetr Elfimov
Born (1980-02-15) 15 February 1980
OriginMogilev, Byelorussian SSR, USSR
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, composer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1986–present

Petr Petrovich Elfimov (Belarusian: Пётр Ялфімаў, Piotr Jalfimaŭ, Russian: Пётр Елфимов, Pyotr Yelfimov) is a singer from Belarus who represented his nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia.[1] He won the national selection of Belarus on 19 January 2009 with the rock/pop song Eyes That Never Lie.[2] The song competed in the first semi-final as the fourth act. On 16 May it failed to win a place in the final, finishing 13th of 18 acts, receiving a total of 25 points. However, he has participated in the contest in the past as one of the backing singers for Aleksandra and Konstantin in the 2004 contest.

He was the Grand Prix winner of the 2004 Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk. From 1999 to 2007 Pyotr played the student game KVN. He appeared for two teams, who in different years became KVN's Major League Champions: BGU (Minsk), Champions in 1999 and 2001; and RUDN (Moscow), with whom he won the Super Cup with them in 2007 in Sochi.

In 2018, Elfimov joined Heavy metal band Grand Courage as vocalist.

In 2019, Petr Elfimov was the opening singer for 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus along with Alyona Lanskaja.

References

  1. ^ "Petr Elfimov". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Belarus decided: Petr Elfimov to Moscow!". eurovision.tv. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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