Alexej Vladimirovich Vorobjov is a Russian singer and actor who performs both in Russian and English. For international purposes he is also credited as Alex Sparrow, a translation of his Russian name.
He studied the accordion at the College Of Music. Whilst there, he participated in many competitions. When Alex graduated he decided to return to the musical school, however this time he opted to study in the vocal department. For a short period of time, he was the lead singer of the Tula folklore ensemble "Delight". In 2005 Alex won the gold medal for his solo performance at the Delphic Games IV. In the same year Alex went to Moscow where he entered the Russian version of The X Factor, eventually finishing in third place.
In 2006, he signed a contract for Universal Music Russia. In July of that year he was one of the performers at the "Big Eight" which was held in St. Petersburg. He was one of the executors of "Youth Eight" and was also given the opportunity to sing during the closing ceremony. In 2007, Alex won an MTV award for upcoming artists.
In 2008 and 2009 he competed in the Russian national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest with two songs but lost to Dima Bilan and Anastasia Prikhodko respectively. On March 5, 2011 he was eventually selected to represent his home country in the 2011 contest, with the song Get You, finishing in 16th place overall in the final.
After recovering from a serious car accident he suffered in early 2013, Alex Sparrow returned with music he wrote, composed and arranged himself. Called Friend Project, it was a collaboration with his friend, Russian actor Sergei Romanovich.
