Wellboy
{{Short description|Ukrainian singer (born 2000)}}
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| birth_name = Anton Oleksandrovych Velboi
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| birth_place = Hrun, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
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Anton Oleksandrovych Velboi ({{langx|uk|Антон Олександрович Вельбой}}, {{IPA|uk|ɐnˈtɔn olekˈsɑndrowɪtʃ welʲˈbɔj|IPA}}; born 9 June 2000), professionally known as Wellboy, is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He participated in the tenth season of the Ukrainian edition of The X Factor in the team of NK. In 2022, he was announced as one of the finalists of Vidbir 2022, competing with his song "Nozzy Bossy"{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/ukraine-vidbir-acts-announced|title=Ukraine: 'Vidbir' acts announced 🇺🇦|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|date=25 January 2022|accessdate=5 February 2022}} and ultimately ending third.
Career
One of the finalists of the Ukrainian National Selection for Eurovision 2022 with the song "Nozzy Bossy". In June 2022, Wellboy announced the termination of his collaboration with Yuriy Bardash.{{fact|date=November 2023}}
Since 2022, Anton Wellboy has been working with the Papa Music label under the direction of music producer Yevhen Triplov.{{Cite web |title=Лейбл Papa music випустив новий кліп Wellboy, але артиста замінили на діпфейк: у чому річ |url=https://www.unian.ua/lite/stars/leybl-papa-music-vipustiv-noviy-klip-wellboy-ale-artista-zaminili-na-dipfeyk-u-chomu-rich-12417687.html |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=www.unian.ua |language=uk}}
On 13 July, the artist's YouTube channel premiered a song called "Cut Enemies to the Knife".{{Cite web |date=2022-07-13 |title=Wellboy вперше з початку війни випустив патріотичний хіт про українську незламність |url=https://telegraf.com.ua/ukr/kultura/2022-07-13/5710615-wellboy-vpervye-s-nachala-voyny-vypustil-patrioticheskiy-khit-ob-ukrainskoy-nesokrushimosti |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Телеграф |language=uk}}
In October 2022, Wellboy released the music video "Style".{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=Wellboy випустив кліп, знятий на мосту Кличка у Києві за 2 дні до обстрілу (відео) |url=https://telegraf.com.ua/ukr/kultura/2022-10-21/5720193-wellboy-vypustil-klip-snyatyy-na-mostu-klichko-v-kieve-za-2-dnya-do-obstrela-video |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Телеграф |language=uk}}
In April 2023, Anton Wellboy announced that he was leaving the label,{{Cite web |date=2023-04-18 |title=Скандал с участием Wellboy: почему певец отказался от Papa Music |url=https://vesti.ua/lite/showbiz/a-mi-jdemo-na-rizni-tusi-chto-ne-podelili-wellboy-s-papa-music |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=ВЕСТИ |language=ru}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-15 |title=Скандал з Wellboy та Papa Music: артист скаржиться на викрадення соцмереж, а лейбл подав заяву до СБУ |url=https://tsn.ua/glamur/skandal-z-wellboy-ta-papa-music-artist-skarzhitsya-na-vikradennya-socmerezh-a-leybl-podav-zayavu-do-sbu-2308324.html |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=ТСН.ua |language=uk}} citing disagreements with founder Alexey Golubev and music producer Yevgeny Triplov over the "Russian issue" as the reason.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-13 |title=Скандал у шоу-бізнесі: колишній продюсер Wellboy подає на нього до суду |url=https://lux.fm/skandal-u-shou-biznesi-kolishnij-prodyuser-wellboy-podaye-na-nogo-do-sudu_n124574 |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=Люкс |language=uk}} The artist also pointed to Golubev's alleged ties to the Russian Federation and his ex-manager Yuriy Bardash. According to Velboy, he will continue to work with concert producer Marta.{{Cite web |last=Чухліб |first=Макс |date=2023-06-05 |title=Papa Music подають до суду на Вельбоя. Що сталося |url=https://slukh.media/news/wellboy-or-velboi/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}} According to the Ukrainian music publication Muzvar, the case of the artist and the producer was included in the top five most famous cases of breakdowns in the Ukrainian music industry.{{Cite web |last=muzvarua |date=2023-10-29 |title=У TUARON запевняють, що Wellboy, Козловський, Шурiн - це тільки початок затяжної кризи |url=https://muzvar.com.ua/u-tuaron-zapevniaiut-shcho-wellboy-kozlovskyi-shurin-tse-tilky-pochatok-zatiazhnoi-kryzy/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |website=МУЗВАР |language=uk}}
Discography
2019 — Beautiful people (single)
2019 — The Wind (single)
2019 — Baba Frost (single)
References
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Category:English-language singers from Ukraine
Category:People from Sumy Oblast
Category:Ukrainian pop singers
Category:Ukrainian singer-songwriters
Category:Ukrainian male singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Ukrainian male singers
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