Michael Soul (Rus. Michael Soul , his real name is Mikhail Dmitrievich Sosunov ; born January 4, 1997 , Brest , Belarus ) - Belarusian singer and songwriter. Two-time laureate of the Grand Prix of the contest “ Young Talents of Belarus ”. Semi-finalist of the eighth season of the Ukrainian show “ Voice of the Country ”. Also participated in the TV project " X-Factor ", " I want to Meladze " and " League of Laughter ." Finalist of the Belarusian selection for Eurovision in 2016 and 2019; He was also a backing vocalist for the NaviBand group at Eurovision 2017 in Kiev .
Michael Soul | |
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Mikhail Sosunov | |
Date of Birth | January 4, 1997 (22 years) |
Place of Birth | Belarus, Brest |
Citizenship | Byelorussian |
Occupation | Singer |
Awards and prizes | Grand Prix "Young Talents of Belarus" |
Site | soulmichael.com |
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Biography
Mikhail Dmitrievich Sosunov was born on January 4, 1997 in the city of Brest into a family of musicians. Mom has a professional education in the choir conducting , and dad was a performer and composer. Since childhood, he studied in the vocal studio. From the age of 9, Mikhail wrote music and poems, at the age of 11 and 12 he won the Grand Prix twice at the contest “ Young Talents of Belarus ”. He graduated from music school in violin. Mom was the first vocal teacher, she also instilled a wonderful musical taste: legends like Whitney Houston , Mariah Carey , Ella Fitzgerald , Etta James always sounded at home.
In 2008, he reached the semifinal in the Belarusian selection for Junior Eurovision 2008 with the song “Classmate”.
In 2011, he participated in the Ukrainian vocal talent show “ X-Factor (Ukraine) ”.
In 2016, he graduated from the Minsk State College of Arts in a pop vocal class, became a finalist for the national Eurovision selection from Belarus as part of the THE EM duet, and also began playing as part of the Belarusian KVN team from Kobrin , Chaika.
In 2017, together with the group “Beatrice”, he performed at the backing vocals with the group “ NaviBand ”, which represented Belarus at the international song contest “ Eurovision-2017” .
In 2017, as part of the KVN team, Chaika reached the semi-finals of the 3rd season of one of the most popular comedy projects of Ukrainian television, Laugh of Laughter . Team coach on the project - Potap .
In 2018, he became the semifinalist of the Ukrainian vocal project “ Voice of the Country (Ukraine, season 8)” , where he joined the team of Tina Karol .
In 2018, he released a mini-album “INSIDE”, consisting of 5 English-language tracks: “Higher”, “Don't Leave Me”, “Knock on My Door”, “Forrest Gump”, “Baby Tell Me Why”
February 1, 2019 the premiere of the single "HUMANIZE" with which the performer submitted an application to participate in the European song contest "Eurovision-2019" . February 5, 2019 Michael Soul became the finalist of the national qualifying round for Eurovision-2019 in Belarus.
After graduating from college, Mikhail worked as a vocal teacher, preparing children for participation in television projects. In February 2018 he joined the jury of the vocal competition on the Festival project “ Zvezdochet ”. The festival has repeatedly held vocal master classes.
He writes songs for himself, as well as for beginner musicians. From the released tracks - “Parts of the Whole” by Angelina Vasilevskaya, “The World of Your Dreams” by Yulia Skoblik and “Click on Play” - the anthem of the music studio “Studio Play”.
Works
Singles
- “Headache” (2015)
- “ I'm not with you ” (2015)
- " # At the Level of Feeling " (2015)
- " Your dreams " (2018)
- Higher (2018)
- Humanize (2019)
Mini Album
- 2018: INSIDE
Music Videos
Year | Title | Album | Producer | Link |
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2018 | "Higher" (Lyric Video) | INSIDE | Valeria Mazur | YouTube |
2019 | Humanize (Lyric Video) | - | YouTube |
Links
- The finalists of the national selection for Eurovision decided on the order in which to go on stage [1]
- Michael Soul will perform first in the final of the national selection for Eurovision-2019 . Official website of Belteleradiocompany [2]
- Interview for the Brest newspaper immediately after the draw [3]
- Release of the single "Humanize" live on the radio Minsk Wave [4]
- One of the favorites of the Belarusian selection for Eurovision presented his song
- Belarusian Mikhail Sosunov created a furor in the Ukrainian “Voice”
- "We are very dryuchim themselves." We talked with Misha Sosunov, a Belarusian who can win in the Ukrainian show “Voice of the Country”
- Belarusian entered the home stretch of the Ukrainian talent show
- Belarusian singer banned from entering Ukraine
- Member of the “Voice of Ukraine” and “League of Laughter” was banned from entering Ukraine. And the Crimea has nothing to do with it
- Brest resident Mikhail Sosunov passed to the Ukrainian “Voice”
- Belarusian entered the home stretch of the Ukrainian talent show
- Participant in the "Voice" Belarusian released album
Notes
- ↑ The finalists of the national selection for Eurovision decided on the order in which to go on the stage . https://www.tvr.by/ (05.02.2019).
- ↑ Belteleradiocompany will host the draw for the final of the national selection for Eurovision-2019 . https://www.tvr.by . https: //www.tvr.by+ (02/05/2019) .
- ↑ Violetta HAYDAMAKINA. “You can be who you are”: Michael Soul from Brest on how he started from Chingapupa, and turned into an artist . Brest Newspaper (02/05/2019).
- ↑ 100001687305764, Sob inf. Away Michael Soul (rus.) (Neopr.) ? . The official site of the radio "Minsk Wave" (January 31, 2019). The appeal date is February 1, 2019.