Wellboy
Anton Velboi
Background information
Birth nameAnton Oleksandrovych Velboi
Born (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000
Hrun, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active2019–present

Anton Oleksandrovych Velboi (Ukrainian: Антон Олександрович Вельбой, IPA: [ɐnˈtɔn olekˈsɑndrowɪtʃ welʲˈbɔj]; 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"[1] 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.

Since 2022, Anton Wellboy has been working with the Papa Music label under the direction of music producer Yevhen Triplov.[2]

On 13 July, the artist's YouTube channel premiered a song called "Cut Enemies to the Knife".[3]

In October 2022, Wellboy released the music video "Style".[4]

In April 2023, Anton Wellboy announced that he was leaving the label,[5][6] citing disagreements with founder Alexey Golubev and music producer Yevgeny Triplov over the "Russian issue" as the reason.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Discography

2019 — Beautiful people (single)

2019 — The Wind (single)

2019 — Baba Frost (single)

References

  1. ↑ "Ukraine: 'Vidbir' acts announced 🇺🇦". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Лейбл Papa music випустив новий кліп Wellboy, але артиста замінили на діпфейк: у чому річ". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wellboy вперше з початку війни випустив патріотичний хіт про українську незламність". Телеграф (in Ukrainian). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Wellboy випустив кліп, знятий на мосту Кличка у Києві за 2 дні до обстрілу (відео)". Телеграф (in Ukrainian). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Скандал с участием Wellboy: почему певец отказался от Papa Music". ВЕСТИ (in Russian). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Скандал з Wellboy та Papa Music: артист скаржиться на викрадення соцмереж, а лейбл подав заяву до СБУ". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 15 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Скандал у шоу-бізнесі: колишній продюсер Wellboy подає на нього до суду". Люкс (in Ukrainian). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Чухліб, Макс (5 June 2023). "Papa Music подають до суду на Вельбоя. Що сталося". СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  9. ↑ muzvarua (29 October 2023). "У TUARON запевняють, що Wellboy, Козловський, Шурiн - це тільки початок затяжної кризи". МУЗВАР (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.


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