SINGERS from Belarus

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Belarusian Singers of all time. This list of famous Belarusian Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Belarusian Singers.

1. Czesław Niemen (1939 - 2004)

With an HPI of 54.66, Czesław Niemen is the most famous Belarusian Singer.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Czesław Niemen (Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂɛswaf ˈɲɛmɛn]; born Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki; February 16, 1939 – January 17, 2004), often credited as just Niemen, was one of the most important and original Polish singer-songwriters and rock balladeers of the 20th century, singing mainly in Polish.

2. Alexander Rybak (b. 1986)

With an HPI of 53.37, Alexander Rybak is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Singer.  His biography has been translated into 66 different languages.

Alexander Igorevich Rybak (Russian: Александр Игоревич Рыбак; born 13 May 1986) or Alyaksandr Iharavich Rybak (Belarusian: Аляксандр Ігаравіч Рыбак) is a Belarusian-born Norwegian musician and actor. Based in Oslo, Norway, Rybak extensively worked on television programs and on tours in Europe, particularly in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe throughout the early 2010s. Performing in English, Russian and Norwegian, Rybak has released five albums. His debut 2009 album, Fairytales, charted in the top 20 in nine European countries, including a top position in Norway and Russia. After two pop albums in Fairytales and No Boundaries (2010), Rybak switched to become a family-oriented artist, focusing on children's and classical music and frequently performing with youth orchestras. Rybak is best known for his involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest. He represented Norway in the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia and won the competition with 387 points—the highest tally any country has achieved in the history of Eurovision under the then-voting system—with "Fairytale", a song he wrote and composed. Winning at the age of 23, Rybak remains the youngest solo male winner of the contest and the only Belarusian-born winner to date. Since then, Rybak has been involved several times in the contest. He represented Norway again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "That's How You Write a Song", winning the second semi-final and finishing in 15th place in the final. He performed as an opening act for the 2010 final and as an interval act in 2012 and 2016. Rybak has frequently provided commentary on the contest, and also worked as a journalist in 2011, and as a judge on the Belgian national finals in 2016 and 2023.

3. Alyona Lanskaya (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 44.11, Alyona Lanskaya is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 36 different languages.

Alyona Lanskaya (Belarusian: Алена Ланская, Romanized: Alena Lanskaja; Russian: Алёна Ланская, Romanized: Alyona Lanskaya; born 7 September 1985) is a Belarusian singer. In 2011, she won the Slavianski Bazaar Contest in Vitebsk. Alyona represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden with the song "Solayoh", qualifying from the semi-final of the competition and placing 16th in the final by scoring 48 points.

4. Anastasia Vinnikova (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 40.01, Anastasia Vinnikova is the 4th most famous Belarusian Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Anastasia Vinnikova, (Belarusian: Анастасія Віннікава, Anastasija Vinnikava; Russian: Анастасия Винникова) born 15 April 1991 is a Belarusian singer. She represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "I Love Belarus", but failed to qualify to the final.

5. Angelica Agurbash (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 37.39, Angelica Agurbash is the 5th most famous Belarusian Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Angelica Anatolyevna Yalinskaya (Russian: Анжелика Анатольевна Ялиньская, romanized: Anzhelika Anatol'yevna Yalin'skaya; Belarusian: Анжаліка Анатольеўна Ялінская, romanized: Anzhalika Anatoĺjeŭna Jalinskaja; born 17 May 1970), better known as Angelica Agurbash (Russian: Анжелика Агурбаш; Belarusian: Анжаліка Агурбаш), is a Belarusian singer and former model best known internationally for representing Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.

6. Teo (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 35.68, Teo is the 6th most famous Belarusian Singer.  His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.

Yuriy Alexeyevich Vashchuk (Russian: Юрий Алексеевич Ващук, Yuriy Alekseyevich Vashchuk, Belarusian: Юрый Аляксеевіч Вашчук, Juryj Aliaksiejevič Vaščuk; born 24 January 1983), better known by his stage name Teo, is a Belarusian singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Teo showed passion for music early in his childhood. He won his first music competition as the winner of the international contest "Scilla", and won his first major competition as the winner of the television program "Zornaya Rostan". Teo won the Belarusian national song contest and represented his country at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Cheesecake". He ultimately finished 16th, receiving a total of 43 points.

7. Natalia Podolskaya (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 33.98, Natalia Podolskaya is the 7th most famous Belarusian Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Natalia Yuryevna Podolskaya (Natalla Padolskaja, Belarusian: Натальля Юр'еўна Падольская, Russian: Наталья Юрьевна Подольская, born 20 May 1982) is a Belarusian singer who performed for Russia at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest and was ranked No. 15. In 2008, she became a Russian citizen. In 2015, she won the Golden Gramophone Award.

8. Bianka (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 33.17, Bianka is the 8th most famous Belarusian Singer.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Tatyana Eduardovna Lipnitskaya (Belarusian: Таццяна Эдуардаўна Ліпніцкая; Russian: Татьяна Эдуардовна Липницкая; born on 17 September 1985), better known by her stage name Bianka, is a Belarusian and Russian singer, songwriter and rapper. She rose to prominence in 2005 with the release of her song Swan which later on became the soundtrack to the Russian film, Бой с тенью, Shadow Boxing. Aside from Belarus, she is popular in Russia, FSU and Israel.

9. Dmitry Koldun (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 32.72, Dmitry Koldun is the 9th most famous Belarusian Singer.  His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.

Dmitry Aleksandrovich Koldun (Belarusian: Дзмітры Аляксандравіч Калдун, Dzmitry Kaldun; Russian: Дми́трий Алекса́ндрович Колду́н; born 11 June 1985) is a Belarusian pop singer. Koldun rose to fame through his participation in several Russian television talent shows. In 2006, he won the sixth season of Fabrika Zvyozd. He acquired further fame when he represented Belarus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with "Work Your Magic". Koldun finished sixth overall, which remains the country's most successful result to date. He starred as Joaquín in the rock opera "Звезда и Смерть Хоакина Мурьеты" (The Star and the Death of Joaquín Murety) staged at the Lenkom Theatre. After his Fabrika Zvyozd and Eurovision success, Koldun was catapulted into a teen idol status in the Russophone world, but later grew into a more mature image. In total, Koldun has released five studio albums and one extended play. With his general scandal-free image, Koldun has become one of the most respected and popular performers in his native Belarus and has enjoyed longterm commercial success in neighbouring Russia.

10. Petr Elfimov (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 32.20, Petr Elfimov is the 10th most famous Belarusian Singer.  His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

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. He won the national selection of Belarus on 19 January 2009 with the rock/pop song Eyes That Never Lie. 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 2019, Petr Elfimov was the opening singer for 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus along with Alyona Lanskaja. In 2018, Elfimov joined Heavy metal band Grand Courage as vocalist.