Alex P
Alex Papaconstantinou Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου (Alex P) | |
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Birth name | Alexander Papaconstantinou |
Also known as | Alex P. |
Born |
Brännkyrka, Sweden | December 29, 1979
Genres | Pop, dance, electronica, R&B, folk |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer |
Associated acts | The WAV.s, VAX, Adam Baptiste, RedOne, Marcus Englöf |
Alexander "Alex P" Papaconstantinou (Greek: Αλέξανδρος "Άλεξ" Παπακωνσταντίνου; born 29 December 1979 in Brännkyrka, Sweden), is a Greek-Swedish songwriter and music producer of Greek origin. He has worked with a number of artists including Antique, Elena Paparizou, Arash, Anna Vissi, Cameron Cartio, Eleni Foureira and Sarbel. In 2011, Papaconstantinou adopted the production pseudonym Alex P and started collaborating with record producer RedOne, joined RedOne's production and 2101 songs writing team. His collaboration continued until 2014. Along with Adam Baptiste, Papaconstantinou has also been credited as a featured artist under the name "The WAV.s".[1] Since 2017, he has been a member of the pop band VAX. Papaconstantinou has also co-written a number of notable songs for Eurovision Song Contest for Sarbel (Greece), Aysel and Arash (Azerbaijan) and Ivi Adamou and Eleni Foureira (Cyprus).
Eurovision
Papaconstantinou has co-written a number of songs in various Eurovision Song Contests:
Year | Country | Song | Artist | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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2007 | "Yassou Maria" | Sarbel | 7 | 120 | Top 10 Previous Year | ||
2009 | "Always" | Aysel and Arash | 3 | 207 | 2 | 180 | |
2012 | "La La Love" | Ivi Adamou | 16 | 65 | 7 | 91 | |
2018 | "Fuego" | Eleni Foureira | 2 | 436 | 2 | 262 |
Collaboration with RedOne
In 2011, Papaconstantinou adopted the production pseudonym Alex P and started collaborating with record producer RedOne, joined RedOne's production and 2101 songs writing team. This collaboration lasted three years until 2014, during which time he co-writing and co-producing the Enrique Iglesias hit song "I Like How It Feels" and co-wrote and co-produced the Khaled album C'est la vie.[2][3] In 2013, singer Marc Anthony covered the Khaled song "C'est la vie" as a salsa tune titled "Vivir Mi Vida" ("Live My Life") for his studio album 3.0.[4] This version won a Latin Grammy Award in 2013 for Record of the Year and holds the record for the second-longest run inside the top-five in the Billboard Latin Songs, with 51 weeks.[5][6] During his collaboration with RedOne, Alex P co-wrote or produced multiple hit singles leading to 3 BMI Awards and a Latin Grammy Award.[7][8]
VAX
VAX | |
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Origin | Sweden |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2017-present |
Members |
Teddy Sky Alex Papaconstantinou Viktor Svensson |
Since 2017, he has been a member of the music trio VAX, along with singer Teddy Sky and guitarist Viktor Svensson.[5] VAX released the song "6 in the Morning" featuring the Polish singer-songwriter Margaret followed by "Fireproof" featuring band lead singer Teddy Sky.
Personal life
Alexander Papaconstantinou is of Greek descent. His sister is SVT presenter Ritza Papaconstantinou.[9]
Selected production discography
Title | Year | Artist / Band | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
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"Filla Me"[10] | 2001 | Antique | Die for You | ||
"Follow Me"[10] | |||||
"Kalimera"[10] | |||||
"Ligo Ligo"[10] | |||||
"Tabla Dreams"[10] | |||||
"Ela 'Do (Come 2 Me)"[11] | 2002 | Antique | Alli Mia Fora | ||
"Girna Ksana"[11] | |||||
"Moro Mou"[11] | |||||
"Tora Tora"[11] | |||||
"Crying On The Dancefloor"[10] | Peter Jöback | I Feel Good and I'm Worth It | |||
"Freeway"[10] | |||||
"Heal"[10] | |||||
"Help Somebody"[10] | |||||
"I'm Gonna Do It"[10] | |||||
"My Fatal Love"[10] | |||||
"Northern Guy"[10] | |||||
"She's Like a Butterfly"[10] | |||||
"Sinner"[10] | |||||
"This is the Year"[10] | |||||
"Time to get Tacky"[10] | |||||
"Undress Me"[10] | |||||
"Ego Moro Mou"[12] | 2003 | Anna Vissi | Paraksenes Eikones | ||
"Anamniseis"[10] | 2004 | Elena Paparizou | Protereotita | ||
"Antitheseis"[13] | |||||
"Katse Kala"[10] | |||||
"Matia Kai Hili"[10] | |||||
"Taxidi Gia Ton Agnosto"[10] | |||||
"Lie (Alex Papaconstantinou Club Edit"[14] | 2005 | Anna Vissi | Nylon | ||
"Barone"[15] | Cameron Cartio | Borderless | |||
"Henna"[15] | |||||
"Ironiam"[15] | |||||
"Leyli"[15] | |||||
"Madaram"[15] | |||||
"Ni Na Nay"[15] | |||||
"Roma"[15] | |||||
"Sandy"[15] | |||||
"Panta Se Perimena"[16] | 2006 | Elena Paparizou | Iparhi Logos | ||
"Paradigmatos Hari"[16] | |||||
"Se Pion Na Miliso"[16] | |||||
"Gigolo"[16] | Elena Paparizou | Iparhi Logos/The Game of Love | |||
"Iparhi Logos"/"It's Gone Tomorrow"[16] | |||||
"Mambo!"[16] | |||||
"The Game of Love"[16] | |||||
"Tipsis"/"You Set My Hear on Fire""[16] | |||||
"Pote Xana"/"Let Me Let Go"[16] | |||||
"Voulez Vous?"[17] | Elena Paparizou | The Game of Love | |||
"Mi Chica"[18] | 2007 | Sarbel | Sahara: Euro Edition | ||
"Yassou Maria"[10] | |||||
"Stin Pira"[19] | 2008 | Anna Vissi | Apagorevmeno | ||
"Desperado"[20] | Sarbel | Kati san esena | |||
"Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" (Remix by Alex Papaconstantinou)[19] | 2009 | Anna Vissi | Apagorevmeno+ | ||
"Fabulous"[19] | |||||
"Always"[10] | Aysel & Arash | Always | |||
"San Ton Klefti" | Giorgos Sabanis | N/A | |||
"Agapi Einai Esi"[21] | 2010 | Anna Vissi | Agapi Einai Esi | ||
"Den Tha Iparksei Allo"[21] | |||||
"Gia Ola Ftei O Theos"[21] | |||||
"Omprella"[21] | |||||
"San To Do Kai To Si"[21] | |||||
"Sta Krifa"[21] | |||||
"Vampir"[21] | |||||
"Famous[10] | Big Time Rush | BTR (International version) | |||
"To Mistiko Mou Na Vreis"[22] | Ivi Adamou | Kalokairi Stin Kardia | |||
"Kita Ti Ekanes"[23] | Nikos Ganos | Brosta | |||
"Poso Akoma"[23] | |||||
"I Like How It Feels"[10] | 2011 | Enrique Iglesias | Sex and Love | ||
"Down for Whatever" | Kelly Rowland | Here I Am | |||
"Se Thelo Apopse" | Kokkina Halia | Emeis | |||
"Break Me" | Nikos Ganos | TBD | |||
"This Love is Killing Me" | |||||
"Spread a Little Love"[10] | 2012 | Havana Brown | When the Lights Go Out | ||
"La La Love"[10] | Ivi Adamou | San Ena Oneiro (Euro Edition) | |||
"C'est la vie"[24] | Khaled | C'est la vie | |||
"Hiya Hiya" (feat. Pitbull)[24] | |||||
"Encore une fois"[24] | |||||
"Ana Âacheck"[24] | |||||
"Dima Labess (feat. Mazagan)"[24] | |||||
"Laila (feat. Marwan)"[24] | |||||
"Bab Jenna"[24] | |||||
"Samira"[24] | |||||
"My Heart Is Refusing Me" (Alex P & Victory Version)[10] | Loreen | Heal | |||
"Hell Yeah" | Midnight Red | TBD | |||
"Whip It"[10] | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded | |||
"Boys Will Be Boys"[10] | Paulina Rubio | Brava! Reload | |||
"Fist Pump Jump Jump"[10] | Ying Yang Twins | TBD | |||
"I Don't Wanna Go" | 2013 | Colette Carr | Skitszo | ||
"Live it Up" (feat. Pitbull)[10] | Jennifer Lopez | TBD | |||
"Can't Feel Love Tonight (feat. Andreas Wijk)"[10] | Kika | Alive | |||
"Love \ Life" (feat. Kika) | John Mamann | Love Life[10] | |||
"Vivir Mi Vida"[10] | Marc Anthony | 3.0 | |||
"Red Cup" | Katy Tiz | Far Away | |||
"Take Me Home"[10] | Midnight Red | Midnight Red | |||
"Unloved" | 2015 | Tamta | TBD | ||
"Cool Me Down"[10] | 2016 | Margaret | TBD | ||
"Infinity"[25][10] | Mohombi | TBD | |||
"OMG"[26][10] | Arash feat. Snoop Dogg | TBD | |||
What You Do | 2017 | Margaret | Monkey Business | ||
"6 in the Morning" (feat. Margaret) | VAX | TBD | |||
"Fireproof" (feat. Teddy Sky) | TBD | ||||
"Call Me" (feat. MIMI) | Neiked | TBD | |||
"Fuego" | 2018 | Eleni Foureira | TBD | ||
References
- ↑ "WAV.s, The". Discogs. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Team Red". RedOne. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "2101 Songs". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Marc Anthony to Launch First Single". Indiatimes. The Times of India Group. 2013-04-23.
- 1 2 Jordan, Paul (15 September 2017). "Cyprus enlists award-winning composer Alex Papaconstantinou for 2018 - Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018". Eurovision.TV. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ "El día en imágenes" (in Spanish). Yahoo!.
- ↑ Priftis, Alexandros (21 October 2018). "Alex Παπακωνσταντίνου: Ένα τραγούδι για την Κύπρο". Down Town Magazine, issue 556 (in Greek). philenews.com / Down Town Magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ "Με σύνθεση του Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου η Κύπρος στη Eurovision" (in Greek). Politis.com.cy. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ Eijde, Eijde (2 March 2012). "Tv-drömmen blev sann - Sydsvenskan" (in Swedish). sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 "swedishcharts.com - Alex Papaconstantinou". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 Antique Alli Mia Fora (2002) liner notes. V2 Records
- ↑ Anna Vissi Paraksenes Eikones (2003) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- ↑ Elena Paparizou Protereotita (2004) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- ↑ Anna Vissi Nylon (2005) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cameron Cartio Norderless (2005) liner notes. Sony Music
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Elena Paparizou Iparhi Logos (2006) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- ↑ Elena Paparizou The Game of Love (2006) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- ↑ Sarbel Saharah: Euro Edition (2007) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- 1 2 3 Anna Vissi Apagorevmeno (2008) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- ↑ Sarbel Kati san esena (2008) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Anna Vissi Agapi Einai Esi (2010) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- ↑ Ivi Adamou Kalokairi Stin Kardia (2010) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
- 1 2 Nikos Ganos Brosta (2010) liner notes. Heaven Music
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Khaled C'est la vie (2012) liner notes. AZ Records
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Mohombi-Infinity/release/8664354. Retrieved 8 November 2016. Missing or empty
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