Velied

Velied
Velied at the Vevo Certified in 2017
Born Velied
(1995-07-12) July 12, 1995
Other names
  • Velied
  • Aleksey Velied
  • Велайд
  • Велиед
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • model
Years active 2009–present
Website velied.com

Velied is a singer and songwriter, currently living in London, UK. He was a participant of the[1] with Eurovision Song Contest from Ukraine 2015 with his song 'Love Radio'.

Velied started his musical career in the year 2009 and first gained widespread attention in the year 2015, when the music video for his single "Love Radio" became a viral Internet sensation.

Velied successfully represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Love Radio".

On 19 September 2014, state broadcaster NTU announced that it would sit out the 2015 Contest because of financial difficulties in relation to the ongoing Ukrainian crisis.[2] However, Ukraine broadcast the contest despite not taking part.[3]

Velied is set to release his new studio single, titled "Love", on July 12, 2017.

Career

2017: Love

Velied is working on the single 'Love' in 2017

In March 2017, Velied announced that he planned writing material for he's new record.[4] He stated that he's last one album had a "Californian" sound, but if he were to make an album with a "New York" sound it would be a little harder, faster, more upbeat, and less dreamy. April and May 2017, Velied and he's managers, respectively, officially revealed that he began working on his new studio single, just months after releasing his last single.[5]

Other ventures

In 2015, Velied acted in a short film called Underworld, which he’s made with several friends on a reported budget of $250.[6]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Songs
Rise (The Remixes)
  • Released: February 24, 2018
  • Label: Epic Records, a division of Velied Music Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
 4
Rise (Deluxe Version)
  • Released: September 22, 2016
  • Label: Epic Records, a division of Velied Music Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
 18
Rise
  • Released: September 22, 2016
  • Label: Epic Records, a division of Velied Music Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download
 13
Play
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Independent artist
  • Format: Digital download
 7

Singles

Year Single Album Peak chart positions
2014 "Bossy ft. Lindsay Lohan" Non-album singles
"Love Radio"[7] 7
2015 "Цунами"
"Underworld"
2016 "Summertime"
"Neon Lights"
2016 "Naked" Rise
"Naked (Remix 2)"
"Too F**king Good"
"Colors"
"My Checklist"
"Don't Forgive Me"
"Where Are You"
2017 "Run Away With You"[8] Non-album singles 78
"A Place Far Away"[9] Non-album singles 98
"Love"[10] Non-album singles 99
"Love (Acoustic Version)"[11] Non-album singles -
"Who We Are"[12] Non-album singles 5

Filmography

Key
Films based on and featuring artist's songs Denotes films made as accompaniment pieces to Velied songs
Year Film Role Notes
2015UnderworldArtistShort film; credited as Velied
2017Run Away With You daggerArtistShort film
2017Love daggerArtistShort film
2017Who We Are daggerArtistShort film

References

  1. ↑ Ukraine, Kiev (2014-09-02). "Velied: Velied review – Love Radio (Ukraine) 2015 Eurovision Song Contest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ↑ Nocito, Eric (19 September 2014). "Ukraine withdraws from Eurovision 2015!". ESCReporter.com. ESC Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.telekritika.ua/rinok/2015-05-25/107464
  4. ↑ "Velied says he is already planning he's next single". Twitter.com. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ "VELIED IS BACK AT WORK IN THE STUDIO". Gigwise. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Underworld (2015)". VeliedVEVO. Retrieved Dec 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Velied on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Velied - Run Away With You (Audio) on Vevo". Vevo. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  9. ↑ "Velied - A Place Far Away (Audio) on Vevo". Vevo. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Velied - Love (Official Video) on Warner Music". YouTube Velied. Retrieved 25 Jul 2017.
  11. ↑ "Velied - Love (Acoustic Version) on Warner Music". YouTube Velied. Retrieved 25 Jul 2017.
  12. ↑ "Velied - Who We Are (Official Video) on Warner Music". YouTube Velied. Retrieved 4 Oct 2017.


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