Alexey Vladimirovich Vorobyov Russian ??????? ???????????? ???????? 19 January 1988 is a Russian singer and actor who performs both in Russian and English For international purposes Vorobyov is also credited as Alex Sparrow a translation of his Russian name He is best known for appearing on the Russian version of The X Factor at the age of 17 in 2005 In 2006 Vorobyov was contracted by Universal Music Russia and in December 2007 was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for YPEER a youthbased initiative of the United Nations Population Fund Vorobyov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany