Eldzhey

Biography

Alexey Konstantinovich Uzenyuk (Russian: Алексей Константинович Узенюк; born July 9, 1994), known professionally as Eldzhey (Russian: Элджей), is a Russian rapper, hip-hop and pop singer and songwriter best known for his hit singles "Rozovoye vino" (The Pink Wine), "Рваные джинсы×Рваные джинсы12 June 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Рваные джинсы3:00" (The Ripped Jeans) and "360°".

Early life

Alexey Uzenyuk was born on July 9, 1994, in Novosibirsk, Russia.

Career

Uzenyuk began his career by songwriting in early 2010s. He published his first album, Бошки дымятся×Бошки дымятся28 May 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Фаер3:102Фальстарт3:443Бошки дымятся2:304Крыса3:135Рецепты2:416Мой район2:307Нелегал2:488Уличные маги3:139Дистанция2:5410Воу2:3511Перерыв2:0512Мучу фо ю2:5413Непосредственность3:5614Срок годности3:1315Пополам2:04, in 2015, but rose to fame in 2016 with his second album, Sayonara Boy×Sayonara Boy7 August 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Нло4:142Майор лазер3:153Hello Kitty (remix Abzv)3:414Сайонара3:395Никаких обещаний2:526Дисконнект3:547Valentino4:368Рагамафин3:30, which charted well in Russian streaming platforms.
In 2017, Eldzhey and Feduk's single "Rozovoye vino" became one of the year's biggest hits in Russia, topping the streaming charts and gaining more than 200 million streams on VK.
The same year, Eldzhey was the face on Yves Saint Laurent's La Nuit De L’homme Intense perfum line. The next year, he voice-acted in the Russian version of Disney's Ralph Breaks the Internet in the role of Spamley.

The arrival of success

By the beginning of 2017, LJ's appearance started undergoing changes, and the rapper's new style started getting closer to the style of Zef and Die Antwoord.
Back in October 2016 in a video interviewTo the TNT MUSIC channel, Aljay talked about what influenced his changes in music. On September 15, 2016, the first single "Disconnect" was presented on iTunes together with the performer Kravts. October 7, 2016, he released the album Sayonara Boy×Sayonara Boy7 August 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1Нло4:142Майор лазер3:153Hello Kitty (remix Abzv)3:414Сайонара3:395Никаких обещаний2:526Дисконнект3:547Valentino4:368Рагамафин3:30, which successfully debuted on the Russian Apple Music and iTunes charts, taking second place there.
On June 22, 2017, he released his new album Sayonara Boy ろ×Sayonara Boy ろ22 June 2017 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracks1ZEF3:202Ecstasy3:383Ультрафиолетовая лампа3:344Mamá2:235Топ топ2:496Рваные джинсы3:007FckuDJ2:488Tic-tac3:35, exclusively for the social network "VKontakte". The album was released on Apple Music and iTunes on June 24, 2017. The first single from the album was "FckuDJ", released on January 1, 2017. The second single was the track "Ripped Jeans", released on June 13, 2017: in a few days the track became the most popular on VKontakte and took the lead. Thus, by the end of 2017, LJ had six studio albums on his account, the last of which was Sayonara Boy ろ
On December 1, 2021, he went to live in Cyprus after allegations of promoting drugs. A month and a half later, on January 18, 2022, he returned to Russia.
On March 3, 2023, Feduk sued Eldzhey over their joint track Punks Not Dead, which was posted without Fedor's permission. That same month, it was revealed that Eldzhey had formed the Sayonara Boys basketball team, which has been competing in Medialiga since April 1.

Personal life

Uzenyuk began dating Russian TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva in 2018, and they were married in 2019. In August 2021, the couple announced their divorce.

Albums

Бошки дымятся (2015)
Катакомбы (2016)
Sayonara Boy (2016)
Sayonara Boy ろ (2017)
Sayonara Boy X (2018)
Sayonara Boy 143 (2018)
Sayonara Boy Opal (2020)
Sayonara bоль (2023)

Singles

Rozovoye vino (feat. Feduk)
Sayonara detka (feat. Era Istrefi)
Cadillac (feat. Morgenshtern)
Lamborghini Countach