Sasha Son - Dmitry Shavrov

Sasha Son



Background information
Birth name Dmitry Shavrov
Born September 18, 1983
Vilnius, Lithuania
Origin Lithuania
Genre(s) Pop,
Occupation(s) Singer,
Years active 1993 –present
Associated acts Dima Bilan
Website Official Myspace ( http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=93361071 )

Sasha Son (Russian: Dmitry Shavrov, Lithuanian: Dmitrijus Šavrovas, also known as Sasha Song[1], born 18 September 1983 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian singer and Eurovision Song Contest entrant. His nickname Sasha Son means "Sasha Dream" in Russian, with Sasha being a Russian diminutive form of the name Alexander.[2]Contents
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 Professional life

Biography

Early life

At 12 years old, Dima Šavrovas was huge in the music scene of Lithuania. His major hit to date is Mama which is still very popular. He currently is the youngest person to have won the "Bravo" music award for the song of the year with his song Mama. At the age of 15 he moved to the United Kingdom; he completed secondary education there and acquired musical education. [2]

Professional life

He represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009[3] semifinals and got to the final performance where he finished in 23rd place. Dmitry has earlier worked with Eurovision Song Contest 2008 winner Dima Bilan.[4] At Eurovision pre-selection he received full points from all Lithuanian regions for his song Pasiklydęs žmogus (The Lost Man), credited as Love in English