Background
Ilya Volkov was born on 19 April 2002 in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus.
Ilya Volkov was born on 19 April 2002 in Minsk, the capital city of Belarus.
He is best known for representing his country at the 11th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest with his song Poy so Mnoy (Sing with me). Volkov has been interested in music when he was really young. His best known victory was at the Belarusian Ballroom Dancing Championship.
As a singer, he competed in contests such as New Movement 2011, European Cup 2012, and the semi-final at New Wave Junior 2013.
Volkov was a backing dancer for Egor Zheshko at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2012. A few weeks later, Volkov shot a video for the song.
On 30 November 2013, he represented Belarus at the 11th Junior Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine. "Poy so Mnoy" placed 3rd in a field of 12 songs with 108 points, receiving 12 points from Russia.