Alex P

VAX
VAX
Origin	Sweden
Genres	Pop
Years active	2017-present
Members	Teddy Sky ; Alex Papaconstantinou ; Viktor Svensson

Alex Papaconstantinou
Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου
(Alex P)
Alex Papaconstantinou ; Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου ; (Alex P)
Birth name	Alexander Papaconstantinou
Also known as	Alex P.
Born	December 29, 1979 (age 44); Brännkyrka, Sweden
Genres	Pop, dance, electronica, R&B, folk
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, producer

Alexander "Alex P" Papaconstantinou (Greek: Αλέξανδρος "Άλεξ" Παπακωνσταντίνου; born 29 December 1979 in Brännkyrka, Sweden), is a Greek-Swedish songwriter and music producer of Greek origin. He has worked with a number of artists including Antique, Elena Paparizou, Arash, Anna Vissi, Cameron Cartio, Eleni Foureira and Sarbel. In 2011, Papaconstantinou adopted the production pseudonym Alex P and started collaborating with record producer RedOne, joined RedOne's production and 2101 songs writing team. His collaboration continued until 2014. Along with Adam Baptiste, Papaconstantinou has also been credited as a featured artist under the name "The WAV.s".^[1] Since 2017, he has been a member of the pop band VAX. Papaconstantinou has also co-written a number of notable songs for Eurovision Song Contest for Sarbel (Greece), Aysel and Arash (Azerbaijan) and Ivi Adamou and Eleni Foureira (Cyprus).

Eurovision

Papaconstantinou has co-written a number of songs in various Eurovision Song Contests:

Year	Country	Song	Artist	Final	Points	Semi	Points
2007	Greece	"Yassou Maria"	Sarbel	7	120	Top 10 Previous Year
2009	Azerbaijan	"Always"	Aysel and Arash	3	207	2	180
2012	Cyprus	"La La Love"	Ivi Adamou	16	65	7	91
2018	Cyprus	"Fuego"	Eleni Foureira	2	436	2	262

Collaboration with RedOne

In 2011, Papaconstantinou adopted the production pseudonym Alex P and started collaborating with record producer RedOne, joined RedOne's production and 2101 songs writing team. This collaboration lasted three years until 2014, during which time he co-writing and co-producing the Enrique Iglesias hit song "I Like How It Feels" and co-wrote and co-produced the Khaled album C'est la vie.^[2]^[3] In 2013, singer Marc Anthony covered the Khaled song "C'est la vie" as a salsa tune titled "Vivir Mi Vida" ("Live My Life") for his studio album 3.0.^[4] This version won a Latin Grammy Award in 2013 for Record of the Year and holds the record for the second-longest run inside the top-five in the Billboard Latin Songs, with 51 weeks.^[5]^[6] During his collaboration with RedOne, Alex P co-wrote or produced multiple hit singles leading to 3 BMI Awards and a Latin Grammy Award.^[7]^[8]

VAX

Since 2017, he has been a member of the music trio VAX, along with singer Teddy Sky and guitarist Viktor Svensson.^[5] VAX released the song "6 in the Morning" featuring the Polish singer-songwriter Margaret followed by "Fireproof" featuring band lead singer Teddy Sky.

Personal life

Alexander Papaconstantinou is of Greek descent. His sister is SVT presenter Ritza Papaconstantinou.^[9]

Selected production discography

Title	Year	Artist / Band	Album	Songwriter	Producer
"Filla Me"^[10]	2001	Antique	Die for You	Y
"Follow Me"^[10]				Y
"Kalimera"^[10]				Y
"Ligo Ligo"^[10]				Y
"Tabla Dreams"^[10]				Y
"Ela 'Do (Come 2 Me)"^[11]	2002	Antique	Alli Mia Fora	Y	Y
"Girna Ksana"^[11]					Y
"Moro Mou"^[11]					Y
"Tora Tora"^[11]					Y
"Crying On The Dancefloor"^[10]		Peter Jöback	I Feel Good and I'm Worth It		Y
"Freeway"^[10]					Y
"Heal"^[10]					Y
"Help Somebody"^[10]					Y
"I'm Gonna Do It"^[10]					Y
"My Fatal Love"^[10]					Y
"Northern Guy"^[10]					Y
"She's Like a Butterfly"^[10]					Y
"Sinner"^[10]					Y
"This is the Year"^[10]					Y
"Time to get Tacky"^[10]					Y
"Undress Me"^[10]					Y
"Ego Moro Mou"^[12]	2003	Anna Vissi	Paraksenes Eikones	Y	Y
"Anamniseis"^[10]	2004	Elena Paparizou	Protereotita	Y	Y
"Antitheseis"^[13]					Y
"Katse Kala"^[10]				Y	Y
"Matia Kai Hili"^[10]				Y	Y
"Taxidi Gia Ton Agnosto"^[10]				Y	Y
"Lie (Alex Papaconstantinou Club Edit"^[14]	2005	Anna Vissi	Nylon		Y
"Barone"^[15]		Cameron Cartio	Borderless	Y	Y
"Henna"^[15]				Y	Y
"Ironiam"^[15]				Y	Y
"Leyli"^[15]				Y	Y
"Madaram"^[15]				Y	Y
"Ni Na Nay"^[15]				Y	Y
"Roma"^[15]					Y
"Sandy"^[15]				Y	Y
"Panta Se Perimena"^[16]	2006	Elena Paparizou	Iparhi Logos		Y
"Paradigmatos Hari"^[16]					Y
"Se Pion Na Miliso"^[16]					Y
"Gigolo"^[16]		Elena Paparizou	Iparhi Logos/The Game of Love	Y	Y
"Iparhi Logos"/"It's Gone Tomorrow"^[16]					Y
"Mambo!"^[16]				Y	Y
"The Game of Love"^[16]				Y	Y
"Tipsis"/"You Set My Hear on Fire""^[16]					Y
"Pote Xana"/"Let Me Let Go"^[16]				Y	Y
"Voulez Vous?"^[17]		Elena Paparizou	The Game of Love	Y	Y
"Mi Chica"^[18]	2007	Sarbel	Sahara: Euro Edition	Y	Y
"Yassou Maria"^[10]	2007	Sarbel	Sahara: Euro Edition	Y	Y
"Stin Pira"^[19]	2008	Anna Vissi	Apagorevmeno	Y	Y
"Desperado"^[20]	2008	Sarbel	Kati san esena	Y	Y
"Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" (Remix by Alex Papaconstantinou)^[19]	2009	Anna Vissi	Apagorevmeno+		Y
"Fabulous"^[19]		Anna Vissi	Apagorevmeno+	Y	Y
"Always"^[10]		Aysel & Arash	Always	Y	Y
"San Ton Klefti"		Giorgos Sabanis	N/A	Y	Y
"Agapi Einai Esi"^[21]	2010	Anna Vissi	Agapi Einai Esi		Y
"Den Tha Iparksei Allo"^[21]					Y
"Gia Ola Ftei O Theos"^[21]					Y
"Omprella"^[21]					Y
"San To Do Kai To Si"^[21]					Y
"Sta Krifa"^[21]					Y
"Vampir"^[21]					Y
"Famous^[10]		Big Time Rush	BTR (International version)		Y
"To Mistiko Mou Na Vreis"^[22]		Ivi Adamou	Kalokairi Stin Kardia	Y	Y
"Kita Ti Ekanes"^[23]		Nikos Ganos	Brosta	Y	Y
"Poso Akoma"^[23]		Nikos Ganos		Y
"I Like How It Feels"^[10]	2011	Enrique Iglesias	Sex and Love	Y	Y
"Down for Whatever"		Kelly Rowland	Here I Am		Y
"Se Thelo Apopse"		Kokkina Halia	Emeis	Y	Y
"Break Me"		Nikos Ganos	TBD	Y	Y
"This Love is Killing Me"		Nikos Ganos	TBD	Y	Y
"Spread a Little Love"^[10]	2012	Havana Brown	When the Lights Go Out	Y	Y
"La La Love"^[10]		Ivi Adamou	San Ena Oneiro (Euro Edition)	Y
"C'est la vie"^[24]		Khaled	C'est la vie	Y	Y
"Hiya Hiya" (feat. Pitbull)^[24]				Y	Y
"Encore une fois"^[24]				Y	Y
"Ana Âacheck"^[24]				Y	Y
"Dima Labess (feat. Mazagan)"^[24]				Y
"Laila (feat. Marwan)"^[24]				Y	Y
"Bab Jenna"^[24]				Y	Y
"Samira"^[24]				Y	Y
"My Heart Is Refusing Me" (Alex P & Victory Version)^[10]		Loreen	Heal	Y
"Hell Yeah"		Midnight Red	TBD	Y	Y
"Whip It"^[10]		Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Y	Y
"Boys Will Be Boys"^[10]		Paulina Rubio	Brava! Reload	Y	Y
"Fist Pump Jump Jump"^[10]		Ying Yang Twins	TBD	Y	Y
"I Don't Wanna Go"	2013	Colette Carr	Skitszo	Y	Y
"Live it Up" (feat. Pitbull)^[10]		Jennifer Lopez	TBD	Y	Y
"Can't Feel Love Tonight (feat. Andreas Wijk)"^[10]		Kika	Alive	Y
"Love \ Life" (feat. Kika)		John Mamann	Love Life^[10]	Y	Y
"Vivir Mi Vida"^[10]		Marc Anthony	3.0	Y
"Red Cup"		Katy Tiz	Far Away	Y
"Take Me Home"^[10]		Midnight Red	Midnight Red	Y
"Unloved"	2015	Tamta	TBD	Y	Y
"Cool Me Down"^[10]	2016	Margaret	TBD	Y	Y
"Infinity"^[25]^[10]		Mohombi	TBD		Y
"OMG"^[26]^[10]		Arash feat. Snoop Dogg	TBD	Y	Y
What You Do	2017	Margaret	Monkey Business		Y
"6 in the Morning" (feat. Margaret)		VAX	TBD	Y	Y
"Fireproof" (feat. Teddy Sky)		VAX	TBD	Y	Y
"Call Me" (feat. MIMI)		Neiked	TBD	Y	Y
"Fuego"	2018	Eleni Foureira	TBD	Y	Y

References

^ "WAV.s, The". Discogs. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^ "Team Red". RedOne. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 28 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "2101 Songs". Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ "Marc Anthony to Launch First Single". Indiatimes. The Times of India Group. 2013-04-23.
^ ^a ^b Jordan, Paul (15 September 2017). "Cyprus enlists award-winning composer Alex Papaconstantinou for 2018 - Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018". Eurovision.TV. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ "El día en imágenes" (in Spanish). Yahoo!.
^ Priftis, Alexandros (21 October 2018). "Alex Παπακωνσταντίνου: Ένα τραγούδι για την Κύπρο". Down Town Magazine, issue 556 (in Greek). philenews.com / Down Town Magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Με σύνθεση του Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου η Κύπρος στη Eurovision" (in Greek). Politis.com.cy. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ Eijde, Eijde (2 March 2012). "Tv-drömmen blev sann - Sydsvenskan" (in Swedish). sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 27 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am "swedishcharts.com - Alex Papaconstantinou". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Antique Alli Mia Fora (2002) liner notes. V2 Records
^ Anna Vissi Paraksenes Eikones (2003) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ Elena Paparizou Protereotita (2004) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ Anna Vissi Nylon (2005) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cameron Cartio Norderless (2005) liner notes. Sony Music
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Elena Paparizou Iparhi Logos (2006) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ Elena Paparizou The Game of Love (2006) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ Sarbel Saharah: Euro Edition (2007) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ ^a ^b ^c Anna Vissi Apagorevmeno (2008) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ Sarbel Kati san esena (2008) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Anna Vissi Agapi Einai Esi (2010) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ Ivi Adamou Kalokairi Stin Kardia (2010) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
^ ^a ^b Nikos Ganos Brosta (2010) liner notes. Heaven Music
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Khaled C'est la vie (2012) liner notes. AZ Records
^ https://www.discogs.com/Mohombi-Infinity/release/8664354. Retrieved 8 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ http://dailypak.info/oh-my-god-omg-arash-feat-snoop-dogg/. Retrieved 8 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Alex Papaconstantinou charting songs on Swedish Singles Charts

[1] "WAV.s, The". Discogs. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[2] "Team Red". RedOne. Archived from the original on 2014-03-19. Retrieved 28 May 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "2101 Songs". Retrieved 28 May 2013.

[4] "Marc Anthony to Launch First Single". Indiatimes. The Times of India Group. 2013-04-23.

[ESC1-5] Jordan, Paul (15 September 2017). "Cyprus enlists award-winning composer Alex Papaconstantinou for 2018 - Eurovision Song Contest Lisbon 2018". Eurovision.TV. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[6] "El día en imágenes" (in Spanish). Yahoo!.

[7] Priftis, Alexandros (21 October 2018). "Alex Παπακωνσταντίνου: Ένα τραγούδι για την Κύπρο". Down Town Magazine, issue 556 (in Greek). philenews.com / Down Town Magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[8] "Με σύνθεση του Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου η Κύπρος στη Eurovision" (in Greek). Politis.com.cy. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[9] Eijde, Eijde (2 March 2012). "Tv-drömmen blev sann - Sydsvenskan" (in Swedish). sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 27 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[Charts1-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am "swedishcharts.com - Alex Papaconstantinou". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[AlliNotes-11] Antique Alli Mia Fora (2002) liner notes. V2 Records

[12] Anna Vissi Paraksenes Eikones (2003) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[13] Elena Paparizou Protereotita (2004) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[14] Anna Vissi Nylon (2005) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[CamereonNotes-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cameron Cartio Norderless (2005) liner notes. Sony Music

[IparhiNotes-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Elena Paparizou Iparhi Logos (2006) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[17] Elena Paparizou The Game of Love (2006) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[18] Sarbel Saharah: Euro Edition (2007) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[ApagorevmenoNotes-19] Anna Vissi Apagorevmeno (2008) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[20] Sarbel Kati san esena (2008) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[AgapiNotes-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Anna Vissi Agapi Einai Esi (2010) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[22] Ivi Adamou Kalokairi Stin Kardia (2010) liner notes. Sony Music Greece

[GanosNotes1-23] Nikos Ganos Brosta (2010) liner notes. Heaven Music

[C'estNotes-24] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Khaled C'est la vie (2012) liner notes. AZ Records

[25] ttps://www.discogs.com/Mohombi-Infinity/release/8664354. Retrieved 8 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[26] ttp://dailypak.info/oh-my-god-omg-arash-feat-snoop-dogg/. Retrieved 8 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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