Kostiantyn Mykolaiovych Bocharov, known professionally as Mélovin, was born on
April 11, 1997, in Odesa, Ukraine. He gained prominence after winning the sixth
season of X-Factor Ukraine in 2015. Following his victory, Mélovin released his
debut single "Ne odinokaya" in 2016. In 2018, he won Vidbir with "Under the
Ladder" and represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest where he finished
seventeenth. After Eurovision, Mélovin released OCTOPUS (2019). He also won the
second season of The Masked Singer Ukraine in December 2021.