Alex P

Alex Papaconstantinou Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου (Alex P)
Birth name	Alexander Papaconstantinou
Also known as	Alex P
Born	(1979-12-29) December 29, 1979 (age 45) 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 record producer. He has worked with a number of artists including Jennifer López, Paulina Rubio, Enrique Iglesias, Antique, Helena Paparizou, Arash, Anna Vissi, Cameron Cartio, Eleni Foureira, Sarbel and Tamta. 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 written and co-written a number of notable songs for Eurovision Song Contest for Sarbel (Greece), Aysel and Arash (Azerbaijan), Ivi Adamou, Eleni Foureira, Tamta and Andromache (Cyprus).

Eurovision

Papaconstantinou has written and 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
2019	Cyprus	"Replay"	Tamta	13	109	9	149
2022	Cyprus	"Ela"	Andromache	Failed to qualify		12	63

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-wrote and co-produced 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

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

In 2017, Papaconstantinou co-founded and became 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.

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		SWE [9]
"6 in the Morning" (featuring Margaret)	2017	—		TBA
"Fireproof" (featuring Teddy Sky)		51	GLF: Platinum[10]
"Endless" (featuring Tove Styrke)	2018	76
"Bubblegum" (featuring Sorana)		—
"Crime"		—
"What Are We Waiting For" (featuring Ellise)	2019	64
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Personal life

Alexander Papaconstantinou is of Greek descent. His sister is SVT presenter Ritza Papaconstantinou.[11]

Selected production discography

Title	Year	Artist / Band	Album	Songwriter	Producer
"Filla Me"[12]	2001	Antique	Die for You	Y
"Follow Me"[12]				Y
"Kalimera"[12]				Y
"Ligo Ligo"[12]				Y
"Tabla Dreams"[12]				Y
"Ela 'Do (Come 2 Me)"[13]	2002		Alli Mia Fora	Y	Y
"Girna Ksana"[13]					Y
"Moro Mou"[13]					Y
"Tora Tora"[13]					Y
"Crying On The Dancefloor"[12]		Peter Jöback	I Feel Good and I'm Worth It		Y
"Freeway"[12]					Y
"Heal"[12]					Y
"Help Somebody"[12]					Y
"I'm Gonna Do It"[12]					Y
"My Fatal Love"[12]					Y
"Northern Guy"[12]					Y
"She's Like a Butterfly"[12]					Y
"Sinner"[12]					Y
"This is the Year"[12]					Y
"Time to get Tacky"[12]				Y
"Undress Me"[12]					Y
"Ego Moro Mou"[14]	2003	Anna Vissi	Paraksenes Eikones	Y	Y
"Anamniseis"[12]	2004	Elena Paparizou	Protereotita	Y	Y
"Antitheseis"[15]					Y
"Katse Kala"[12]				Y	Y
"Matia Kai Hili"[12]				Y	Y
"Taxidi Gia Ton Agnosto"[12]				Y	Y
"Lie (Alex Papaconstantinou Club Edit"[16]	2005	Anna Vissi	Nylon		Y
"Barone"[17]		Cameron Cartio	Borderless	Y	Y
"Henna"[17]				Y	Y
"Ironiam"[17]				Y	Y
"Leyli"[17]				Y	Y
"Madaram"[17]				Y	Y
"Ni Na Nay"[17]				Y	Y
"Roma"[17]					Y
"Sandy"[17]				Y	Y
"Panta Se Perimena"[18]	2006	Elena Paparizou	Iparhi Logos		Y
"Paradigmatos Hari"[18]					Y
"Se Pion Na Miliso"[18]					Y
"Gigolo"[18]			Iparhi Logos/The Game of Love	Y	Y
"Iparhi Logos"/"It's Gone Tomorrow"[18]					Y
"Mambo!"[18]				Y	Y
"The Game of Love"[18]				Y	Y
"Tipsis"/"You Set My Hear on Fire""[18]					Y
"Pote Xana"/"Let Me Let Go"[18]				Y	Y
"Voulez Vous?"[19]			The Game of Love	Y	Y
"Mi Chica"[20]	2007	Sarbel	Sahara: Euro Edition	Y	Y
"Yassou Maria"[12]				Y	Y
"Stin Pira"[21]	2008	Anna Vissi	Apagorevmeno	Y	Y
"Desperado"[22]		Sarbel	Kati san esena	Y	Y
"Apo Makria Kai Agapimeni" (Remix by Alex Papaconstantinou)[21]	2009	Anna Vissi	Apagorevmeno+		Y
"Fabulous"[21]				Y	Y
"Always"[12]		Aysel & Arash	Always	Y	Y
"San Ton Klefti"		Giorgos Sabanis	N/A	Y	Y
"Agapi Einai Esi"[23]	2010	Anna Vissi	Agapi Einai Esi		Y
"Den Tha Iparksei Allo"[23]					Y
"Gia Ola Ftei O Theos"[23]					Y
"Omprella"[23]					Y
"San To Do Kai To Si"[23]					Y
"Sta Krifa"[23]					Y
"Vampir"[23]					Y
"Famous"[12]		Big Time Rush	BTR (International version)		Y
"To Mistiko Mou Na Vreis"[24]		Ivi Adamou	Kalokairi Stin Kardia	Y	Y
"Kita Ti Ekanes"[25]		Nikos Ganos	Brosta	Y	Y
"Poso Akoma"[25]				Y
"I Like How It Feels"[12]	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"				Y	Y
"Spread a Little Love"[12]	2012	Havana Brown	When the Lights Go Out	Y	Y
"La La Love"[12]		Ivi Adamou	San Ena Oneiro (Euro Edition)	Y	Y
"C'est la vie"[26]		Khaled	C'est la vie	Y	Y
"Hiya Hiya" (feat. Pitbull)[26]				Y	Y
"Encore une fois"[26]				Y	Y
"Ana Âacheck"[26]				Y	Y
"Dima Labess (feat. Mazagan)"[26]				Y
"Laila (feat. Marwan)"[26]				Y	Y
"Bab Jenna"[26]				Y	Y
"Samira"[26]				Y	Y
"My Heart Is Refusing Me" (Alex P & Victory Version)[12]		Loreen	Heal	Y
"Hell Yeah"		Midnight Red	TBD	Y	Y
"Whip It"[12]		Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Y	Y
"Boys Will Be Boys"[12]		Paulina Rubio	Brava! Reload	Y	Y
"Fist Pump Jump Jump"[12]		Ying Yang Twins	TBD	Y	Y
"I Don't Wanna Go"	2013	Colette Carr	Skitszo	Y	Y
"Live it Up" (feat. Pitbull)[12]		Jennifer Lopez	TBD	Y	Y
"Can't Feel Love Tonight (feat. Andreas Wijk)"[12]		Kika	Alive	Y
"Love \ Life" (feat. Kika)		John Mamann	Love Life[12]	Y	Y
"Vivir Mi Vida"[12]		Marc Anthony	3.0	Y
"Red Cup"		Katy Tiz	Far Away	Y
"Take Me Home"[12]		Midnight Red	Midnight Red	Y
"Unloved"	2015	Tamta	TBD	Y	Y
"Cool Me Down"[12]	2016	Margaret		Y	Y
"Infinity"[27][12]		Mohombi			Y
"OMG"[28][12]		Arash feat. Snoop Dogg		Y	Y
"What You Do"	2017	Margaret	Monkey Business		Y
"6 in the Morning" (feat. Margaret)		VAX	TBD	Y	Y
"Fireproof" (feat. Teddy Sky)				Y	Y
"Call Me" (feat. MIMI)		Neiked		Y	Y
"Fuego"	2018	Eleni Foureira		Y	Y
"Tómame"				Y	Y
"Replay"	2019	Tamta		Y	Y

References

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.
3. "2101 Songs". Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
4. "Marc Anthony to Launch First Single". Indiatimes. The Times of India Group. 2013-04-23.
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.
8. "Με σύνθεση του Άλεξ Παπακωνσταντίνου η Κύπρος στη Eurovision" (in Greek). Politis.com.cy. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
9. Peak chart positions for singles in Sweden:
   • "Fireproof": "Swedishcharts.com – Vax feat. Teddy Sky – Fireproof". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
   • "Endless": "Swedishcharts.com – Vax feat. Tove Styrke – Endless". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
   • "What Are We Waiting For": "Swedishcharts.com – Vax feat. Ellise – What Are We Waiting For". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
10. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista" (Enter "Vax into the search box and press "Sök" to see the search results.) (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
11. Eijde, Eijde (2 March 2012). "Tv-drömmen blev sann - Sydsvenskan" (in Swedish). sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
12. "swedishcharts.com - Alex Papaconstantinou". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
13. Antique Alli Mia Fora (2002) liner notes. V2 Records
14. Anna Vissi Paraksenes Eikones (2003) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
15. Elena Paparizou Protereotita (2004) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
16. Anna Vissi Nylon (2005) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
17. Cameron Cartio Norderless (2005) liner notes. Sony Music
18. Elena Paparizou Iparhi Logos (2006) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
19. Elena Paparizou The Game of Love (2006) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
20. Sarbel Saharah: Euro Edition (2007) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
21. Anna Vissi Apagorevmeno (2008) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
22. Sarbel Kati san esena (2008) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
23. Anna Vissi Agapi Einai Esi (2010) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
24. Ivi Adamou Kalokairi Stin Kardia (2010) liner notes. Sony Music Greece
25. Nikos Ganos Brosta (2010) liner notes. Heaven Music
26. Khaled C'est la vie (2012) liner notes. AZ Records
27. "Mohombi - Infinity". Discogs. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
28. "Oh My God (OMG) – Complete Song – Arash Feat. Snoop Dogg". dailypak.info. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

• Alex Papaconstantinou charting songs on Swedish Singles Charts