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.