Main points
- Oleg Kenzov, after gaining popularity on “X-Factor”, is now more often mentioned in a negative context due to his participation in questionable events and performances in Russian.
- Despite this, Kenzov announced his first Ukrainian-language album, but many consider his new work to be hypocrisy.
Oleg Kenzov / Collage Show 24
Singer Oleg Kenzov became wildly popular in Ukraine after the “X-Factor” project. Another wave of fame came to the artist after the track “Po kayfu”. However, now Kenzov is more often remembered in a negative context.
- 1 What is Oleg Kenzov famous for?
- 2 Kenzov's activities after the start of the Russian invasion
- 3 Where is Oleg Kenzov now?
It seems that Kenzov wants to win back the Ukrainian audience, as he recently announced his first Ukrainian-language album. Where is the artist now and what does he do? Read the article by Channel 24 .
What is Oleg Kenzov famous for?
The singer was born in Poltava, studied to be a psychologist and social pedagogue. However, from the age of 16 his passion was music – he worked in clubs, later created his own group and performed with it at various festivals. He was a member of the group “Principal Change”.
In 2011, Oleg Kenzov took part in the project “X-Factor”. At the casting, he sang the song “I Love You to Tears” by the Russian Serov and passed the selection. The musician did not manage to win, but he was remembered by many viewers and became a favorite of the public.
Oleg Kenzov on the show “X-Factor”: watch the video online
In 2019, Oleg Kenzov released a number of hits that garnered millions of views on YouTube. In particular, this is the Russian-language track “Po kayfu”, with which Oleg Kenzov still performs. Kenzov also tried himself on television – he was the host of the project “Love for Survival.
Kenzov's activities after the start of the Russian invasion
After the start of the full-scale war, Oleg Kenzov condemned Russian aggression, switched to Ukrainian, volunteered a lot, and released several Ukrainian-language songs. It seemed that the singer had a clear position. However, everything turned out to be not so clear.
Since the summer of 2022, Oleg Kenzov began touring abroad, claiming that he left Ukraine as part of a tour. More and more photos from European countries began to appear on his profile. Over time, the singer began to appear more and more often at dubious events.
In January 2024, he performed at a “Ukrainian party” in Bulgaria, where he sang in Russian. And in May of the same year, his name and photo appeared on the poster of the Russian festival Jarmarka in Germany. Other traitors and Putinists performed at the event – Seryoga, Bianca, and others.
Poster of the Russian festival / Screenshot from Instagram
In addition, Oleg Kenzov was scheduled to perform in the German city of Bielefeld at a concert billed as the “Russian edition” of an open-air festival. The artist posed on the poster alongside traitor Dzhigan and other Russians.
Where is Oleg Kenzov now?
In early 2025, Kenzov's former partner, DJ Madonna, stated that the man was in Greece. He married a Georgian citizen and plans to change his citizenship to Georgian. The couple already has a child. There is indeed a video of his daughter on Oleg Kenzov's profile.
Judging by Oleg Kenzov's latest videos on his Instagram, he mostly performs in Georgia and continues to perform his Russian-language hits and the song that made him popular (I'm talking about “I Love You to Tears”).
At the same time, Oleg Kenzov's last two songs are in Ukrainian. In addition, the singer announced his first Ukrainian album, which will be released in 2026.
Oleg Kenzov – “You are my flower”: video online
However, most perceive the artist's new work as hypocrisy and adaptation. There are opinions that the singer simply wants to return the Ukrainian audience to continue earning money from it. However, it is important not to forget that during the war, Oleg Kenzov continued to popularize the culture of the aggressor country and practically forgot about the Russian invasion.