Vladislav Melesjtjenkov, known as Vlad Reiser (born 7 May 1993), is a Belarusian-Swedish singer and YouTuber with more than 480,000 subscribers.[1] Reiser came to Sweden from Belarus with his family in 2002 when he was nine years old.[1]

Vlad Reiser
Background information
Birth nameVladislav Melesjtjenkov
Also known asReizy
Born (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 31)
Zhodzina, Belarus
OccupationYoutuber

Reiser rose to prominence after starting a successful YouTube channel, NormelTV, with his friend Daniel Norlin.[2] The channel is, as of 2023, no longer active. Instead both Reiser and Norlin has focused on growing their own separate channels.

Vlad Reiser hosted the Nickelodeon show Hey Nickelodeon Med Vlad & Athena.[3] Reiser has also made appearances on various Swedish TV-show, as Farmen VIP (2019) & MTV Ridiculousness (2018).

Vlad participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Nakna i regnet", which he performed in the second semi-final.[1] He made it to the Second Chance round.

Controversy

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In January 2021, Reiser uploaded a Youtube video where he rated underage girls on TikTok based on sexual criteria. The video was criticized by Swedish celebrities such as Filip Dikmen, Joakim Lundell and Cissi Wallin, before it was taken down.[4][5] Reiser later apologized for the video.[6]

Discography

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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SWE
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"Prankstar" 2018 76 Non-album singles
"Nakna i regnet" 2019 34

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Melodifestivalen 2019: Artisterna som tävlar i den andra deltävlingen i Malmö". Metro. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Misshandlar ett barn – så reagerar folk". nyheter24.se (in Swedish). 23 April 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Vlad Reiser". Nyheter24. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Vlad Reiser möter hatstorm efter video där han betygsätter unga tjejer på TikTok". nyheter24.se (in Swedish). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Influencers rasar efter Vlad Reisers video – betygsätter småtjejers sexighet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Mello-artisten Vlad Reiser betygsatte unga flickor – ber om ursäkt". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 20 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Sverigetopplistan". Retrieved 16 March 2019.