During his service, he was invited to become part of the Belarusian Armed Forces Academic Song and Dance Ensemble after one of the solists had heard his singing voice at an evening activity.

Alekhno stayed into the Ensemble for four years, before decided to leave the army to pursue a solo career in music.

[4] In 2008, Ruslan Alekhno became the winner of National Television Musical project EuroFest, the Belarusian annual competition to decide who would sing for the Republic of Belarus at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Alekhno sang in the second semi-final elimination round on May 22, 2008, singing "Hasta la Vista",[10][11][12] but failed to qualify to the final.

[14] On May 26, 2013, International Academy of Public Recognition presented Ruslan Alekhno with the Award "For contribution to the development of Russian culture.

"[15] In 2014, Alekhno released the single "Serdtse iz stekla" featuring Russian singer Valeriya.

During the Blind Auditions, he sang Jaak Joala's "Podberu muzyku" and did not manage to let any of the coaches turn.

One of the coaches, Konstantin Meladze, called Alekhno a "restaurant singer, who you listen to when you are drunk", causing a stir in the Belarusian media.

[25] Although he was initially reluctant to speak about the 2020-2021 Belarusian protests, Alekhno later took part in the anti-protest song "Lyubimuyu ne otdayut".