Sergey Stepanov (musician)

Sergey Igorevich Stepanov (Russian: Сергей Игоревич Степанов, Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ˈiɡərʲɪvʲɪtɕ sʲtʲɪˈpanəf]; Romanian: Serghei Stepanov, IPA: [serˈɡej steˈpanov];[a] born 3 September 1984), commonly known as the Epic Sax Guy, Saxroll or Ultra Sax Guy, is a Moldovan musician and composer and a member of the SunStroke Project.

After the contest, Stepanov, thanks to his extravagant look and dancing style, quickly became an Internet meme named "Epic Sax Guy" through a YouTube video with Sergey's instrumental solo performance during the group's Eurovision performance.

[3] In 2014, Stepanov's 2010 performance was included in the Eurovision Book of Records, a collection of the most memorable moments in the history of the contest.

Many notable publications around the world wrote about the comeback of the "Epic Sax Guy", and on the Internet new videos and remixes with Stepanov's performance appeared, this time known as "Ultra Sax Guy".

[10][11][12] During the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 final, Stepanov was the spokesperson for the Moldovan jury votes.