| Aleksey Potekhin | |
| Birth Name: | Aleksey Yevgenevich Potekhin |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation: | Singer, producer, musician, broadcaster |
| Associated Acts: | Hands Up! |
| Website: | rukivverh.su |
Aleksey Yevgenevich Potekhin (Russian: Алексей Евгеньевич Потехин; born 15 April 1972)[1] is a Russian pop musician. Alongside Sergey Zhukov,[2] Potekhin was a member of the successful pop/techno band Hands Up! until it dissolved in 2006.
After the break-up of Hands Up! in 2006, Potekhin continued with a solo music career and produced acts like Superboys, and J Well (the former member of Discomafia).
Between 2006 and 2008, he released 3 collections of dance music on the website "potexinstyle.ru", that included young acts Demo, Turbomoda, and Planka Etc. Potekhin has also produced Trek/Blues led by Vladimir Luchnikov, the lead singer of Turbomoda and Svoi of Ruslan Achkinadze. Aleksey is the older brother of Andrei Potekhin, ex-member of Turbomoda and Revolvers. Andrei manages Aleksey Potekhin's new project of Trek/Blues.