Aiko is the stage name of Russian-born Czech singer Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova. She started her career in 2015 when she participated in the fourth season of Česko Slovenská SuperStar, the Czech-Slovak syndication of the Idol franchise, where she failed to make the Top 10 finalists. To date, she has released three studio albums and several singles.
She was selected to represent her home country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö with the song "Pedestal", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final.
She is currently in a relationship with drummer Kat Almagro of the Spanish band Megara, who represented San Marino in the same Contest.