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{{Short description|Bulgarian singer and composer (1940–2005)}}
'''Emil Dimitrov''' ([[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: {{lang|bg|Емил Димитров}}) ([[December 23]], [[1940]], [[Pleven]], [[Bulgaria]] – [[March 30]], [[2005]], [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]) was a popular [[Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] singer. He made his debut in [[1960]] and recorded about 30 albums altogether. In the 60s [[Lili Ivanova]] and [[Emil Dimitrov]] were the most popular singers of modern songs. During the last years of his life he exhibited a talent for drawing as well.
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| name = Emil Dimitrov
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'''Emil Dimitrov Dimitrov''' ({{langx|bg|Емил Димитров Димитров}}; 23 December 1940 – 30 March 2005) was a [[Bulgaria]]n singer, musician and composer. He is considered to be a legend of Bulgarian pop music, and one of the greatest Bulgarian singers of all time.<ref name="kapitanova-krasteva">{{cite news |last1=Kapitanova-Krasteva |first1=Anna |title=Емил Димитров - момчето с пеещите очи и обичта на хората |url=https://archives.bnr.bg/emil-dimitrov-momcheto-s-peeshtite-ochi-i-obichta-na-horata/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Архивен фонд на БНР |date=23 December 2020 |language=bg-BG}}</ref> He was popular for his songs ''"Ако си дал" ('If You Have Given')'', ''"Моя страна, моя България" ('My Country, My Bulgaria')'', ''"Нашият сигнал" ('Our Signal')'', ''"Само един живот" ('Only One Lifetime')'', ''"Джулия" ('Julia')'', ''"[[Arlekino|Арлекино]]" ('Arlequine')'', ''"Писмо до мама" ('Letter to My Mother')'' and others. Dimitrov was an extremely prolific artist, with 400 songs in his repertoire, and 280 of them being of his own composition; he released 30 albums in his lifetime.<ref>{{cite web |title=80 години от рождението на поп легендата на България Емил Димитров |trans-title=80th anniversary of the birth of Bulgarian pop legend Emil Dimitrov |url=https://bnr.bg/radiobulgaria/post/101393683/80-godini-ot-rojdenieto-na-edna-ot-emblemite-na-balgarskata-estrada-emil-dimitrov |website=[[Bulgarian National Radio]] |date=23 December 2020 |access-date=5 July 2023 |language=bg}}</ref>

He was born the son of the Bulgarian illusionist {{ill|Fakira Miti|bg|Факира Мити}} and his French assistant.<ref>{{cite news |title=Синът на Емил Димитров с разтърсващо разкритие |trans-title="The son of Emil Dimitrov makes a shocking reveal"|url=https://www.standartnews.com/lifestyle-lyubopitno/sint-na-emil-dimitrov-s-raztrsvashcho-razkritie-508002.html |access-date=5 July 2023 |work=[[Standart (newspaper)|Standart]] |date=26 October 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="kapitanova-krasteva" /> He went to study at the [[National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts]] in Sofia.<ref name="kolev"/>

His career began in 1962, with the premier of his song ''[[Arlekino]]''; it won third place at the [[Sopot International Song Festival]] that year,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nagrody SF '62 - sopot festival - Bałtycka Agencja Artystyczna BART |url=http://bart.sopot.pl/sopotfestival/nagrody-sf-62 |access-date=19 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202225523/http://bart.sopot.pl/sopotfestival/nagrody-sf-62 |archive-date=2 February 2015 |language=pl}}</ref> and turned him into a star overnight.<ref name="kapitanova-krasteva" />

In 1970 he was signed to the [[France|French]] record company [[:fr:Pathé-Marconi|EMI Pathé-Marconi]], which released his first French-language single ''"L'amour c'est toi"''.<ref name="Billboard">[https://books.google.com/books?id=uSkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=emil+dimitrov&pg=PA60 Billboard 31 Oct 1970]</ref> His song ''Monica'' (known in Bulgarian as ''"Моя страна, моя България" ('My country, my Bulgaria')'' sold out with a circulation of over 500,000 copies in [[Germany]] and 100,000 copies in [[Belgium]], although, it was initially banned by Bulgarian censors for "bourgeois influence".<ref name="P10">{{Cite web |url=http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/media/press/pr10.html |title=Eмил Димитров |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305201125/http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/media/press/pr10.html |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="kolev">{{cite news |last1=Kolev |first1=Yoan |title=1970: Emil Dimitrov and the story of an iconic pop song |url=https://bnr.bg/en/post/100518353/1970-emil-dimitrov-and-the-story-of-an-iconic-pop-song |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=[[Bulgarian National Radio]] |language=en}}</ref> In the modern day, it is considered to be an unofficial national hymn in Bulgaria.

He was married twice, and his son Emil was born from his second marriage in 1970.<ref name="kapitanova-krasteva" />

According to the American magazine ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Emil Dimitrov sold over 40 million copies of his albums in [[Eastern Europe]] and the [[USSR]].<ref name="Billboard"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/media/press/pr0.html |title=Eмил Димитров |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316235137/http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/media/press/pr0.html |archive-date=16 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/media/press/pr8.html |title=Eмил Димитров |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305200921/http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/media/press/pr8.html |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="P10"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/media/press/5.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305200008/http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/media/press/5.jpg |archive-date=5 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He died on 30 March 2005, at 64 years of age.<ref>{{cite news |title=Днес почина легендата на българската популярна музика - Емил Димитров |trans-title=Emil Dimitrov, the legend of Bulgarian pop music, died today |url=https://btvnovinite.bg/40717-Dnes_pochina_legendata_na_balgarskata_populyarna_muzika__Emil_Dimitrov.html# |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=bTV Новините |language=bg}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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;Bulgarian Evergreens
# [[Moya Strana, Moya Bălgaria|Моя страна, моя България (My country, my Bulgaria)]] – Emil Dimitrov; Director: [[Stilian Ivanov]]


;Само един живот не е достатъчен (Only one life is not enough)
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=== Bulgarian Evergreens ===
# My country, my Bulgaria - Emil Dimitrov
# Ако си дал... (If you have given something...) – Emil Dimitrov
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# Писмо до мама (A letter to my mother) – Emil Dimitrov
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# Само тази нощ (Only tonight) – [[Lili Ivanova]]
# Само един живот (Only one life) – [[Yordanka Hristova]]
# Сбогом, Мария (Good-Bye Maria) – [[Panayot Panayotov (singer)|Panayot Panayotov]]


==References==
=== Only a life is not enough - With the songs of Emil Dimitrov ===
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# If you have given something.. - Emil Dimitrov
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# My country - Emil Dimitrov
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# A letter to my mother - Emil Dimitrov
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# Only tonight - Lili Ivanova
# Only a life - Iordanka Hristova
# Good-Bye Maria - Panaiot Panaiotov


==External Links==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061205084106/http://www.emil-dimitrov.com/ Official site]
* [http://news.netinfo.bg/?tid=40&oid=710819 My country, my Bulgaria.. Emil Dimitrov has died..]
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Latest revision as of 06:31, 29 October 2024

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Dimitrov and the family name is Dimitrov.
Emil Dimitrov
Емил Димитров
Dimitrov in 1970
Dimitrov in 1970
Background information
Born(1940-12-23)December 23, 1940
Pleven, Kingdom of Bulgaria
DiedMarch 30, 2005(2005-03-30) (aged 64)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Genres
Occupationsinger
Instruments
Years active1960–1999
LabelsBalkanton,
Electrecord (Romania)
EMI Pathé-Marconi (France)
Riva Saund
Milena Records
Riviera (France)
Accord (USSR)
Veriton (Poland)
Melodiya (USSR)
Grafonola (Türkiye)
Odeon (Mexico)
Ariola (Germany)
Polskie Nagrania Muza (Poland)
Spouse(s)Greta Gancheva (married 1967–1968)
Marieta Dimitrova (married 1968–1991, 2000)

Emil Dimitrov Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Емил Димитров Димитров; 23 December 1940 – 30 March 2005) was a Bulgarian singer, musician and composer. He is considered to be a legend of Bulgarian pop music, and one of the greatest Bulgarian singers of all time.[1] He was popular for his songs "Ако си дал" ('If You Have Given'), "Моя страна, моя България" ('My Country, My Bulgaria'), "Нашият сигнал" ('Our Signal'), "Само един живот" ('Only One Lifetime'), "Джулия" ('Julia'), "Арлекино" ('Arlequine'), "Писмо до мама" ('Letter to My Mother') and others. Dimitrov was an extremely prolific artist, with 400 songs in his repertoire, and 280 of them being of his own composition; he released 30 albums in his lifetime.[2]

He was born the son of the Bulgarian illusionist Fakira Miti [bg] and his French assistant.[3][1] He went to study at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia.[4]

His career began in 1962, with the premier of his song Arlekino; it won third place at the Sopot International Song Festival that year,[5] and turned him into a star overnight.[1]

In 1970 he was signed to the French record company EMI Pathé-Marconi, which released his first French-language single "L'amour c'est toi".[6] His song Monica (known in Bulgarian as "Моя страна, моя България" ('My country, my Bulgaria') sold out with a circulation of over 500,000 copies in Germany and 100,000 copies in Belgium, although, it was initially banned by Bulgarian censors for "bourgeois influence".[7][4] In the modern day, it is considered to be an unofficial national hymn in Bulgaria.

He was married twice, and his son Emil was born from his second marriage in 1970.[1]

According to the American magazine Billboard Emil Dimitrov sold over 40 million copies of his albums in Eastern Europe and the USSR.[6][8][9][7][10]

He died on 30 March 2005, at 64 years of age.[11]

Discography

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Bulgarian Evergreens
  1. Моя страна, моя България (My country, my Bulgaria) – Emil Dimitrov; Director: Stilian Ivanov
Само един живот не е достатъчен (Only one life is not enough)
  1. Ако си дал... (If you have given something...) – Emil Dimitrov
  2. Писмо до мама (A letter to my mother) – Emil Dimitrov
  3. Само тази нощ (Only tonight) – Lili Ivanova
  4. Само един живот (Only one life) – Yordanka Hristova
  5. Сбогом, Мария (Good-Bye Maria) – Panayot Panayotov

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kapitanova-Krasteva, Anna (23 December 2020). "Емил Димитров - момчето с пеещите очи и обичта на хората". Архивен фонд на БНР (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "80 години от рождението на поп легендата на България Емил Димитров" [80th anniversary of the birth of Bulgarian pop legend Emil Dimitrov]. Bulgarian National Radio (in Bulgarian). 23 December 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Синът на Емил Димитров с разтърсващо разкритие" ["The son of Emil Dimitrov makes a shocking reveal"]. Standart. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b Kolev, Yoan. "1970: Emil Dimitrov and the story of an iconic pop song". Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Nagrody SF '62 - sopot festival - Bałtycka Agencja Artystyczna BART" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Billboard 31 Oct 1970
  7. ^ a b "Eмил Димитров". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Eмил Димитров". Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Eмил Димитров". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Днес почина легендата на българската популярна музика - Емил Димитров" [Emil Dimitrov, the legend of Bulgarian pop music, died today]. bTV Новините (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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