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'''Emil Dimitrov''' ({{lang-bg|Емил Димитров}}) (December 23, 1940 in [[Pleven]] – March 30, 2005 in [[Sofia]]) was a [[Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] singer, musician and composer. 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.
'''Emil Dimitrov''' ({{lang-bg|Емил Димитров}}) (December 23, 1940 in [[Pleven]] – March 30, 2005 in [[Sofia]]) was a [[Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] singer, musician and composer. 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]] |access-date=5 July 2023 |language=bg}}</ref>


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]].<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>
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]].<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>

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Emil Dimitrov
Background information
Born(1940-12-23)December 23, 1940
Pleven,Kingdom of Bulgaria
DiedMarch 30, 2005(2005-03-30) (aged 64)
Sofia,Bulgaria
GenresPop
Occupationsinger
Instrument(s)Accordion, Piano
Years active1960–1999

Emil Dimitrov (Template:Lang-bg) (December 23, 1940 in Pleven – March 30, 2005 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian singer, musician and composer. 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.[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".[2] 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.[3]

According to the American magazine Billboard Emil Dimitrov has sold over 40 million copies of his albums in the countries in Eastern Europe and the USSR.[2][4][5][3][6]

Discography

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) – Iordanka Hristova
  5. Сбогом, Мария (Good-Bye Maria) – Panaiot Panaiotov

References

  1. ^ "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). Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Billboard 31 Oct 1970
  3. ^ a b "Eмил Димитров". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Eмил Димитров". Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Eмил Димитров". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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