Bedros Kirkorov
Bedros Filippovich Kirkorov[a][c] (2 June 1932 – 18 March 2025) was a Bulgarian and Russian singer and bandleader.
Born in Varna[1][2] to an Armenian family,[3] he was awarded the People's Artist of Russia title and was the father of fellow singer Philipp Kirkorov.[4] Kirkorov died in Moscow at the age of 92.[5]
Notes
- ↑ In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Filippovich and the family name is Kirkorov.
- ↑ In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Pilibos or Filipov and the family name is Kirkorov.
- ↑ Russian: Бедрос Филиппович Киркоров, IPA: [bʲɪˈdros fʲɪˈlʲipəvʲɪtɕ kʲɪrˈkorəf]; Bulgarian: Бедрос Филипов Киркоров, romanized: Bedros Filipov Kirkorov,[b] IPA: [beˈdrɔs fiˈlipof kirˈkɔrof]; Western Armenian: Պետրոս Գիրգորով, romanized: Bedros Kirkorov, or Պետրոս Գրիգորյան, Bedros Krikoryan.
References
- ↑ Говорим Киркоров, подразумеваем Крикорян
- ↑ Ночной разговор с Бедросом Киркоровым
- ↑ MacFadyen, David (2002). Estrada?!: Grand Narratives and the Philosophy of the Russian Popular Song Since Perestroika. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780773523715.
- ↑ Bratersky, Alex (3 December 1999). "Filipp Followed Father's Footsteps". The Moscow Times.
- ↑ Умер Бедрос Киркоров (in Russian)
External links
- Biography
- Bedros Kirkorov at IMDb
- Bedros Kirkorov discography at Discogs
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Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2025 deaths
- Musicians from Varna, Bulgaria
- 20th-century Bulgarian male singers
- Soviet male singers
- Bulgarian people of Armenian descent
- Bulgarian emigrants to the Soviet Union
- People's Artists of Russia
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
- Merited Artists of the Russian Federation
- Bulgarian people stubs