Biser Kirov
Biser Hristov Kirov (4 September 1942 – 6 November 2016) was a Bulgarian pop singer and tenor, who was called in the press the most popular Bulgarian in the USSR. Kirov called Russia his creative homeland.
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Biser Kirov
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- Born
- 1942. · Sofia.
- Died
- 2016. · Berlin.
- Nationality
- Bulgaria.
- Occupation
- singer, diplomat and composer.
- Fields
- estrada.
- Education
- Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies.
- Honours
- Merited Artist of Russia and Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour.
- Languages
- Bulgarian, Russian and English.
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Biser Hristov Kirov (4 September 1942 – 6 November 2016) was a Bulgarian pop singer and tenor, who was called in the press the most popular Bulgarian in the USSR. Kirov called Russia his creative homeland.
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Biography
Biography
Biser Kirov studied at Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies. The recorded working language is Bulgarian, Russian and English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are estrada. Distinctions recorded are Merited Artist of Russia and Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour.
Kirov was born in Sofia. His father was Hristo Kirov Ankole, pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1914-1977). His mother was Ventsinosa Apostolova Kirova (1922-1989), a painter. In 1961, Kirov graduated with honors from high school in Sofia. He created Reflex, one of the first Bulgarian rock bands. At the First International Festival of Youth Song in Sochi in 1967, Kirov finished third, the start of his broad career. He also worked a lot in television.
Personal life
Personal life
He was married to Mitka Tsvetanova Kirova (born 1945), an engineer, a chemist-ecologist. They had two children and four grandchildren. Kirov died in Berlin, Germany on 6 November 2016.
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Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation singer. Institutional cataloguing adds that biser Kirov is recorded with the occupation diplomat. Recorded with the occupation composer. It is also recorded that biser Kirov is recorded as a citizen of Bulgaria. Recorded with the gender male. Born on 4 September 1942. Institutional cataloguing adds that biser Kirov died on 6 November 2016. It is also recorded that biser Kirov is classed in the genre estrada.
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Sofia.
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Berlin.
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- “Biser Kirov”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards and titles
• Gold medal and the title of Singer of the Year IX World Festival of Youth and Students (1968) • 1st prize Golden Orpheus (1970) • Golden Dolphin (1975) • Gold medal of the XII World Festival of Youth and Students (1985) • Honored Artist of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1985) • Honorary President of the Republic of Bulgaria sign (2008) • Honorary Diploma of the Government of Moscow (2008) • Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2009) — for outstanding contribution to the development of Russian-Bulgarian cultural co-operation and many years of creative activity • Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2012) • Honorary Doctor of Moscow State University of Fine Chemical Technologies (2012)
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- 1.Samyy populyarnyy bolgarin v SSSR».
- 2.«Los premios en concursos internacionales del cantante Bíser Kírov (Bulgaria)», artículo (en idioma ruso) publicado en el sitio web Gosti Retroportal (Rusia).
- 3.«Bíser Kírov: "Rusia no ha hecho nada para mantener su influencia en Bulgaria"» , artículo (en idioma ruso) en el sitio web Polit Journal (Rusia).
- 4.«Anna Arhakova, cantante ruso-búlgara», artículo en la revista Krest'yanka (campesina), n.º 2, págs. 34-39; 2009. ISSN 0130-2647.
- 5.«Bíser Kírov: cantante ruso búlgaro», artículo (en idioma ruso) del 3 de julio de 2009 en el periódico Muzykalnaya Pravda (‘verdad musical’). Publicado en el sitio web New Look Media (Moscú).
- 6.«Bíser Kírov: Rusia, mi patria creativa», artículo (en idioma ruso) del 21 de noviembre de 1997 en el periódico Muzykalnaya Pravda (‘verdad musical’). Publicado en el sitio web New Look Media (Moscú).
- 7.«Bíser Kírov, cantante búlgaro famoso en Cuba en los años sesenta y setenta», artículo del 26 de junio de 2011 en el sitio web Zoe Valdés (La Habana).
- 8.«Bíser Jrístof Kírov», artículo en idioma ruso, en el sitio web Peoples (Rusia).
- 9.«Biser Kirov», álbum de 2010; publicado en el sitio web Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Biser-Kirov/dp/B003PQCG4Y).
- 10.«Orden del Gobierno de Moscú n.º 2766-RP, del 24 de noviembre de 2008» , ficha en idioma ruso, de noviembre de 2008, en el sitio web oficial del Gobierno de Moscú.
- 11., del 10 de noviembre de 2009. Enlace roto.
- 12.«Bíser Kírov. Biografía» , artículo en idioma ruso publicado en el sitio web Bíser Kírov (Rusia).
- 13.«Orden del Presidente de la Federación Rusa, n.º 373» del 10 de agosto de 2012.
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