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.[1] Kirov called Russia his creative homeland.[2]

Biography

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.[3]

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.[4] He also worked a lot in television.[5]

Awards and titles

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.

References
  1. Самый популярный болгарин в СССР
  2. Бисер Киров: Моя творческая родина — Россия
  3. России болгарский певец
  4. Бисер Киров: «Россия ничего не сделала, чтобы сохранить своё влияние в Болгарии»
  5. Бисер Христов Киров. Биография
  6. Распоряжение Правительства Москвы от 24 ноября 2008 года № 2766-РП «О награждении почётной грамотой Правительства Москвы»
  7. Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10 ноября 2009 года № 1266 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации граждан Республики Болгарии»
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