1. Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov PAR is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer.
33 Facts About Philipp Kirkorov
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Philipp Kirkorov is a five-time winner of the "Best Selling Russian Artist" title at the World Music Awards ceremonies.
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Philipp Kirkorov was born on 30 April 1967 in Varna, Bulgaria.
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Philipp Kirkorov began traveling on tours with his parents at the age of five.
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Philipp Kirkorov's father performed the autobiographical song "Synok", dedicated to Soviet tank crews he met in 1944 in Varna.
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Philipp Kirkorov graduated from Moscow School No 413 with a gold medal.
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In November 1985, Philipp Kirkorov made his television debut on the program Wider Circle with the song "Alyosha" in Bulgarian.
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Philipp Kirkorov was noticed by Svetlana Annapolskaya, the director of Goluboy Ogonyok, who invited him to participate in the program.
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In 1989, Philipp Kirkorov toured with Alla Pugacheva in Australia and Germany and held his first solo concert in Perm.
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In 1990, Philipp Kirkorov won the Grand Prix in the competition "Shlyager-90" in Leningrad with the song "Nebo i Zemlya".
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Philipp Kirkorov's popularity began to spread outside of Russia and he toured in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Israel.
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Philipp Kirkorov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 held in Dublin with the song "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" and finished in 17th place.
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Philipp Kirkorov was a judge in the second season of Music Idol in Bulgaria.
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Philipp Kirkorov makes a cameo in Verka Serduchka's video "Do Re Mi".
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In 2017, after collaborating with rapper Timati, Philipp Kirkorov signed with the Black Star record label.
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Since 2020, Philipp Kirkorov has served as a judge on the Russian adaptation of the international hit reality show The Masked Singer, titled The Mask.
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In 2021, Philipp Kirkorov won the TEFI award for Best Entertainment Show Host for his work on The Mask.
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In 2023, Philipp Kirkorov joined Emperor's Treasures together with actor Wolfgang Cerny, a competitive reality show that combines adventure, history, and treasure hunting.
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Philipp Kirkorov has made numerous cameo appearances in various TV series and films, including My Fair Nanny, Flight Crew, The Double, Voronin's Family, Naughty Grandma and Grand Hotel.
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In 2009, Philipp Kirkorov had his first significant film role in the Russian-Ukrainian romantic comedy Love in the Big City.
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Philipp Kirkorov reprised his role in the following two sequels Love in the Big City 2 and Love in the Big City 3.
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On 24 March 2024, Philipp Kirkorov left Russia for Baku, Azerbaijan, after an administrative case regarding tax evasion was opened against the artist, and the bank accounts of his companies were blocked.
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In November 2024, Philipp Kirkorov was revoked of the title of People's Artist of Ukraine, as part of a decree that stripped 34 people labelled as traitors to Ukraine.
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Philipp Kirkorov has covered a few songs which appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest and its national finals, as well as entering a song in his own right.
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Philipp Kirkorov is best known for his involvement in several Eurovision Song Contest entries for a range of Eastern European countries.
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Philipp Kirkorov has maintained a "bad boy" public image for most of his career and has been involved in a number of media controversies.
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On 20 May 2004, in Rostov-on-Don, Philipp Kirkorov insulted journalist Irina Aroyan at a press conference, using obscene language and criticizing her appearance.
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The incident sparked widespread media outrage, and on 11 August 2004, Philipp Kirkorov was found guilty of insults and fined 60,000 rubles.
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Philipp Kirkorov sent his guards to attack Yuri Shevchuk, the frontman of the rock band DDT, following a heated public argument.
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On 15 May 2009, Philipp Kirkorov resigned as head of the Russian jury for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest after being seen posing with Greek entrant Sakis Rouvas and dining with Norwegian entrant Alexander Rybak.
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On 3 September 2009, Philipp Kirkorov was caught on camera breaking and seizing a camera belonging to NTV journalist Veronica Kozlova.
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Charges were not made, and Philipp Kirkorov stated that his actions were 'provoked' by the journalist.
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Philipp Kirkorov emphasized that he was unaware of the nature of the gathering and promptly left.