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Philipp Bedros Kirkorov (, ; ; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian pop singer. Kirkorov's career began in 1985 with participation in the Soviet musical TV show "Wider Circle". Since 2000, he has maintained public interest in his person with a scandalous reputation and recording remakes of hits by international performers from Europe and the United States. In 1995, he represented at the Eurovision Song Contest and took 17th place.
During his creative career, he achieved success in Russia, Belarus and other countries of the former USSR, and was awarded many Russian music prizes, including ZD Awards and others. He is a five-time winner of the "Best Selling Russian Artist" title at the World Music Awards ceremonies.
He graduated from Moscow School No. 413 with a gold medal. After school, he attempted to enroll in a theater institute but failed the entrance exams.
In 1984, he entered the Gnessin State Musical College in the musical comedy department, graduating in 1988 with honors.
He was noticed by Svetlana Annapolskaya, the director of Goluboy Ogonyok, who invited him to participate in the program. After a dispute with the show's management, she successfully secured Kirkorov's involvement.
In 1987, he received an invitation to work with the Leningrad Music Hall under Ilya Rakhlin. This led to a foreign tour in Berlin's renowned Friedrichstadt-Palast Theater.
After leaving the Music Hall, Kirkorov met lyricist Ilya Reznik, who became one of his early supporters.
In April 1988, he met Alla Pugacheva at Ilya Reznik's art exhibit. By October 1988, she invited him to participate in her Christmas Meetings. By this time, Kirkorov had graduated from Gnesin College, competed in his first contest in Yalta, and filmed his first music video for the song "Carmen."
During preparations for Christmas Meetings, he collaborated with poet Leonid Derbenyov, who wrote many of his future hits, including "Ty, Ty, Ty" ("You, You, You"), "Nebo i Zemlya" ("Sky and Earth") and "Atlantida" ("Atlantis").
In 1990, Kirkorov won the Grand Prix in the competition "Shlyager-90" (Hit-90) in Leningrad with the song "Nebo i Zemlya" ( Sky and Earth). In 1992, his music video to the song "Atlantida" ( Atlantis) was selected as "Music Video of the Year". His popularity began to spread outside of Russia and he toured in the United States, Canada, Germany, and Israel.
By 1994, his program "Ya ne Raphael" ( I'm not Raphael) included hits by Engelbert Humperdinck, Tom Jones, and Frank Sinatra. Kirkorov represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 held in Dublin with the song "Kolybelnaya dlya vulkana" ('Lullaby for the volcano') and finished in 17th place.
At the end of 1995, the double CD Skazhi Solntsu:"Da" ( Say "Yes!" to the Sun) was released under the Polygram label. The album's release coincided with the premiere of the program The Best, the Beloved, and Just for You at the State Variety Theatre, which then successfully toured across the country.
In 1996, he won the World Music Awards for best-selling Russian artist with over 2 million copies sold. By 1997, his world tour covered 100 cities, culminating in a month-long residency at the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg.
His 1998 album Oh, Mama, I'll give Chic ( Oy, Mama, Shika Dam!) contains four cover versions of well-known Turkish songs originally sung by Tarkan, Mustafa Sandal and Sezen Aksu.
In 1999, Kirkorov joined Michael Jackson's MJ & Friends charity concert.
Starting in the 2000s, Kirkorov became increasingly involved in music production, managing and mentoring several Russian artists he personally discovered. He co-wrote the Belarusian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, "Work Your Magic" for Dmitry Koldun, wrote the 2008 Ukrainian entry "Shady Lady", performed by Ani Lorak, and also co-composed Moldova's Eurovision entry for the contest, "Sugar", which was performed by Natalia Gordienko. He was also a judge in the second season of Music Idol in Bulgaria. Kirkorov makes a cameo appearance in Verka Serduchka's video "Do Re Mi".
In 2017, after collaborating with rapper Timati, Kirkorov signed with the Black Star record label. In 2018, his song "The Color of Mood is Blue" became a viral hit, garnering over 40 million views on YouTube. That year, his duet with Nikolay Baskov on "Ibiza" also gained attention for its satirical music video. In September 2018, he collaborated with Egor Kreed to release "The Color of Mood is Black" ("Zvet Nastroenija Tschorny"), which became another viral hit, amassing over 100 million views on YouTube.
In November 2024, Kirkorov presented his music video/short film Black Panther.
Since 2006, he has frequently served as a judge on numerous programs, such as "KVN," "Dancing with the Stars," "Minute of Fame," "Star Factory," "New Wave," "Odin v Odin!" ("One to One!"), "Toch-v-Toch" ("Just Like"). 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 ( Maska). The show, aired on NTV, features celebrities competing in elaborate costumes while concealing their identities.
In 2021, Kirkorov won the TEFI award for Best Entertainment Show Host for his work on The Mask. The show remains a top-rated program on Russian television, with Kirkorov becoming one of its most iconic figures.
In 2023, Kirkorov joined Emperor's Treasures ( Sokrovishcha Imperatora) together with actor Wolfgang Cerny, a competitive reality show that combines adventure, history, and treasure hunting. Airing on TNT, the program involves celebrities exploring China's rich cultural and historical heritage while solving clues to uncover hidden treasures.
Kirkorov has also made numerous cameo appearances in various TV series and films, including My Fair Nanny (2006), Flight Crew (2016), The Double (2013), Voronin's Family (2017), Naughty Grandma (2017) and Grand Hotel (2018).
In 2009, Kirkorov had his first significant film role in the Russian-Ukrainian romantic comedy Love in the Big City. In the film he played Saint Valentine. He reprised his role in the following two sequels Love in the Big City 2 and Love in the Big City 3. The films also starred Volodymyr Zelensky, Aleksey Chadov and Vera Brezhneva.
Other than his native Bulgarian, he is fluent in Russian language, and is proficient in Spanish and English. WorldBestBuy.com Signs a Partnership Agreement with Russian Mega-Star To Brand its Name in Eastern Europe and Asia Retrieved 28 May 2011.
In January 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Kirkorov for his support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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.
In November 2024, 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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| 1988 | "Carmen" | Galina Malyschitskaya | "Philip" |
| 1988 | "You Don't Look at the Clock" | Viktor Cherkasov | "Philip" |
| 1988 | "Sinbad the Sailor" | Vyacheslav Pronin | "Philip" |
| 1989 | "Mona Lisa" | Vadim Korotkov | "Sinbad the Sailor" |
| 1989 | "Twist, Hey!" | Mikhail Libin | "Philip" |
| 1989 | "Plus and Minus" | Larisa Masluyk | "Philip" |
| 1989 | "Christmas Night" | Vyacheslav Brovkin | "Philip" |
| 1990 | "Look Into My Eyes" | Galina Malyschitskaya | "Heaven and Earth" |
| 1990 | "For a Few Warm Days" | Yury Rakshin | "You, you, you" |
| 1990 | "Jealousy" | Natalya Primak | "Heaven and Earth" |
| 1990 | "Atlantis" | Mikhail Makarenkov | "So-and-so" |
| 1990 | "Magdalena" | Natalya Bakhturina | "So-and-so" |
| 1990 | "You, you, you" | Mikhail Makarenkov | "You, you, you" |
| 1991 | "You, you, you" (2 version) | Mikhail Makarenkov | "You, you, you" |
| 1991 | "Heaven and Earth" | Svetlana Anapolskaya | "Heaven and Earth" |
| 1992 | "So-and-so" | Larisa Mikulskaya | "So-and-so" |
| 1992 | "Roses in the Snow" | Mikhail Khleborodov | "So-and-so" |
| 1992 | "Gold Mine" | Aleksey Berkovich | "Julia" |
| 1993 | "You Tell Me, Cherry" | Mikhail Khleborodov | "I Don Rafael" |
| 1993 | "Marina" | Aleksandr Fayfman | "I Don Rafael" |
| 1993 | "Between Summer and Winter" | Alla Pugacheva | "I Don Rafael" |
| 1994 | "Diva" | Alla Pugacheva | "I Don Rafael" |
| 1994 | "I Raise My Glass" | Roman Rodin, Lina Arifulina | "I Don Rafael" |
| 1994 | "Who is Philip" | Roman Rodin | "I Don Rafael" |
| 1994 | "My Birdie" | Sergey Kalvarskiy | "I Don Rafael" |
| 1994 | "Sweetheart" | Oleg Gusev | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1995 | "Sweetheart" (2 version) | Oleg Gusev | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1995 | "Look What Summer" | Sergey Kalvarskiy | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1995 | "Island" | Roman Rodin | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1995 | "Whether that Be!" | Roman Rodin | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1995 | "Lullaby Volcano" | Igor Pesotskiy | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1995 | "I Met a Girl" | Dmitriy Fiks | "With Love to the Only" |
| 1996 | "My Bunny" | Oleg Gusev | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1996 | "I Am Guilty, Guilty" | Oleg Gusev | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1996 | "Carnival" | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" | |
| 1996 | "Let's Make Up" | Sergey Kalvarsky | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1996 | "Running On Waves" | Sergey Kalvarsky | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1996 | "Delilah" | Janik Fayziyev | "With Love to the Only" |
| 1997 | "Little" | Oleg Gusev | "With Love to the Only" |
| 1997 | "Sweetie baranochki" | Janik Fayziyev | "With Love to the Only" |
| 1997 | "The Only" | Oleg Gusev | "With Love to the Only" |
| 1997 | "Left Summer" | Vasily Pichul | "With Love to the Only" |
| 1997 | "Combination" | Din Makhamatdinov | "Latest the Adventures of Pinocchio" |
| 1998 | "Wedding Night" | Filipp Yankovsky | "Tell the Sun: "Yes!"" |
| 1998 | "Nurse" | Oleg Gusev | "With Love to the Only" |
| 1998 | "Sailor" | Oleg Ryaskov | "Wartime Romance" |
| 1998 | "Salma" | Blednov Brothers | "Oh, Mom, Chic Ladies!" |
| 1998 | "Here's What We" | Blednov Brothers | "Oh, Mom, Chic Ladies!" |
| 1998 | "Oh, Mom, Chic Ladies!" | Blednov Brothers | "Oh, Mom, Chic Ladies!" |
| 1998 | "Diva" | Oleg Gusev | "Oh, Mom, Chic Ladies!" |
| 1998 | "Naive" | Studio "Fly" | "Duets" |
| 1999 | "If Only You Were Waiting For Me" | Oleg Gusev | "With Love to the Only" |
| 1999 | "Go" | Oleg Gusev | TBA |
| 1999 | "Mouse" | Oleg Gusev | "Magico Amor" |
| 1999 | "Bat" | Oleg Gusev | "Magico Amor" |
| 1999 | "Bat" | Oleg Gusev | "Mouse" |
| 1999 | "Maria" | Oleg Gusev | "Oh, Mom, Chic Ladies!" |
| 1999 | "Silk Thread" | Alla Pugacheva | "Oh, Mom, Chic Ladies!" |
| 1999 | "Until We Meet Again" | Alla Pugacheva | "Christmas Meeting" |
| 1999 | "I Promise to Love" | Alla Pugacheva | "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and..." |
| 2000 | "Fire and Water" | Sergey Kalvarskiy | "Cinofilia" |
| 2000 | "Rose Red" | Oleg Gusev | "Fire and Water" |
| 2000 | "Sha-La-La-La-La" | Roman Rodin | "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow and..." |
| 2000 | "Chile-chacha" | Brother Blednov | "Kilimanjaro" |
| 2000 | "Dreamer" | Roman Rodin | "Duets" |
| 2000 | "Kilimanjaro" | Sergey Kalvarskiy | "Kilimanjaro" |
| 2000 | "Livin' la Vida Loca" | Oleg Gusev | "Old Songs. PostScript" |
| 2001 | "Pum! Ya me ha dado!" | Oleg Gusev | "Magico Amor" |
| 2001 | "Will You Believe" | Oleg Gusev | "In Love and Incredibly Lonely" |
| 2001 | "I'd Die For You" | Oleg Gusev | "In Love and Incredibly Lonely" |
| 2001 | "I'd Die For You" (Remix) | Oleg Gusev | "I'd Die For You" |
| 2001 | "(I Would) Die For You" | Oleg Gusev | "I'd Die For You" |
| 2001 | "(I Would) Die For You" (Remix) | Oleg Gusev | "I'd Die For You" |
| 2001 | "The Hell Song" | Semyon Gorov | "In Love and Incredibly Lonely" |
| 2002 | "Give Me Freedom" | Andrey Novoselov | "In Love and Incredibly Lonely" |
| 2002 | "Megamix" | Studio "Fly" | "Megamix" |
| 2002 | "Babe" | Dmitriy Chijov | "In Love and Incredibly Lonely" |
| 2002 | "Maria-Magdalena" | Oleg Gusev | "In Love and Incredibly Lonely" |
| 2002 | "With Glamor" | Fedor Bondarchuk | "Neznakomka" |
| 2002 | "Cruel Love" | Oleg Gusev | "Neznakomka" |
| 2002 | "Glass" | Semyon Gorov | "Cinderella" |
| 2003 | "Rose Tea" | Oleg Gusev | "Neznakomka" |
| 2003 | "Radio-Baby" | Andrey Novoselov | "Neznakomka" |
| 2003 | "Dream" | Irina Mironova | "Neznakomka" |
| 2003 | "A Little Sorry" | Oleg Gusev | "Neznakomka" |
| 2003 | "Anyway" | Semyon Gorov | "The Crazy Day or The Marriage of Figaro" |
| 2003 | "Well Why Not" | Semyon Gorov | "Duets" |
| 2003 | "Love-Carrot" | Semyon Gorov | "Duets" |
| 2003 | "Hide and Seek" | Maksim Papernik | "After Two Hares" |
| 2003 | "White Fluff" | Maksim Papernik | "The Snow Queen" |
| 2003 | "Magic Night" | Tina Barkalaya | TBA |
| 2004 | "And You Say" | Oleg Gusev | "Duets" |
| 2004 | "Like Crazy I" | Oleg Gusev | "Like Crazy I" |
| 2004 | "Se Thelo San Trelos" | Oleg Gusev | "Like Crazy I" |
| 2004 | "The Master and Margarita" | Viktor Priduvalov | "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" |
| 2004 | "We Have to Say Goodbye" | Semyon Gorov | "Sorochinskaya Fair" |
| 2005 | "Metro" | Maksim Papernik | "The Twelve Chairs" |
| 2005 | "The Bar" | Irina Mironova | "Duets" |
| 2005 | "Wow!" | Ekaterina Tsarik | "Otpravila Message" |
| 2005 | "The Usual Story" | Semyon Gorov | "For You" |
| 2005 | "Mow Alowyn Eye" | Tina Barkalaya | "The Three Musketeers" |
| 2006 | "The Anthem of the Olympic Games in Sochi" | Aleksey Rozenberg | TBA |
| 2006 | "Flew" | Oleg Gusev | "For You" |
| 2006 | "High" | Semyon Gorov | "For You" |
| 2007 | "Love is Always Right" | Oleg Gusev | "Point of Age" |
| 2008 | "Wanderer" | Oleg Vakulin | |
| 2009 | "V sadu Edemovom" | Sarik Andreasyan | |
| 2009 | "Gibnu Ya" | Andriy Novoselov | |
| 2009 | "Love" | Sarik Andreasyan | |
| 2009 | "It is your illusion" | Rumi Shuazimov | |
| 2009 | "Just give" | Evgeniy Mitrofanov | |
| 2009 | "Strings" | Sarik Andreasyan | |
| 2009 | "Tale of Love" | ||
| 2010 | "Diskopartizany" | Evgeniy Bedarov | |
| 2010 | "Voice" | Oleg Gusev | |
| 2010 | "We are so absurd dispersed" | Alan Badoev | |
| 2011 | "Playing with fire" | Endy Soup | |
| 2011 | "Snow" | Alan Badoev | |
| 2011 | "I do not feel sorry for you" | Alan Badoev | |
| 2012 | "I let you go" | Aslan Ahmadov | |
| 2013 | "My joy" | Oleg Gusev | |
| 2014 | "Idol" | Maxim Pasyk | |
| 2015 | "Indigo" | Oleg Gusev | |
| 2016 | "About love" | Oleg Gusev | Soundtrack to film Flight Crew |
| 2016 | "Forgetting" | Oleg Gusev | |
| 2016 | "Bright I" | Oleg Gusev | |
| 2017 | "Love or Deception?" | Slava Sirbu | |
| 2017 | "The Last Spring" | ||
| 2017 | "Chimera" | Oleg Gusev |
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On 20 May 2004, in Rostov-on-Don, Kirkorov insulted journalist Irina Aroyan at a press conference, using obscene language and criticizing her appearance. After demanding she leave, his bodyguards assaulted her and destroyed her tape recorder. The incident sparked widespread media outrage, and on 11 August 2004, Kirkorov was found guilty of insults and fined 60,000 rubles.
Kirkorov sent his guards to attack Yuri Shevchuk, the frontman of the rock band DDT, following a heated public argument. The conflict arose after Shevchuk made offensive comments about Kirkorov, his wife, and accusations of lip-synching. Shevchuk, who did not have guards of his own, was left unprotected during the incident.
On 15 May 2009, 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. Kirkorov, a long-time friend of Rouvas, stepped down to preserve the jury's integrity after the incidents became public.
On 3 September 2009, Philipp Kirkorov was caught on camera breaking and seizing a camera belonging to NTV journalist Veronica Kozlova. Charges were not made, and Kirkorov stated that his actions were 'provoked' by the journalist.
Another incident occurred on 4 December 2010, when he allegedly slapped a female assistant because he was unhappy with the lighting at a concert venue. The woman, later identified as Marina Yablokova, threatened to sue Kirkorov. As a result, Kirkorov fled to Israel and had himself interned at a psychiatric hospital. On 7 December 2010, the singer publicly admitted that he had psychological problems on his official website and apologized to Yablokova. Бедрос Киркоров — О семье Киркоровых . YouTube.com. Retrieved on 17 November 2016.
On 29 November 2016, Russian media reported that Didier Marouani had been detained in Moscow by Russian police on charges of extortion and defamation. The charges were based on a complaint by Kirkorov with whom Marouani had a disagreement regarding a copyright infringement case.
In April 2022, Kirkorov criticized RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan for questioning the sexual orientation of Russian comedian and television presenter Maxim Galkin, who fled Russia in protest of the invasion of Ukraine.
Following media coverage of the event, Vitaly Borodin, head of the Federal Project for Security and Anti-Corruption (FPBC), called for Kirkorov to be stripped of his title of People's Artist.
On 27 December, Kirkorov's image was removed from the promotional poster of the film Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Everything! and replaced with comedian Pavel Volya. Television networks also initiated a boycott, editing New Year's programs to exclude Kirkorov's scenes and solo performances.
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