Denis Ateshkhan Teofikov (in Bulgarian: Денис Атешхан Теофиков; 20 July 2000 — 24 October 2021), better known simply as Denis Teofikov (Bulgarian: Денис Теофиков), was a Bulgarian pop folk singer. He had been called the "Bulgarian Justin Bieber" because of his resemblance to the Canadian singer.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Denis Ateshkhan Yuseinov |
| Born | July 20, 2000 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Died | October 24, 2021 (aged 21) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | musician |
| Years active | 2018–2021 |
| Labels | Payner, Diamond Beat Production |
Biography and creativity
editHe was born on 20 July 2000 in Sofia. He grew up in a musical family — his mother, Venera, is a singer, and his father, Ateshkhan Teofikov, is a famous jazz guitarist. He finished his education at the Lyubomir Pipkov National Music School in Sofia. He participated in some of the biggest musical reality formats in Bulgaria — Balgariya tarsi talant and The X Factor. In 2018, he signed a contract with the Payner music company. The success of his debut duet "Грешка беше" with Tsvetelina Yaneva gave a flying start to the singer's professional career. His second project — the ballad "Мило мое" and the subsequent duets with Emilia — "Акула" and "Тръгвай си", confirmed his growing popularity and turned him into one of the new teen idols. In a short time, Denis Teofikov participated in one of Julia's projects and recorded three duets with Malkata — "Полудяваш", "И това ще отмине" and "Локдаун". The artist has joint projects with Anelia — "Милион", with Cvetelina Grahić — "Пак ще го направя", as well as a joint piece with Malkata, Alexander Robov and Cvetelina Grahić — "Не се отказват".
In 2016, he starred in the movie Monkey (Маймуна).
Death
editIn the early morning hours of 24 October 2021 Denis committed suicide by jumping from the seventh floor of his apartment building. He was 21 years old. [2][3] His funeral was held on 29 October with many Bulgarian popfolk singers paying tribute to him. He was buried at the Central Sofia Cemetry on the same day.[4][5]
Discography
editHe had recorded 14 songs with a total of over 157 million views on YouTube.
Songs
edit| Year | Song | Produced by | Arranged by | Lyrics | Views on YouTube |
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| 2018 | Грешка беше (a duo with Tsvetelina Yaneva) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Rosen Dimitrov | 23M |
| Мило мое | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 12M | |
| 2019 | Акула (duo with Emilia) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 14M |
| Тръгвай си (duo with Emilia) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 16M | |
| Катастрофа | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 10M | |
| Полудяваш (duo with Malkata) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 13M | |
| 2020 | И това ще отмине (duo with Malkata) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 15M |
| Не се отказват (quartet with Malkata, Alexander Robov and Cvetelina Grahić) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 14M | |
| Милион (duo with Aneliya) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production and Alen Milev | 13M | |
| Пак ще го направя (duo with Cvetelina Grahić) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 9M | |
| Локдаун (duo with Малката) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | 4M | |
| 2021 | Като за последно | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production | 4M |
| Сърцето ми (released after his own death) | Ateshkhan Teofikov and Denis Teofikov | Ateshkhan Teofikov and Deyan Asenov | Denis Teofikov | 2M | |
| 2022 | Пак ще се броиш (duo with Emilia, released after his own death) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | 10M |
| Единствено (duo with Emilia, released after his own death) | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | 6M | |
| 2022 | Миг без теб (released after his own death) | Sylvester Mateev-Silver | Sylvester Mateev-Silver | Sylvester Mateev-Silver, Rumen Borilov | |
| 2023 | За малко (duo with Dessita, released after his own death) | Digital Distributed by: Silvernoise / KVZ Music | Музика: Денис Теофиков и Десита | Текст: Денис Теофиков и Десита Аранжимент: Никола Томов Режисьор: Иван Иванов - Torex Видео: Иван Димитров |
Songs with special participation
edit| Year | Song | Performers | Produced by | Arranged by | Lyrics | Views on YouTube |
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| 2018 | Оп, оп | Dzhuliya, with the participation of Denis Teofikov | Diamond Beat Production | Diamond Beat Production | Anastasia Mavrodieva | 10M |
Filmography
edit- Monkey (2016) – Pavel
References
edit- ^ "Няма нищо случайно: Как славата застига Денис Теофиков? И защо го наричат българския Бийбър". vbox7.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Загубихме Денис Теофиков". planeta.tv. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "СДВР с подробности за смъртта на певеца Денис Теофиков - Криминално - Новини Бг". Novini.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Днес се прощаваме с Денис Теофиков". planeta.tv. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Фолкът вкупом на поклонението на Денис Теофиков". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2023-05-15.