Philipp Kirkorov

Philipp Kirkorov
Philipp Kirkorov
Филипп Киркоров
	Kirkorov in 2025
Born	Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; 30 April 1967; Varna, PR Bulgaria
Citizenship	Russia, Israel
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1985–present
Title	People's Artist of Russia (2008); People's Artist of Ukraine (2008); People's Artist of Moldova (2018);
Spouse	Alla Pugacheva (m. 1994; div. 2005)
Partner	Margo Ovsianikova (2024–)
Children	2
Parents	Bedros Kirkorov (1932–2025) (father); Victoria Likhacheva (1937–1994) (mother);
Awards	Order of Honour (Russia, 2017); Order of Francysk Skaryna (Belarus, 2012); World Music Awards (1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008);
Website	www.kirkorov.ru
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Philipp Bedros Kirkorov PAR (Russian: Филипп Бедрос Киркоров, IPA: [fʲɪˈlʲib bʲɪˈdros kʲɪrˈkorəf]; Bulgarian: Филип Бедросов Киркоров, romanized: Filip Bedrosov 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 Russia 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.