Veselin Marinov | |
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Background information | |
Native name | Веселин Стефанов Маринов |
Birth name | Veselin Stefanov Marinov |
Born |
Polski Trambesh, Bulgaria |
August 4, 1961
Origin | Bulgaria |
Genres |
Pop music; Progressive rock; Folk music |
Instruments | Vocals, Guitar, Drums |
Years active | 1981 - present |
Labels | Payner |
Associated acts | Impulse |
Website | veselinmarinov |
Veselin Stefanov Marinov (Bulgarian: Веселин Стефанов Маринов; born 4 August 1961 in Polski Trambesh, Bulgaria), better known as Vaselin Marinov, is a Bulgarian pop singer.
Marinov was born in the town of Polski Trambesh on August 4, 1961 to Stefan and Yordanka Marinov. He has a brother, Marin Marinov (born in 1955) who has two daughters. Veselin has one daughter - Yoana.
Veselin started his involvement with music when he was in the 7th grade. Veselin started to play and sing in a school group. In 1981, he was invited to become the lead singer of Bulgarian rock band Impuls. His first appearance was on 2 December 1982 in Vidin, Bulgaria. The band produced progressive rock music, and their first song with Marinov on vocals was Midnight music. The first song which was composed by Marinov himself was You came. In 1983, he graduated the Pop Music Department in the class of Petar Dimitrov. In 1984, Veselin underwent two operations of the vocal cords and left Impuls. In 1987, his first album, "From love", was released.
Marinov's songs became popular in the 90's. In this period he won many awards. The songs "Bitter wine" (bulg. "Горчиво вино") and "For you, Bulgaria" (bulg. "За теб, Българийо") became hits. Since 2007 Veselin Marinov appears in Christmas concerts every year.