Life in Song

People | January 12, 2007, Friday // 00:00
Bulgaria: Life in Song Photo by Lasteri Music

At the end of Bulgaria's first edition of Star Academy many women were sad to hear that their personal favourite Ivailo Kolev had ranked second place, for he had won a number of hearts with his voice and charms. Now, about a year and a half later Evailo Koleff as he is now known in Italy released a new single, the second in his career and is planning to storm Europe starting with the Brits.

By Petya Sabinova

Although football, chess and horses are among his hobbies, Koleff has currently dedicated most of his time to music. Recording in the UK and Italy, he found his won way to overcome the problems that Bulgaria presents before local artists. The first couple of months after Star Academy were like a dream come true, with lots of invites and concerts, but then "the cold shower soberd up all of the contestants". Now, with new management that "loves the music and know how to work in an European style", the singer is sure that as long as he keeps working hard, the results would soon follow.

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Although Bulgaria is his homeland, the artists sees no immediate future here, and even the country's EU entry doesn't inspire him. "A blue star-studded flag won't make us better," he says about musicians in the country. "I found out in Italy how much we have to learn. We have to start by plucking envy and viciousness out of our society." Well aware that CDs rarely sell in Bulgaria because of the booming pirate industry, Koleff admits that he will try to market his latest song to as many countries as possible. This is why he chose to seek help on his single from renowned international musicians, who have worked with Robbie Williams and Level 42. Start With You is a contemporary song that completely answers all of toady's tendencies in the British music. A mixture of Brit Pop, Funk, with a dash of aggression and irony, the song caters to Koleff's own personality, as he himself claims.

The dream man of many a teenage gals carefully dodges questions about his love life but is willing to talk about his two "kids" - squirrels named Katya and Murphy. Another of his little secrets is that he somehow managed to find the time to take his first steps in journalism, writing small pieces for a sports magazine in Milan.

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As for the music, Koleff says that only time will tell whether it is his calling, but listening to his new single, it may very well turn out to be exactly that.

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