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DoniДобрин Димитров Векилов | |
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Birth name | Dobrin Dimitrov Vekilov |
Born | (1966-05-07) May 7, 1966 (age 58) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Genres | Pop, pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Website | www |
Dobrin Dimitrov Vekilov (born May 7, 1967) (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Добрин Димитров Векилов), best known by his stage name Doni (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Дони, also spelled Dony), is a Bulgarian pop singer, composer and actor.
Biography
Prior to turning to singing, Doni started his education as a pharmacist but his passion for music prevailed. He began studying music in 1988 and started his professional music career in the 1990s as a member of the bands "Atlas" and "Medikus". Doni subsequently formed one of the most successful musical duos in Bulgaria with Momchil Kolev or simply Momchil.
Vekilov has worked together in a musical capacity with and is married to Antoaneta Dobreva, better known by her stage name Neti, and they have a daughter.
In his career so far, Vekilov has made 500 songs, composing more than 250 of them, while the number of those for which he has been the text writer exceeds 300.
He has from time to time been active in Bulgarian politics.
References
- "Добрин Векилов - Дони - aртист" (in Bulgarian). cinefish.bg. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- blitz editors (29 March 2011). Нети роди след 11 години опити за зачеване, двойката чакаше момче, но се роди Лилия. (in Russian). blitz.bg. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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has generic name (help) - "Дони - Добрин Векилов" (in Bulgarian). tba.art.bg. 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- Melteva, Bosilena (30 March 2004). ""Новото време" раздава лични карти вместо партийни книжки" (in Bulgarian). mediapool.bg. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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