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Biography and creativity

He 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 — ''

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''. In 2018, he signed a contract with the Payner music company. The success of his debut duet "Грешка беше" with

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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

In the early morning hours of 24 October 2021 Denis committed

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by jumping from the seventh floor of his apartment building. He was 21 years old. 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.

Discography

He had recorded 14 songs with a total of over 157 million views on YouTube.

Songs

Songs with special participation

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teofikov, Denis 2000 births 2021 deaths Bulgarian pop singers Bulgarian folk-pop singers Musicians from Sofia Suicides by jumping Suicides in Bulgaria