Denis Ateshkhan Teofikov (in ; 20 July 2000 — 24 October 2021), better known simply as Denis Teofikov (), was a Bulgarian pop folk singer. He had been called the "Bulgarian Justin Bieber" because of his resemblance to the Canadian singer.
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 completed his education at the Lyubomir Pipkov National Music School in Sofia. He participated in some of the biggest musical reality formats in Bulgaria — Balgariya tarsi talant and The X Factor. In 2018, he signed a contract with the Payner music company. The success of his debut duet "Грешка беше" with Tsvetelina Yaneva 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 had 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 suicide 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 Cemetery on the same day.
Discography He had recorded 14 songs with a total of over 157 million views on YouTube.
Songs YearSongProduced byArranged byLyricsViews on YouTube2018 Грешка беше (a duo with Tsvetelina Yaneva)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Rosen Dimitrov23M Мило моеDiamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production12M2019 Акула (duo with Emilia)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production14M Тръгвай си (duo with Emilia)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production16M КатастрофаDiamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production10M Полудяваш (duo with Malkata)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production13M2020 И това ще отмине (duo with Malkata)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production15M Не се отказват (quartet with Malkata, Alexander Robov and Cvetelina Grahić)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production14MМилион (duo with Anelia)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat Production and Alen Milev13M Пак ще го направя (duo with Cvetelina Grahić)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production9M Локдаун (duo with Malkata)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat Production4M2021 Като за последноDiamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva and Diamond Beat Production4M Сърцето ми (released after his own death)Ateshkhan Teofikov and Denis TeofikovAteshkhan Teofikov and Deyan AsenovDenis Teofikov2M2022 Пак ще се броиш (duo with Emilia, released after his own death)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat Production10MЕдинствено (duo with Emilia, released after his own death)Diamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat Production6MМиг без теб (released after his own death)Sylvester Mateev-SilverSylvester Mateev-SilverSylvester Mateev-Silver and Rumen Borilov2023Безразлично (featuring Silver, released after his own death)Sylvester Mateev-SilverSylvester Mateev-SilverSylvester Mateev-SilverЗа малко (duo with Dessita, released after his own death)Digital Distributed by: Silvernoise / KVZ MusicNikola TomovDenis Teofikov and Dessita2024Горе-горе (featuring Eva-Marty, released after his own death)FGM StudioFGM StudioSilverster Mateev - Silver2026Никой друг (duo with Djulia, released after his own death)Denis Teofikov, Ateshkhan Teofikov and Nikolay PashevDzevat Sound Studio and Kaloyan Kotsev (FGM)Denis Teofikov and Radostin Radostinov
Songs with special participation YearSongPerformersProduced byArranged byLyricsViews on YouTube2018 Оп, опDzhuliya, with the participation of Denis TeofikovDiamond Beat ProductionDiamond Beat ProductionAnastasia Mavrodieva10M
Filmography
Monkey (2016) – Pavel
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