Georgi Minchev (; 9 April 1943 – 18 February 2001), also called Gosho Minchev or Zhoro Minchev, was a Bulgarian rock musician, singer, songwriter and TV presenter.
He is best known as one of the pioneers of the rock music genre in Bulgaria as well as one of the advocates of the restoration of the democracy in the country.
[Official site dedicated to Georgi Minchev]
/ref> Many of his songs became classic rock hits most notably ''White Silence'', ''Blessed years'', ''The Bulgarian Rock'', ''Balance'', ''The Song of the singer'', ''Alone at the Bar'', ''A Story with Guitar'' and ''Almost Midnight''.
During the 1990s, he was a co-founder of the supergroup Stari Mutsuni (Old faces) which featured also Petar Gyuzelev Petar (, sr-Cyrl, Петар) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter.
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and Georgi Markov
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of Shturtsite and Ivaylo Kraychovski and Ivan Lechev of FSB.
After his death in 2001, the rock music festival "Flower for Gosho" was established in his honor.["Flower for Gosho" Fest]
/ref> It takes place in Sofia during the summer.
Discography
Studio albums
* '' BG Rock / (Българският рок)'' (1987)
* '' Rock'n'Roll Veterans / (Рокенрол ветерани)'' (1989)
* '' Alone at the bar / (Сам на бара)'' (1994)
* ''Balance
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Common meanings
* Balance (ability) in biomechanics
* Balance (accounting)
* Balance or weighing scale
* Balance, as in equality (mathematics) or equilibrium
Arts and entertainment Film
* Balance (1983 film), ''Balance'' ( ...
/ (Равносметка)'' (1995)
* ''White Silence
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/ (Бяла тишина)'' (1997)
* '' A Story with Guitar / (История с китара)'' (1999)
* ''The World of Tomorrow / (Le Monde De Demain)'' (2000)
References
Sources
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External links
Web page dedicated to Georgi Minchev
Rock legend Georgi Minchev
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Bulgarian rock musicians
Bulgarian rock singers
Musicians from Sofia
1943 births
2001 deaths
Bulgarian singer-songwriters
20th-century Bulgarian male singers
University of National and World Economy alumni