Mihail Panayotov "Milko" Kalaidjiev ( Bulgarian: Михаил Панайотов Калайджиев - Милко) is the first Bulgarian singer signed to the

Payner Payner LTD () is an independent Bulgarian record label and production company. It was founded in 1990 by Bulgarian businessman Mitko Dimitrov. It is often referred as the largest in size record label in terms of roster within the country with ove ...

label. He was born on 23 September 1951 in

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Personal life

Milko has three children. His eldest son works as a lawyer in

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. His twins, Aleks and Antonio (born 1987), are from his wife Margarita. He works as a farmer and a businessman. In 2019, he ran as a mayor for the

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from

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(DPS) in the

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and gained 4% of the vote.
/sup> In 2024, Milko made a post on his

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account showing him with a

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, lit=Basketball Club Partizan), commonly known as Partizan Belgrade, or as Partizan Mozzart Bet for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball Sports cl ...

scarf and following a popular

fan page, proving his allegiance to the club.
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Albums

*1996 - ''Има ли Господ?'' (''Is there a God?'') *1997 - ''Прошка'' (''Forgiveness'') *1998 - ''Спомен за обич'' (''Memory of love'') *1999 - ''Най-доброто'' (''The Best'') *2000 - ''GSM'' *2001 - ''Софиянка'' (''Woman from Sofia'') *2002 - ''Тарикат и тарикатка'' (''Wiseguy and wisewoman'') *2002 - ''Европеец - произведено в България'' (''European - Made in Bulgaria'') *2003 - ''Танцувай с мен'' (''Dance with me'') *2004 - ''Десетият'' (''The Tenth'') *2013 - ''Кръчма е душата ми'' (''My soul is a pub'')

Foreign performances

Milko has performed in

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and

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Producer

As a singer, Milko discovered the famous Bulgarian pop-folk singers

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, Galena, Мira, Anelia, Emilia, Dzhena and others.

Honors

*Duet of the year (Hey, the little) with Mira - 2003 (Planeta TV Bulgaria) *Song of the year 2009 (Planeta TV Bulgaria)

References

External links

Milko on Payner

1951 births 20th-century Bulgarian male singers Bulgarian folk-pop singers Living people Payner artists 21st-century Bulgarian male singers {{Bulgaria-singer-stub