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Doni Добрин Димитров Векилов | |
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Birth name | Dobrin Dimitrov Vekilov |
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | May 7, 1966
Genres | Pop, pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
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Dobrin Dimitrov Vekilov (born May 7, 1967) ( Bulgarian Cyrillic: Добрин Димитров Векилов), best known by his stage name Doni (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Дони), is a Bulgarian pop singer, composer and actor.
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". [1] 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. [2]
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. [3]
He has from time to time been active in Bulgarian politics. [4]
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