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Kirkorov in 2011, photo by Lacroix /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov
Place of Birth: Varna, PR Bulgaria
Date of Birth: 30 April, 1967
Ethnicity: * father – Armenian * mother – Russian, French, Romani
Philipp Kirkorov is a Russian pop singer. He won the the “Best Selling Russian Artist” title at the World Music Awards ceremonies five times. He is 6′4″.
His father, Bedros Kirkorov (Bedros Filippovich Kirkorov/Krikoryan), is a Bulgarian singer and bandleader, who was born in Varna, of Armenian descent. His mother, Victoria Kirkorovа (née Likhachevа), was a Bulgarian singer. He has two children. He is an Orthodox Christian.
Philipp’s maternal great-grandfather, Manion Mikhail Alfonsovich, was of half-French-half-Russian descent.
Philipp’s maternal grandmother was named Manion Lidia Mikhailovna. Manion had Romani roots.