Stoyan Yankoulov
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Stoyan Yankoulov | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 10, 1966 |
| Origin | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Jazz, Drum and Bass, Ethno |
| Occupation(s) | Percussionist |
| Instruments | tarambuka, drums, tupan, jaw harp, piano |
| Years active | 1990 – present |
| Associated acts | Elitsa Todorova |
| Website | www.stoyankoulov.com |
Stoyan Yankoulov (Bulgarian: Стоян Янкулов; born 10 September 1966), also known as Stundzhi (Bulgarian: Стунджи), is a Bulgarian drummer and percussionist. Yankoulov formed the duo Elitsa & Stoyan to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, and once again they represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö.
Biography[edit]
Yankulov graduated from the Lyubomir Pipkov music school in Sofia and then from the Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music, majoring in percussion instruments. He has played with rock and jazz bands, folklore ensembles, and jazz-rock and fusion bands.[1] He has also taken part in many folklore and jazz festivals across Europe and in the United States. At the age of 10 he was a member of his town's brass band, and formed an amateur pop-rock band called Astronax (Bulgarian: Астронакс) in which he played drums. Their repertoire included songs by Supermax, Kiss, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Shturtzite, FSB, etc., but no original songs.
His first professional appearance was in the jazz-rock fusion band Tact (Bulgarian:Такт) with Yavor Dimitrov (piano) Miroslav Janev (bass guitar) and Evgeniy Simeonov (guitar). After the group broke up, he played in several professional bands during his secondary education. When he had barely started his higher education, Yankoulov joined the Big Band of Bulgarian National Radio, in which he played for seven years. Playing in many jazz formations, he quickly got into the swing of jazz music and became a regular performer in major jazz festivals in Varna, Apollonia, Plovdiv, Rousse and others.
Yankoulov spent the longest time of his career in the band Zone C, founded in 1994 with Vesselin Vesselinov-Echo (bass) and Vasil Parmakov (piano). Misho Grozdanov, Vladko Karparov (saxophone), and Ateshghan Yuseinov (guitar, tambura) joined the band later. Stoyan Yankoulov formed a duo with Theodosii Spassov (kaval), and later, together with Anatoly Vapirov (saxophone), they laid the foundations of the Fairy Tale Trio.
In 2000 Stoyan Yankoulov' met the Bulgarian folklore singer Elitsa Todorova at a Bulgarian music festival held in Canada. They quickly exchanged ideas about their common interest in percussion instruments, fast electronic beats, and dedication to Bulgarian folklore. Three years later the Elitsa Todorova-Stoyan Yankulov Duo started working on music.
Eurovision[edit]
On 25 February 2007, Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov's song 'Water' won the Bulgarian National Television's public contest and was selected to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Where they performed as the duo Elitsa & Stoyan.
Yankoulov and Todorova represented Bulgaria once again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö.[2] The duo perform the song "Samo shampioni" during the second semi-final, but did not qualify for the final.
Yankoulov is planned to represent Bulgaria for a third time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, this time as part of the band Intelligent Music Project, with the song "Intention".
References[edit]
- ↑ "About Elitsa Todorova, Stoyan Yankulov". Eurovision. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2013-09-24. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (2013-03-11). "Bulgaria enters new song for Malmö". Eurovision. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-24. Unknown parameter
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- Video of song "Water" in the final of Eurovision 2007
- Video of song "Water" in the semifinal of Eurovision 2007
| Preceded by Mariana Popova with Let Me Cry |
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest with Elitsa Todorova 2007 |
Succeeded by Deep Zone & DJ Balthazar with DJ, Take Me Away |
| Preceded by Sofi Marinova with Love Unlimited |
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest with Elitsa Todorova 2013 |
Succeeded by Poli Genova with If Love Was a Crime |
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