Stefan Dimitrov
Bulgarian singer
Died when: 64 years 265 days (776 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Stefan Dimitrov (22 November 1939 in Burgas, Bulgaria – 13 August 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgarian: Стефан Димитров) was a basso opera singer.
Born in the Black Sea town of Burgas, Bulgaria, he was of Greek origin.He won four international singing competitions at the very beginning of his career: those in Toulouse, the "Erkel" in Budapest, the "s’Hertogenbosch" in the Netherlands, and the "Young Opera Singers" in Sofia.
In 1965 Stefan Dimitrov met the piano accompanist and répétiteur, (Bulgarian: Малина Димитрова), who graduated at this time and took her first steps in the opera accompanying field.
They were later to be married.The couple had one son, Liuben, who graduated as solo pianist and later become part of the Genova & Dimitrov piano duo.
