Slavin Slavchev

Bulgarian singer and songwriter (born 1991)

Slavin Slavchev
Birth nameSlavin Slavchev
Born (1991-03-07) March 7, 1991 (age 33)
Provadia, Bulgaria
OriginVarna, Bulgaria
GenresRock, Pop rock
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass guitar
Years active2014–present
Musical artist

Slavin Slavchev (Bulgarian: Славин Славчев, born 7 March 1991) is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter currently a lead vocal and bass guitarist in Julian's Laughter. He is the winner of the 2014 season of Bulgarian X Factor.[1]

Career

2014–2015:X Factor Bulgaria

Slavchev was part of the third season of X Factor and won it. In the first week of the show he performed Cryin' by Aerosmith. Zaki said that after this performance he believed that Slavchev could give a new life to the rock music in Europe.[2] He moved on to week 2 by being among the highest number of vote winners. Second week was a Halloween night where he performed Love Runs Out by OneRepublic. In the next week's show he performed "Give in to Me" and the Bulgarian song "Блус за двама". After his performance of Queen's hit "Who Wants to Live Forever" the judges called it the best performance of the season and that they see him as a potential winner. At the final show he presented a duet with Joe Lynn Turner performing the Rainbow's song "Street of Dreams"[3] He won the show after this being on the final with Mihaela Marinova (third) and Nevena Peykova (runner-up).

The X Factor performances and results
Episode Theme Song Result
First audition Free choice "Hold the Line" Through to bootcamp
Bootcamp – stage 1 Group performance "Sweet Child o' Mine" Through to stage 2
Bootcamp – stage 2 Solo performance "Rosanna" Through to judges' houses
Judges' houses Free choice "Love of My Life" Through to live shows
Live show 1 Heroes "Cryin'" Safe
Live show 2 Halloween "Love Runs Out" Safe
Live show 3 Number-ones "Give in to Me" Safe
Live show 4 Hits from Balkans and Eastern Europe "Блус за двама" Safe
Live show 5 USA vs. Europe "Who Wants to Live Forever" Safe
Live show 6 Movie Soundtracks "Eye of the Tiger" Safe
Live show 7 Love songs "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" Safe
Live show 8 Boys sing girls songs and girls boys "Listen" Safe
Christmas show Christmas edition "Happy Xmas" No eliminations
Live show 9 Love is everything "Can't Let You Go" Safe
"Close My Eyes Forever" (with Mihaela Marinova)
Live show 10 Tears and laughter "I Want to Break Free" Safe
"I Want to Know What Love Is"
Semi-final One English and one Bulgarian song "Satisfaction" Safe
"Уморени крила"
Final One solo and one duet song "Cryin'" Winner
"Street of Dreams" (with Joe Lynn Turner)
Songs of the series "Високо"

2015–2017: Debut singles

Exclusive in the final of X Factor he performed him first solo single "Ela" (Come). Lately it was released and a video of the song which had scenes from all performs of Slavin on X Factor's stage. In the summer of 2015 he released and him 2nd single "Losh Sum za Teb" (I'm bad for you) by Wow Productions. The Bulgarian model Queenie-Alice Nicolova took part in the video.[4]

2017–present: Julian's Laughter

In 2017 Slavin, together with Miloslav Petrov, Tihomir Vasilev and Nikolay Nikolaev established the alternative/art rock band Julian's Laughter.[5]

Discography

List of singles as main artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BUL
[6]
US CAN IRE NZ SV UK
Ела 2015 15
Лош съм за теб 31
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Personal life

Slavchev studied law in Veliko Tarnovo University. He is a member and front-man of the hard-rock/progressive/alternative band Century (formed in Varna, Bulgaria in 2012). During the show he announced that he broke up with his girlfriend.

External links

  • Slavin Slavchev at IMDb
  • Official Facebook page

References

  1. ^ "Кои са финалистите в X Factor?". novanews.bg. 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ "X FACTOR КОНЦЕРТ 21.10.2014". novanews.bg. 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Джо Лин застава до Славин, Артър до Михаела в X Factor". dnes.bg. n.d.
  4. ^ "Славин – Лош съм за теб". slusham.com. n.d.
  5. ^ Славин Славчев и Julian's Laughter представят нов проект
  6. ^ "Slavin Slavchev - Music Charts". αCharts.