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Project:
Elitsa Todorova
&
Stoyan Yankoulov
PR and personal assistant of
Elitsa & Stoyan:
Mila Panayotova
[email protected]
The Unique Bulgarian duet blend Bulgarian authentic folk with jazz, ethno and world music. They make the rind of music one associates with outer space. The media have dubbed them as "the shamans of Bulgaria" and "lords of the elements". In 2007 BBC and Reuters described their music as "a portal to other worlds".
Elitsa Todorova sings in the legendary choir The Mystery of Bulgarian Voices and Cosmic Voices from Bulgaria. She has graduated a school for authentic folk singing and has a higher degree in percussion instruments. In 2003 she teamed up with the best known Bulgarian drummer and percussionist Stoyan Yankoulov. Their debut album Drumboy soon became a bestseller.
Stoyan Yankoulov had devised a unique set of percussion instrument. He has played together with the legendary Bob McFerrin and other world famous jazzmen. The duo's highly rhythms combined with Elitsa's magic voice spin together beautiful ethno-jazz tales. Elitsa and Stoyan present the Bulgarian cultural heritage all over the world. Their fans include Prince Albert of Monaco, the Director General of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura, the Presidents of Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Montenegro and Serbia, to mention only a few.
In March 2007 Elitsa and Stoyan won in the prestigious Eurovision world contest with their song Water. In May 2007 in Finland over 300 million viewers worldwide ranked them and their enchanting song Water fifth in Europe, thus making them international stars.
Besides reaching the hearts of millions with their contagious rhythms and love they have launched a water conservation campaign with their awards winning song Water.
The duo's next projects entitled Earth, Fire, Air and Ether will be dedicated to the elements and the protection of our planet.
Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov have been awarded the Gold Phenomenon statuette for their exceptional promotion of the Bulgarian culture worldwide.
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