Bulgarian singer (born 1978)This article is about the Bulgarian musician. For other uses, see Azis (disambiguation).

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Troyanov and the family name is Boyanov.Musical artist

Vasil Troyanov Boyanov (Bulgarian: Васил Троянов Боянов; born 7 March 1978), professionally known as Azis (Bulgarian: Азис), is a Bulgarian recording artist, of Romani ethnicity. Azis initially rose to prominence in Eastern Europe performing songs mostly in chalga, a genre which can be described as the Bulgarian rendition of pop-folk.Azis has collaborated with other Bulgarian pop-folk singers, such as Gloria, Malina, Sofi Marinova, Toni Storaro, and with Bulgarian rap artists – Ustata and Vanko 1. Other than that, his repertoire includes duets with former Yugoslav singers, including Indira Radić, Marta Savić, Jelena Karleuša and Severina.

Boyanov performed "Let Me Cry" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with Mariana Popova, staying in the semi-finals.

Other than his acclaimed career as a vocalist, he competed unsuccessfully in the 2005 Bulgarian parliamentary election as a member of the Euroroma party.

Azis remains a prominent figure in the Bulgarian music scene.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 *sexuality controversies
• 3 Appearances
• 4 Covers
• 5 International acclaim
• 6 Discography
  • 6.1 Studio albums
  • 6.2 Compilation albums
  • 6.3 EPs (Maxi singles)
  • 6.4 Videography / Songs
  • 6.5 DVDs
  • 6.6 Collaborations
• 7 Books
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Biography

Azis was born Vasil Troyanov Boyanov in Sliven, although his childhood was spent in Kostinbrod and Sofia. In 1989, after the fall of communism in Bulgaria, he moved with his family to Germany. There, his sister, Matilda, and brother Ryan were born. Azis married Nikolay "Niki Kitaetsa" Petrov Parvanov on 1 October 2006. Their marriage is not legally recognized under Bulgarian law. Azis' daughter was born on 5 August 2007 and was named Raya. Her mother is Azis' longtime friend, Gala. In 2008, Azis and Parvanov separated amicably.

*sexuality controversies

In late November 2007, Boyko Borisov, then mayor of Sofia, censored billboards of Azis kissing Niki Kitaetsa, which pictured both men shirtless on the basis they were too graphic in nature. The picture was then censored in other cities in Bulgaria.

In 2021, Azis was scheduled to perform at the Balkan Fair in Kestel, Bursa, Turkey, but the performance was cancelled after a campaign by Islamists targeting Azis' LGBT iden*y.

Appearances

• In 2007, Azis and Kitaetsa appeared in the VIP Brother 2 edition of Big Brother Bulgaria. Azis left the house voluntarily after nineteen days.
• Azis was interviewed in the second episode of Michael Palin's New Europe.
• In 2008 on PRO.BG, Azis co-hosted the talk show Azis' Late Night Show with actress Ekaterina Evro.
• In August 2012, Anonymous used the video clip to Azis' song "Mrazish" to deface the website of the Russian court Khamovnichesky, where the members of the band * Riot were convicted.
• Azis was a contestant on the widely popular reality show Kato dve kapki voda, which is the Bulgarian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar. After twelve weeks and a wide specter of highly praised and enjoyed performances, he placed second. In early 2021, he was announced as one of the returning participants in the forthcoming ninth All Stars season of the show.

Covers

Greek laïko vocalist Panos Kiamos, made a cover of Azis' single "Sen Trope" en*led "Fotia me Fotia" (Fire to Fire). Serbian turbo-folk singer Dragan Kojić Keba covered the same song as "Ona to zna" (She Knows That), as well as the Romanian singer Florin Salam as "Saint Tropez".

In November 2012, the Greek singer Giorgos Tsalikis made a cover of Azis' song "Hop", en*led "Asto" (Let it).

International acclaim

On 9 November 2011, a series of Azis' music videos were uploaded to Bilibili, a mainland Chinese video sharing website. The videos became extremely popular, and have been among the hottest videos on Bilibili since 2016. As of February 2020, the videos have been viewed over 21 million times and have received 788 thousand danmus (rolling comments played over the video) in total, and have received numerous covers. Thanks to "Hop", the first video of the series, where he crossdresses, Azis has become famous in the Chinese internet culture as the "保加利亚妖王 (King of coquetry of Bulgaria)" or jokingly "保加利亚妖后 (Queen of coquetry of Bulgaria)".

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

EPs (Maxi singles)

Videography / Songs

DVDs

• 2003: Шоу спектакъл
• 2004: Нищо лично
• 2004: The best videoclips
• 2004: Together with Desi Slava
• 2005: AZIS 2005
• 2005: Дуети (Duets)
• 2006: Аз, Азис ( I, Azis) (CD)
• 2007: Azis

Collaborations

In 2011, Azis sang a duet called "Sezam" with Indira Radić, a Serbian singer, on her album Istok, sever, jug i zapad. After that, in 2012 he sang another duet with Serbian singer Marta Savić, which was featured on her studio album 13. The song was called "Mama" and it was one of Balkan hit songs in 2012. In 2022, Azis made a song "Fališ mi" with Croatian singer Severina.

Books

• Аз, Азис (Book and CD) (2006)

References

External links

• Azis on Instagram

By country
and ethnicity

• Albania (performers)
• Aromanians (stateless)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (performers)
• Bulgaria (performers)
• Croatia (performers)
• Cyprus (performers)
• Greece (performers)
• Kosovo (performers)
• Moldova (performers)
• Montenegro (performers)
• North Macedonia (performers)
• Romania (performers)
• Serbia (performers)
• Slovenia (performers)
• Turkey (performers)
• Yugoslavia (performers)

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• Aco Pejović
• Adrian Sînă
• Aki Rahimovski
• Al' Dino
• Alban Skënderaj
• Alen Islamović
• Alexandra Stan
• Alka Vuica
• Ana Bekuta
• Ana Kokić
• Ana Nikolić
• Andreea Bănică
• Andrea
• Anna Odobescu
• Anna Vissi
• Anxhela Peristeri
• Ardian Bujupi
• Arsen Dedić
• Aurela Gaçe
• Avni Mula
• Azis
• Bajaga
• Beba Selimović
• Bebe Rexha
• Bebi Dol
• Bleona
• Boban Rajović
• Bora Đorđević
• Bora Spužić Kvaka
• Boris Novković
• Božo Vrećo
• Branimir Štulić
• Capital T
• Ceca
• Coby
• Costas Andreou
• Dado Polumenta
• Dado Topić
• Dafina Zeqiri
• Daniel Popović
• Danijela Martinović
• Dara Bubamara
• Darko Rundek
• Davorin Popović
• Deen
• Desi Slava
• Despina Vandi
• Dino Dvornik
• Dino Merlin
• Doris Dragović
• Dr Iggy
• Dragan Kojić Keba
• Dragana Mirković
• Dua Lipa
• Duško Kuliš
• Đorđe Balašević
• Džej Ramadanovski
• Edo Maajka
• Eleftheria Eleftheriou
• Elena Risteska
• Eleni Foureira
• Elhaida Dani
• Elvana Gjata
• Elvir Laković Laka
• Emina Jahović
• Era Istrefi
• Esma Redžepova
• Fazla
• Fiki
• Flori Mumajesi
• Frenkie
• Galena
• Gashi
• Gibonni
• Gloria
• Goca Tržan
• Goran Bregović
• Gru
• Hadise
• Halid Bešlić
• Hari Varešanović
• Haris Džinović
• Hasiba Agić
• Helena Paparizou
• Himzo Polovina
• Ilira
• Indira Levak
• Indira Radić
• Inna
• Inva Mula
• Ivan Zajc
• Ivana Peters
• Ivo Pogorelić
• Jacques Houdek
• Jana
• Jelena Karleuša
• Jelena Rozga
• Jelena Tomašević
• Josipa Lisac
• Jura Stublić
• Jurica Pađen
• Kaliopi
• Kalomira
• Kamelia
• Karolina Gočeva
• Kemal Monteno
• Kenan Doğulu
• Kićo Slabinac
• Kir Joakim
• Knez
• Koke
• Kornelije Kovač
• Lepa Brena
• Lepa Lukić
• Louis
• Magnifico
• Maksim Mrvica
• Maria Elena Kyriakou
• Marija Šerifović
• Marinella
• Marko Kon
• Marta Savić
• M*imo Savić
• Maja Šuput
• Maya Berović
• Maya Sar
• Merima Njegomir
• Miladin Šobić
• Milan Stanković
• Mile Kitić
• Milica Pavlović
• Miloš Bojanić
• Miroslav Ilić
• Mitar Mirić
• Miša Aleksić
• Mišo Kovač
• Muharem Serbezovski
• Mustafa Sandal
• Nada Mamula
• Nada Topčagić
• Nataša Bekvalac
• Neda Ukraden
• Nedeljko Bajić Baja
• Nele Karajlić
• Neno Belan
• Nevena Božović
• Nexhmije Pagarusha
• Nikola Rokvić
• Nikolija
• Nikos Vertis
• Nina Badrić
• Nino Pršeš
• Nino Rešić
• Noizy
• Nora Istrefi
• Oliver Dragojević
• Osman Hadžić
• Poli Genova
• Predrag Gojković-Cune
• Predrag Živković Tozovac
• Preslava
• Rambo Amadeus
• Rasta
• Rita Ora
• Safet Isović
• Sakis Rouvas
• Sanja Vučić
• Sara Jo
• Saša Kovačević
• Saša Lošić
• Saša Matić
• Sead Lipovača
• Sejo Sexon
• Seka Aleksić
• Selma Bajrami
• Serdar Ortaç
• Sergej Ćetković
• Sertab Erener
• Severina
• Silvana Armenulić
• Sinan Sakić
• Slađana Milošević
• Snežana Đurišić
• Sofi Marinova
• Stoja
• Stojan Stojkov
• Tamara Todevska
• Tanja Ribič
• Tanja Savić
• Tereza Kesovija
• Tijana Dapčević
• Tifa
• Toma Zdravković
• Tony Cetinski
• Tonči Huljić
• Toše Proeski
• Vasilis Karras
• Vesna Pisarović
• Vesna Zmijanac
• Viki
• Vlado Georgiev
• Yiannis Parios
• Zaim Imamović
• Zdravko Čolić
• Zoran Lesendrić
• Zorica Brunclik
• Ljuba Aličić
• Šaban Šaulić
• Şebnem Paker
• Šemsa Suljaković
• Šerif Konjević
• Željko Bebek
• Željko Joksimović
• Željko Samardžić
• Željko Šašić