Emil Dimitrov () (December 23, 1940 in Pleven – March 30, 2005 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian singer, musician and composer. He was popular for his songs "Ако си дал" ('If you have given'), "Моя страна, моя България" ('My country, my Bulgaria'), "Нашият сигнал" ('Our signal'), "Само един живот" ('Only one lifetime'), "Джулия" ('Julia'), "Арлекино" ('Arlequine'), "Писмо до мама" ('Letter to my mother') and others. In 1970 he was signed to the French record company EMI Pathé-Marconi, which released his first French-language single "L'amour c'est toi". His song Monica (known in Bulgarian as "Моя страна, моя България" ('My country, my Bulgaria') sold out with a circulation of over 500,000 copies in Germany and 100,000 copies in Belgium. According to the American magazine Billboard Emil Dimitrov has sold over 40 million copies of his albums in the countries in Eastern Europe and the USSR. Discography Bulgarian Evergreens Моя страна, моя България (My country, my Bulgaria) – Emil Dimitrov; Director: Stilian Ivanov Само един живот не е достатъчен (Only one life is not enough) Ако си дал... (If you have given something...) – Emil Dimitrov Писмо до мама (A letter to my mother) – Emil Dimitrov Само тази нощ (Only tonight) – Lili Ivanova Само един живот (Only one life) – Iordanka Hristova Сбогом, Мария (Good-Bye Maria) – Panaiot Panaiotov References External links Official site 1940 births 2005 deaths Bulgarian pop singers 20th-century Bulgarian male singers Bulgarian male stage actors Burials at Central Sofia Cemetery Musicians from Pleven Bisexual musicians Bisexual male actors Bulgarian LGBT musicians Traditional pop music singers 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people