Slavin Slavchev
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Slavin Slavchev | |
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| Birth name | Slavin Slavchev |
| Born | March 7, 1991 Provadia, Bulgaria |
| Origin | Varna, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Rock, Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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[edit]
2014–2015:X Factor Bulgaria[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
In 2017 Slavin, together with Miloslav Petrov, Tihomir Vasilev and Nikolay Nikolaev established the alternative/art rock band Julian's Laughter.[5]
Discography[edit]
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Кои са финалистите в X Factor?". novanews.bg. 17 October 2014.
- ^ "X FACTOR КОНЦЕРТ 21.10.2014". novanews.bg. 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Джо Лин застава до Славин, Артър до Михаела в X Factor". dnes.bg. n.d.
- ^ "Славин – Лош съм за теб". slusham.com. n.d.
- ^ Славин Славчев и Julian's Laughter представят нов проект
- ^ "Slavin Slavchev - Music Charts". αCharts.