Slavi Trifonov
At a glance
| In Bulgarian | Слави Трифонов (Станислав Тодоров Трифонов) |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 October 1966, Pleven, Bulgaria |
| Known for | Television, music and politics |
| Education | SMU Panayot Pipkov; National Academy of Music |
| Party | There Is Such a People (ITN), founded in 2019 |
Source: Wikipedia: Slavi Trifonov1
Early life
Stanislav Todorov Trifonov was born in Pleven on 18 October 1966. He grew up in a strict family that valued education and was an excellent student who enjoyed reading. He enrolled at the music school in Pleven. During a school holiday, he performed jokes at a talent night in Kaylaka Park and received an enthusiastic response, which he later described as a turning point.1
Trifonov graduated from SMU Panayot Pipkov in Pleven in 1985 and later graduated from the National Academy of Music in Sofia. His work has included traditional Bulgarian folklore music, as well as hip-hop collaborations and pop-rock and punk with Ku-Ku Band.1
Television and music
Trifonov first appeared on television in a sketch for KUKU. He later worked on Canaletto and became producer and host of Exiles in 1998. On 27 November 2000, he presented the first episode of Slavi’s Show on bTV. He is director of production company Seven-eight AD and host of Late Night Show with Slavi Trifonov on 7/8 TV, which began broadcasting in 2019.1
Ku-Ku Band was established in 1993 by Trifonov, Evgeni Dimitrov, Maestro Evgeny Jotov and Ilia Iliev. Trifonov is its frontman and tambourine player. The band has released 21 albums and more than 300 songs, and performed hundreds of concerts. Trifonov released 22 albums as a singer and toured in Bulgaria, the United States and Canada.1
Political career
Trifonov founded the populist There Is Such a People party in 2019. The party supported the 2020–2021 Bulgarian protests. In the April 2021 parliamentary election, ITN won 17.4 per cent of the vote and 51 seats, finishing second. After no party formed a government, another election took place in July.1
ITN won 23.8 per cent of the vote and 65 seats in the July 2021 election, becoming the strongest party. Trifonov announced that he would form a minority government. He has supported introducing more direct democracy in Bulgaria. He has opposed open-border policies and expressed concerns about refugees from conflict areas in the Middle East.1
Sources
Facts checked 13 October 2026. Prepared by InvestBulgaria for general information.
