Milko Kalaidjiev Explained

Mihail Panayotov "Milko" Kalaidjiev (Bulgarian: Михаил Панайотов Калайджиев - Милко) is the first Bulgarian singer signed to the Payner label. He was born on 23 September 1951 in Svilengrad, Bulgaria.

Personal life

Milko has three children. His eldest son works as a lawyer in Sofia. His twins, Aleks and Antonio (born 1987), are from his wife Margarita. He works as a farmer and a businessman.

In 2019, he ran as a mayor for the Svilengrad Municipality from Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) in the 2019 Bulgarian local elections and gained 4% of the vote.^{https://results.cik.bg/mi2019/tur1/rezultati/2628.html}

Albums

1996 - Има ли Господ? (Is there a God?)
1997 - Прошка (Forgiveness)
1998 - Спомен за обич (Memory of love)
1999 - Най-доброто (The Best)
2000 - GSM
2001 - Софиянка (Woman from Sofia)
2002 - Тарикат и тарикатка (Wiseguy and wisewoman)
2002 - Европеец - произведено в България (European - Made in Bulgaria)
2003 - Танцувай с мен (Dance with me)
2004 - Десетият (The Tenth)
2013 - Кръчма е душата ми (My soul is a pub)

Foreign performances

Milko has performed in North Macedonia, Israel, United States, Albania, Turkey, Netherlands, Greece, Cyprus and Canada.

Producer

As a singer, Milko discovered the famous Bulgarian pop-folk singers Preslava, Galena, Мira, Anelia, Emilia, Dzhena and others.

Honors

Duet of the year (Hey, the little) with Mira - 2003 (Planeta TV Bulgaria)
Song of the year 2009 (Planeta TV Bulgaria)