Ivan Ivanov was born in 2000 in the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa in Central Bulgaria. At the age of six he joined the local children choir. A year later he became solo singer and until now is member of the vocal group “New Music”.
He is winner of more than 30 national and international awards, medals, trophies and diplomas. Among them are the First Prize of the “Ghiocelus de argint” International Festival in Romania (2009), the First Prize of the “River’s Notes” International Arts Festival in Tutrakan, Bulgaria (2010), the Second Prize of the “Berlin Pearl” European Pop Music Contest and many others.
In 2009 he received a Diploma from the “Dimitar Berbatov Foundation” for his achievements in the field of music.
He also took part in the Closing Ceremony of the 19th “Slavianskiy Bazar” International Arts Festival in Belarus singing together with the Russian star Vladimir Presniakov.
The young talent is proud of his A marks in school. He is in the fifth grade and loves Mathematics, English and Music. In his free time he plays football and goes to hip-hop dancing lessons. His sign is Aries, but his favouritе animal is the lion. He likes computer games and collects robots.
He also likes reading books. At present he is reading “Karlsson-on-the-Roof” and “Pirates of the Carribbean”. He likes Nicolas Cage movies. His music idols are Adam Lambert, Jon Bon Jovi and Bulgarian singers Grafa and Vassil Naydenov.
His dream is to make a recording with Adam Lambert in Holywood.
His motto is “I am a Superhero!”
“Joung Jon Bon Jovi” as his friends call him, won the Bulgarian contest with his song “Superhero” together with the backing vocals Mikhaela Marinova and Ioanna Marinova. Although they have the same family name, the two girls are not related. The dancers of “Veda Ballet“ were also part of his performance.