Филипп Бедросович Киркоров (Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov) was born on April 30, 1967 in Varna, Bulgaria in the family of a Soviet-Bulgarian singer Бедрос Киркоров (Bedros Kirkorov). Kirkorov is known in Russia and the former Soviet countries for his flamboyant, even theatrical stage clothes and has benefited greatly from his marriage to Алла Пугачёва (Alla Pugacheva), appearing frequently with her on Russian television variety shows.