I was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. I have lived in Fez, Morocco and Orono, Maine. Currenly, my wife Axinia, our daughter, Laura, and I live in New York City.

I like movies, newspapers and magazines, literature, languages, computers, and music.
My favourite composer is Tchaikovsky. I also like Mozart, Beethoven, Gershwin, and Strauss.
My favourite rock groups and performers are Pink Floyd, Marillion, Asia, Dire Straits, Enya, the Alan Parsons Project, Roger Waters, and Abba.
I also listen to French popular music: Joe Dassin, Alain Barrière, Michel Sardou, Gerard Lenorman, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Mireille Mathieu, Daniel Balavoine. Sylvie Vartan, Yves Duteil, Michèle Torr, Renaud.
Some French-speaking ones: Jacques Brel (Belgian), Céline Dion (Canadian).
Some Italians: Eros Ramazzotti, Mietta, Pooh, Riccardo Fogli, Ricchi e Poveri, Al Bano and Romina.
Some Spanish: Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias.
Bulgarian performers: FSB, Tangra, Tonika SV, Signal, Mariana and Todor Traychevi, Shturcite, Diana Express.
Some other performers that I like: Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins, Mike Oldfield, Kitaro, Fleetwood Mac, the Eagles, Concrete Blonde, the Cranberries, Scorpions, Supertramp, Air Supply, the Beatles, Deep Purple, ELO, Foreigner, Bee Gees, Smokie, Judas Priest, Alphaville, Europe, Chicago, Vangelis, Suzanne Ciani, Roxette, U2, Guns'n'Roses, Metallica, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Diamond, Heart, the Pogues, Clannad, Tangerine Dream, Pretenders, Bon Jovi, REM, Yanni, Elton John.
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