Milko Kalaidjiev

Biography

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 Bonko 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.[1]
In 2024, Milko made a post on his Instagram account showing him with a KK Partizan scarf and following a popular KK Partizan fan page, proving his allegiance to the club.[2]

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)