Marin Yonchev

Who is Marin Yonchev?

Marin Petkov Yonchev is the winner of the first Star Academy reality show in Bulgaria in 2005.

Marin showed a particular interest in music in his earliest childhood.At the age of four Marin began playing the piano. At the same age he won a competition singing a song of Freddie Mercury! From this age he also began to sing the songs of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and many Bulgarian singers.Marin had many performances in TV and live shows for talented children like "The Little Big Stars", "Like The Lions" and others. From then on he has taken the first awards in many musical festivals and competitions.

Since the age of eight Marin was a singer and a soloist in "The Plovdiv Boys' and Men's Choir" and had many participations with it on different festivals and competitions all over Europe. In the period 1996-1998 he played roles in the A'PART theater in Plovdiv. Marin also had a role in a TV film, sponsored by the Queen of the United Kingdom and also performed the song of the film.