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Ivo Tanev did not take a penny from his cult hit from the late 90’s “If you have a hundred marks, they are enough for the whole night”. This he himself reveals in his biographical book “A Lesson for Men”. These days, the showman was once again badly provoked, and that’s why he allowed himself to publish on his Facebook profile this long-hidden truth about the notorious 100 brands.
For you
“After the album of arias and canzonets, I released the album “Come, son”, which included only my original songs, and I dare say that at least six of them were extremely good. But unfortunately, I was not lucky enough to reach the mass audience and become a favorite of many. Maybe I didn’t choose the right producer and publisher, or maybe it was written that way. But they stayed like that. Only one of them “For you” became a hit performed by Veselin Marinov. He liked it very much and I gave it to him, but he sang it under the name “How much I love you”. I am glad that the song is constantly present in his repertoire”, says Ivo.
Lame donkey
In one conversation, Grafa’s father, Kiril Ampov, jokingly suggested that if instead of an opera album he made a pop-folk album, it would become a hit. However, Tanev refused, as he had neither the technique nor the ornamentation, to which the frontman of “Emergency Case” said that it didn’t matter at all and added – even if a lame donkey sings it, it will still be successful. “Bate Kircho via ARA audio- video found a song written by very smart guys calling themselves The Kulin Brothers who were an absolute hit in the industry, but I had never even heard of them. They had also decided to experiment by making lyrics and songs that sounded like jokes, mocking the basic needs of a large part of the people.
I liked their provocativeness and play with words, but I allowed myself to remove and change a few things from the text that came to me more. At the time, my deep and clean operatic voice sounded strange in this style. I made an effort in this song to sound a bit rougher, choppier and even haulier in my opinion to fit the style. We had a lot of fun in the studio while recording. For an authentic sound, Bate Kircho opened a beer for me and I sipped from it while recording. I took a few drags on a cigarette, even though I didn’t smoke at all. When I heard the recording, I hardly knew that I was singing. It was all a joke to me and I wasn’t betting anything on this song. Kiril Ampov gave it to ARA audio-video and they turned it into a hit,” continues Ivo Tanev.
Rags
After the recording, he traveled abroad for work and on February 1, 1998, he returned home and went to the Sitnyakovo market with his wife. “As soon as I entered, I unmistakably recognized the song 100 Marks, which I had recorded a month before. I literally froze. I slowly approached the table where music cassettes were sold. There was no mistake. My disguised voice sounded from the speakers! I a little timidly asked the seller who it was song. And he asked me with a certain amount of contempt: “How could you not know, brother? That’s 100 marks. The newest hit on the market!”. I blinked in rags. Then I asked him the question, which made him look at me with even more disdain. “And who sings it?” Who sings it, Ivo Tanev sings it!”, he answered me with professional competence and admiration.
I even detected in his answer a slight note of superiority, that you see, he is aware of the artist and almost drinks brandy with him… I asked him for the tape to look at it. At the top it said 100 DM in big letters, and inside under the number one song again the same, as well as my artist name! I looked and could not believe my eyes or my ears. And now I will admit something! Not only have I not earned a single lev from this passen, but I even bought the cassette! But that remains my problem. I have a lot of missed opportunities in my life, and this is one of the big ones,” says the opera singer, who has become an idol in the chalgata.
Fat scumbag
“For some, to this day I am a “greasy scumbag”. In fact, the fault lies solely with me. From ARA audio-video, many wanted to work with me, but since I did not respond with the necessary repertoire, I began to lead all the big concerts and musical events of the company. That’s how I met a lot of wonderful people. Because there are some in this industry. I decided to record another album, “Aladdin”, which included quite a lot of funny and silly songs, but people took them at face value. And good and meaningful songs were not paid attention to at the time. After two years, an incident with “a big pop-folk star ” acted as a catalyst for me and it was over. But my voice problem remained and I made a huge effort to deal with it in order to be able to do my job. I was constantly visiting doctors and healers. I tried everything. I have spent thousands of BGN, but no one was able to make the correct diagnosis and give the corresponding adequate treatment”, writes Ivo Tanev in his book.
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