Balgarianovinite.com Singer, composer and poet Mihail Belchev has passed away at the age of 79, his wife Kristina Belcheva told BTA on Monday. Mihail Belchev was born on August 13, 1946, in Sofia. Among his most popular songs are Mladostta Si Otiva (Youth Is Fading), Ne Ostaryavay Lyubov (Don’t Grow Old, My Love), Otkrovenie (Revelation), and Priyatelstvo (Friendship), among others.
He directed television productions and films, including the first television pantomime performance, Kragovrat. He also composed music for theatre productions and films. He served as Director of the Sofia City Library from 2008 to 2013.
Belchev was the author of the autobiographical book Closer and Closer to the Angel (2024). He was awarded the Order of Cyril and Methodius, First Class (1982), four first prizes from the Golden Orpheus festival (1969, 1984, 1990, 1998), and a lifetime achievement award from the same festival (1996). He was granted the title Honoured Artist in 1987. He was the first recipient of the Georgi Dzhagarov National Literary Award of the Union of Bulgarian Writers (July 14, 2004). He was also awarded the Order of Stara Planina, First Class (December 12, 2018), named Honorary Professor of the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (May 25, 2021), and made an Honorary Citizen of Sofia (2004). Poet, Composer, Singer Mihail Belchev Dies at 79 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-06 05:32:01 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law