Emil Dimitrov Dimitrov was a Bulgarian singer, musician and composer. He is considered to be a legend of Bulgarian pop music, and one of the greatest Bulgarian singers of all time. He was popular for his songs "Ако си дал", "Моя страна, моя България", "Нашият сигнал", "Само един живот", "Джулия", "Арлекино", "Писмо до мама" and others. Dimitrov was an extremely prolific artist, with 400 songs in his repertoire, and 280 of them being of his own composition; he released 30 albums in his lifetime.
He was born the son of the Bulgarian illusionist Fakira Miti and his French assistant. He went to study at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia.
His career began in 1962, with the premier of his song Arlekino; it won third place at the Sopot International Song Festival that year, and turned him into a star overnight.
In 1970 he was signed to the French record company EMI Pathé-Marconi, which released his first French-language single "L'amour c'est toi". His song Monica