Background
He was born on the 26 January 1971 to Emil Vitkov and Nadezhda (née Kukova).
He was born on the 26 January 1971 to Emil Vitkov and Nadezhda (née Kukova).
He was first involved in karate in 1985, and has a black belt. He has taught karate since 1995. In 1991, he joined the then-fledgling punk rock band Hipodil to replace its previous singer, Miroslav Tellalov, who left the band to serve in the Bulgarian army.
In 2011, he and fellow band member Vencislav Micov ran for president and vice president of Bulgaria.
He has written three books on his time with Hipodil and karate, among other things.