Ivaylo Valchev
{{short description|Bulgarian politician (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ivaylo Valchev
| honorific-suffix = MEP
| image = 1718705240687 20240617 VALCHEV Ivaylo BG 007.jpg
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| office = Member of the European Parliament
for Bulgaria
| termstart = 16 July 2024
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| office2 = Member of the National Assembly
| termstart2 = 12 April 2023
| term_end2 = 18 June 2024
| constituency2 = Burgas
| termstart3 = 15 April 2021
| term_end3 = 15 September 2021
| constituency3 = Burgas
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|9 January 1972|df=y}}
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| party = There is Such a People
| otherparty = European Conservatives and Reformists
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| father = Vanyo Valchev
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Ivaylo Vanev Valchev ({{langx|bg|Ивайло Ванев Вълчев}}; 9 January 1972) is a Bulgarian poet, screenwriter, lyricist, and politician of There is Such a People (ITN). He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://results.cik.bg/europe2024/rezultati/index.html|title=Избори за членове на Европейския парламент от Република България и за народни представители {{!}} 9 юни 2024: Сумарни данни|publisher=Central Election Commission|language=bg}}
Early life and career
Valchev was born in Burgas in 1972,{{cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257258/IVAYLO_VALCHEV/home|title=Ivaylo Valchev|publisher=European Parliament}} as the son of Vanyo Valchev.{{cite web|url=https://www.bgdnes.bg/bulgaria/article/10135781|title=Бащата на Ивайло Вълчев от ИТН Ваньо Вълчев: Поетът у сина ми е по-силен от политиката|date=1 September 2021|language=bg}} He has written several songs for Ku-Ku Band, which includes ITN leader Slavi Trifonov.{{cite web|url=https://telegraph.bg/izbori/novini/na-onlajn-brifing-slavi-trifonov-izdigna-kultov-scenarist-za-kmet-na-sofiia.-myzhyt-proslavil-frenskata-gimnaziia-vliza-v-bitkata-za-stolicata-video-390281|title=НА ОНЛАЙН БРИФИНГ: Слави Трифонов издигна култов сценарист за кмет на София (ВИДЕО)|work=Telegraph|date=21 September 2023|language=bg}} In 1999 he wrote PFC CSKA Sofia's anthem "Sartsa cherveni".{{cite web|url=https://www.prosport.bg/news/18034/Данчето-подари-Сърца-червени-на-ЦСКА|title=Данчето подари "Сърца червени" на ЦСКА|work=Prosport.bg|date=11 May 2011|language=bg}} He co-wrote "Planet of the Children", which represented Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014,{{cite web|url=https://plevenutre.bg/2014/09/30/263105-slavi_izprashta_krisia_na_detskata_evrovizia_s_planetata_na_detsata|title=Слави изпраща Крисия на детската Евровизия с "Планетата на децата"|work=Plevenutre.bg|date=30 September 2014|language=bg}} as well as "Colour of Hope", which represented Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.{{cite web|url=https://bntnews.bg/bg/a/tsveta-t-na-nadezhdata-shte-zvuchi-na-evroviziya-774593|title="Цветът на надеждата" ще звучи на Евровизия|publisher=Bulgarian National Television|date=18 October 2015|language=bg}}
Political career
Valchev was a member of the National Assembly in 2021, in the 45th and 46th meetings of the parliament.{{cite web|url=https://offnews.bg/politika/ivajlo-valchev-se-zavarna-v-politikata-vodi-dve-listi-na-itn-783958.html|title=Ивайло Вълчев се завърна в политиката, води две листи на ИТН|work=OFFNews.bg|date=29 August 2022|language=bg}} In the 2023 Sofia mayoral election, he was the candidate of the ITN for mayor of Sofia.{{cite web|url=https://www.mediapool.bg/ivailo-valchev-e-kandidatat-za-kmet-na-sofiya-na-ima-takav-narod-news351617.html|title=Ивайло Вълчев е кандидатът за кмет на София на "Има такъв народ"|work=Mediapool.bg|date=22 September 2023|language=bg}} He was elected to the European Parliament in 2024, and in July 2024 was elected member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group Executive.{{cite web|url=https://eurocom.bg/2024/07/04/ivaylo-vlchev-be-izbran-za-chlen-na-byuroto-na-grupata-na-ekr-v-evropeyskiya-parlament/|title=Ивайло Вълчев бе избран за член на бюрото на групата на ЕКР в Европейския парламент|work=Eurocom|date=4 July 2024|language=bg}}
References
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Category:There Is Such A People politicians
Category:MEPs for Bulgaria 2024–2029
Category:21st-century Bulgarian poets
Category:Bulgarian male screenwriters
Category:Bulgarian male songwriters
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