Ruslan Maynov is a Bulgaria

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n actor and pop folk (chalga

Chalga

Chalga is a Bulgarian music genre. It is a blend of Arabic, Balkan, Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish influences, as well as motives from flamenco, filmi and klezmer music...

) singer of Bessarabian Bulgarian

Bessarabian Bulgarians

The Bessarabian Bulgarians are a Bulgarian minority group of the historical region of Bessarabia, inhabiting parts of present-day Ukraine and Moldova.- Location and number :-Modern Ukraine:...

 origin.

Maynov was born in Izmail

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 in the region of Bessarabia

Bessarabia

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, Ukrainian SSR

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 (now Ukraine

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) to a Bulgarian family. He moved to Bulgaria in 1994; he graduated from NATFIZ in 1998 and started working with Slavi Trifonov on his TV shows Hashove and Slavi's Show

Slavi's Show

Slavi's Show is a long-running Bulgarian evening talk show aired every workday on bTV from 22:30 to 23:30 EET and hosted by Slavi Trifonov. Occasionally, the show also airs live at 20:00 EET....

. He was also a host of Gospodari na efira

Gospodari Na Efira

Gospodari Na Efira is a Bulgarian comedy show which is shown on bTV. This comedy show airs at 9 PM EET....

. In 2007, he joined up with fellow actors Lyubomir Neykov, Krastyo Lafazanov and Hristo Garbov and launched Komitsite (The Comedians), a stand-up comedy show aired on bTV on Friday evening.

Television aside, Maynov has also participated in a number of theatrical plays and has released five music albums.