100 Kila

100 Kila
100 Кила
Birth nameYavor Dimitrov Yanakiev
Born (1983-05-16) 16 May 1983 (age 41)
Varna, Bulgaria
OriginBulgaria
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, DJ, actor
InstrumentVocals
Years active2002–present
Labels
  • Jabulah
  • Facing The Sun
  • R&B Records
  • Virginia
Website100kila.store

Yavor Dimitrov Yanakiev (Bulgarian: Явор Димитров Янакиев; born 16 May 1985), better known by his stage name 100 Kila (Bulgarian: 100 Кила; also stylized as 100KILA), is a Bulgarian rapper, actor, songwriter and entrepreneur from Varna. His stage name is a short form of the phrase "100 kilograms" in Bulgarian.

Biography

Early life

Yanakiev was born and raised in a Romani neighborhood of concentrated poverty in Asparuhovo, Varna. He lived with his parents and brother, until their father left them. In the mid 90s his mother moved to Greece, in hopes of sustaining her family and to encourage Yavor's education. His parents separated when he was 6. Yavor subsequently moved to his grandmother's home in Targovishte where he studied in school until the 8th grade, before eventually dropping out due to absence and low grades.[1]

Career

In the early 2000s, Yanakiev started his musical career after meeting prominent Bulgarian rapper Big Sha. He was immediately signed to his record label R&B Records and enjoyed several successful years in the label alongside several other artists such as Vanko 1, Konsa, Gumeni Glavi and Loshite. He also achieved great notoriety with the singles "Vav kluba" featuring Consa and "Chiki-Na-Na" by Gumeni Glavi respectively. He also featured on the Big Sha songs "Ritam basov" (Bass rhythm) and "Kukite me debnat" (The cops are onto me).

Yanakiev also participated in the first season of the Bulgarian version of the show The Mole. He also shot 1 episode for the Bulgarian TV Series Domashen Arest (House Arrest) in 2013. In 2015 he joined Sofia Residents in Excess cast for season 9.[2]

On April 9, 2016, 100 Kila released a remix version of the song "Babuli Jabulah" from his 2013 album ZLA10 as a single featuring American rapper Rick Ross.[3]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
BUL
[4]
2013 "Slivenskiat Kashkaval" 40 —
"Moeto Radio"
(feat. Magi Djanavarova) 		16 ZLA10
"Chujdi Grehove" 33
"Az sam 6" 4
2015 "100 Gaidi" 14 —
2016 "Babuli Jabulah"
(feat. Rick Ross) 		TBA —
2017 "Well Paid" 17 —
2019 " EL TRAFICANTE " 6 —

Albums

  • По-добре гаден, отколкото гладен (2003)
  • Прехода на Просветения (2009)[5]
  • ZLA10 (2013)[6]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013 House Arrest Zara's boyfriend Special Guest Star; 1 episode
2013 The Mole Bulgaria Himself
2015 Sofia Residents in Excess Tsanko Special Guest Star; Season 9

References

  1. ^ "Бащата на рапъра – Димитър Янакиев: Срам ме е да ви кажа какво "работи" майката на 100 Кила!". Blitz.bg.
  2. ^ "100 кила се снима в сериал". stokila.com.
  3. ^ "100KILA ft. Rick Ross – Babuli Jabulah (OFFICIAL VIDEO) 2016". YouTube. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ 100 Kila – Music Charts. acharts.co.
  5. ^ "Novinar". Novinar.bg. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. ^ "100 Кила вкара разговори с фенове в новия си албум". 24chasa.bg. Retrieved 11 April 2018.