Another crazy spring evening has begun on the stage of “Like Two Drops of Water”, where the audience will enjoy captivating musical performances, impressive choreographies and great imitations. Hosts Dimitar Rachkov and Gerasim Georgiev – Gero welcomed the eight star participants, as well as a very special guest.
The expert jury consisting of Hilda Kazasyan, Dimitar Kovachev-Funki, Veselin Marinov and Ljubo Kirov is joined tonight by world star Al Bano Carizzi. All of them, as part of the jury, will have the difficult task of evaluating the incredible musical performances and incarnations of the eight participants. But for the first time, the Roulette of Fortune gave Nasko from B.T.R. to imitate the Italian star under his watchful eye.
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In the previous ninth live of “Kato two drops of water”, the victory went to Hristiana Loizou, with her uncompromising imitation of one of the most recognizable native voices. She captivated viewers, judges, mentors and other participants with the performance of the hit “Ederlezi” by Sofi Marinova. In the provisional ranking, Vladi Zombori and Nasko from B.T.R. are still at the top, but the rest of the positions are still changing.
First on stage, with the privilege of opening the show, exits Ivo Arakovwho was tasked with transforming himself into the attractive vocalist of the Italian rock band Maneskin Damiano David. The actor performs the song from their second album “I Won’t Be Your Slave“, from 2021, which describes the duality in love relationships. The Italian sensation’s track from the Apennines debuted straight into the UK Singles Top 10. The video for the video of the Eurovision winners is extremely provocative and presents an erotic voyeur show in which forbidden desires become reality.
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“I feel like I’m constantly moving away from the image of Damiano David, but I’m trying to do it in the perfect way. I think I’m going to scream on stage,” Arakov said.
“Well done maestro! Fantastic! You look like Damiano Bulgaro. I’m sure you can do a tour in Italy too,” said Al Bano. “Outstanding performance. You have to be a really good musician to do this imitation,” added Hilda Kazasian. “It recreated the image very well with all its energy,” comments Funky.
A second from the stage elevator exits Panayot Panayotovwho steps into the shoes of the world-famous performer Stevie Wonder, winner of 26 Grammy Awards. The artist managed to melt everyone’s hearts with the song “Isn’t She Lovely‘, which was created at the birth of his daughter, Aisha Morris. An interesting fact is that the original song recorded by the blind singer begins with his baby’s first cry, recorded during birth, and also all the instruments, except for some keyboard parts, are played by Wonder.
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“A smile will help me achieve Stevie Wonder’s high aperture. When else will I feel like imitating Wonder, whom I adore. Singing Stivarkata is divine,” shared Panayot Panayotov.
“Applause for Mr. Panayotov. This is the most difficult thing for singers to cope with singing Stevie Wonder”, Lubo Kirov is categorical. “Extraordinary incarnation. Very close to the original,” adds Al Bano Carizzi.
The show continues with the leader in the provisional standings Vladimir Zomboriwho was assigned by the Lucky Button to step into the shoes of Steven Tyler – the vocalist of Aerosmith. The rock group is considered one of the most significant and defining for the development of hard rock and has been on the scene for over 50 years. Vladi performs the heartbreaking ballad “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing“, which is part of the soundtrack to the blockbuster “Armageddon”. The song was actually written by Diane Warren, who created some of the greatest love songs in music history, but was inspired by the love story between Barbra Streisand and James Brolin.
“There are many details. A set of details and a very serious task before me. If I do, I’ll be happy. This is my confession of love to Vesela Babinova. Hell of a job getting the highs in my voice. A gracious image to emulate,” said Zombori.
“Every time I tell myself that was your best imitation. You made Aerosmith in a way I can’t imagine. I am impressed!”, states Veselin Marinov categorically. “What he did was absolutely, despite some quibbles about the make-up. I wanted to see Steven’s mouth,” Funky joins in. “Once again, a high class of imitation both in singing and in vision,” added Lyubo Kirov.
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Maria transformed into the American rapper cardi b and performs her song “I Like It“. The hip-hop track is loaded with a lot of Latin vibes, and according to Rolling Stone’s charts, it’s among the best summer songs of all time. Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, better known as Cardi B, is an American rapper, singer, actress, dancer, and television personality. She is the second female rapper to have a No. 1 song after Lauryn Hill, and the first to have a song spend more than a week on the Billboard chart.
“A song with killer lyrics came to mind again. No time to catch my breath. I will try to argue on stage. I am an excellent student and know all the texts by heart. The song and Cardi B herself has many nuances, but also very sexy,” worries Maria.
“Well done, it was great. I felt the whole groove of the piece in your body’ is Funky’s opinion. “You don’t have such an organic image until now. When you’re sincere, the image works. Tonight, the magic that worked happened,” added Hilda Kazasian. “I hold the image convincingly until the end” also includes Lyubo Kirov. “She made people dream of summer with her music and sexiness,” said Al Bano Carizzi.
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Christiana Loizou faced one of his biggest challenges re-entering a male image, as one of the three Gibb brothers, the popular Australian-British group Bee Gees. The winner of the previous live performed the disco hit “Staying Alive‘, which is part of the soundtrack of the movie ‘Saturday Night Fever’. The Bee Gees group is one of the loudest bands of the second half of the 20th century and is defined as a hit machine. The soundtrack to the film “Saturday Night Fever”, in which the brothers take a serious part, exceeds 40 million copies sold. It was the best-selling album before being surpassed by Michael Jackson’s Thriller. They are the only group in pop music history to write, produce and record six consecutive No. 1 hits. They have 16 Grammy nominations and nine awards. The Bee Gees are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“It’s hard to sound like a man. I have to show my teeth and sing falsetto. I have to do the walking too. I will try my best to be Barry Gibb on stage. The cocky singing will haunt me for the rest of my life,” said Hristiana.
“I was very impressed with the way you sang the song. The make-up is unique,” said Veselin Marinov. “Your voice is very special and I’m sure the baby will sing too,” opines Al Bano. “I was worried about the way you would sing the song. I closed my eyes and it was a great performance,” said Hilda. “Applause, she succeeded with this song,” Lubo Kirov also praised her.
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Juliana Ghani imitates one of the iconic and instantly recognizable voices – that of the superstar Miley Cyrus. The reality star stepped into the spotlight with the pop, rock track “Midnight Sky” and succeeds in drawing the audience into a glamorous disco apocalypse. The song is sexy, colorful, experimental, with an incredible feminine charge and inspired by the husky voices of Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett and Debbie Harry.
“Her timbre is quite specific. The more nasal pronunciation, I don’t know how I’m going to do it. She is a rebel, sexy, wild, blonde. It’s hard for me to sound nasal. The good thing is that there is not much dancing. Conquers the stage with a look and sexiness,” commented the participant on the image of Miley Cyrus.
“She was gorgeous and you even look alike physically. I just missed singing a little,” commented Veselin Marinov. “It’s a gift from Mother Nature. He doesn’t need to imitate, he just has to sing as he is. I like all women – Bulgarian, Italian. The greatest gift that God has given us is women and we must respect them,” Al Bano said. “You show things on stage that we can’t even imagine,” Hilda Kazasyan joined in. “She was amazing. I saw the image from the video in front of me,” added Funky.
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