Vassil Varbanov

journalist
Role
Jury
Country
Bulgaria

Born in Sofia, studied at the Lycée Français de Sofia, and graduated in French Philology at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. For 32 years, he has been part of Tangra Mega Rock Radio, which he joined on its very first day, back in 1992. Meanwhile, he has also collaborated with the Bulgarian sections of the BBC and the RFI and worked on various music programmes for BNT and bTV. For 15 years, he has been a commentator of rugby matches on Eurosport, Max Sport and BNT. Since the beginning of 2020, he has authored and hosted BNT’s My Playlist music show. In 2023, he released his documentary debut about the 70+ years of turbulent history of Bulgarian rugby, Bulgarian Rugby Gods, which went on to receive a special award from the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.