Steven Achikor

Steven Achikor is a Nigerian R&B/pop singer and songwriter. He was a finalist in the Bulgarian X Factor in 2015. Nowadays working as an independent artist, Steven Achikor collaborates with various Bulgarian artists and musicians worldwide. His debut album "Smile" was released on 22 December 2023.

Career

Early life Achikor was born in Delta State, Nigeria in a big religious family, having 8 brothers and 2 sisters. When he was a kid, his dream was to become a footballer. He wanted to move to the United States, but in the early 2015 he started studying Informatics in the Varna Free University in Bulgaria. He decided to sign for the 4th season of X Factor Bulgaria and made it through the finals.

2015:X Factor Bulgaria After coming to Bulgaria Steven heard for X Factor casting and signed for it. He made it through the finals as one of the three foreign people in the season 4 of the show. In the 4th live show he sang the Bulgarian song Облаче ле бяло and the judges stated that his performance was the best of the night as of the great feeling text and brilliant performance. On the 8th live show Stevie was for the first time on eliminations, but with the performance of the song Ordinary People he was saved, making one of his teammates to leave the show. The X Factor performances and results Episode Theme Song Result First audition Free choice "If There's Any Justice" Through to Six Chair Challenge Bootcamp Free performance "Killing Me Softly" Through to Judge's houses Judges' houses Free choice "You Are Not Alone" Through to live shows Live show 1 Number one's "Let It Be" Safe Live show 2 Halloween "Superstition" Safe Live show 3 First love "Endless Love" Safe Live show 4 Bulgarian hits "Облаче ле бяло" Safe Live show 5 Movie Soundtracks "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" Safe Live show 6 Divas and Heroes "Heal the World" Safe Live show 7 Disco hits "Just Another Day" Safe Live show 8 International hits "7 Seconds" Bottom two Final showdown "Ordinary People" Christmas show Christmas edition "Amazing Grace" No eliminations Live show 9 Love is everything "I Believe I Can Fly" Safe "I'll Be There" (with Christiana Louizu) Live show 10 Tears and laught "Hurt" Left the show (5th) "Forget You" Final showdown "All of Me"

2016-present: Solo career Achikor released his first single featuring Nevena Peykova on 3 June 2016. In 2018 he released his first song in Bulgarian language - "Da Obicham". Currently he is working with various artists and musicians in Bulgaria and all over the world. The single "Love you" was released on the 31 July 2023. His debut album came out on 22 December 2023.

Discography + List of singles as main artist Title Year Album Da Izbyagame (Nevena Peykova feat Steven Achikor) 2016 Shaking It Up (Steven Achikor feat. Fabrizio Parisi) 2017 Shaking It Up - Ahmet Kilic Remix (Steven Achikor feat. Fabrizio Parisi) 2017 Da Obicham (Steven Achikor) 2018 You're the One (Amstaboi feat. Steven Achikor) 2020 Tame the Fire (Steven Achikor) 2020 Ochite (Vessy Boneva feat. Steven Achikor) 2022 Love you (Steven Achikor) 2023 Give me (Steven Achikor) 2023Smile Fine (Steven Achikor feat. Kola Slim) 2023 High way (Steven Achikor) 2023 Smile (Steven Achikor) 2023 Need you (Steven Achikor) 2023 Make Love to You (Steven Achikor) 2024 Follow (Steven Achikor) 2024 Again (Steven Achikor) 2024 Yes I Do (Steven Achikor) 2024