Hristo Petrov
Bulgarian rapper and politician
Христо Петров![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/1718810729664_20240619_PETROV_Hristo_BG_012.jpg/220px-1718810729664_20240619_PETROV_Hristo_BG_012.jpg)
Official portrait, 2021
for Bulgaria
Incumbent
16 July 2024
3 December 2021 – 19 June 2024
Hristo Hristov Petrov
(1979-12-19) 19 December 1979 (age 44)
Sofia, PR Bulgaria
affiliations
- Politician
- rapper
Hristo Hristov Petrov (Bulgarian: Христо Христов Петров; born 19 December 1979), also known by his stage name Itso Hazarta (Bulgarian: Ицо Хазарта), is a Bulgarian rapper and politician who was elected MEP at the 2024 European Parliament election.[1] A member of the PP party, he served as Member of the National Assembly from 2021 to 2024.[2] Petrov is still actively involved in rapping and is famous for the Upsurt hip-hop band he co-founded.[3] He was also a judge in Balgariya tarsi talant season 5 (2016), season 6 (2019) and season 7 (2021).