Angel Petrov Marinov was born on the 3th of July, 1975 in Assenovgrad. The first musical steps he made at the age of five. He began studying piano in the High Music School, Dobrin Petkov, in Plovdiv. In 1995 he graduated Intermediate education with speciality accordion. He continues studying in the Academy of Music and Dance Art in Plovdiv in the accordion class of associate prof. Petar Marinov. In 2000 he concluded the specialities music pedagogy (with a Bachelor's Degree], and composition with prof. Ivan Spassov and prof. Bojidar Abrashev. He specialized with the famous bayanist and composer Alexander Timoshenko in the Voronejski Art Institut [Russia].
As a bayanist and accordionist Angel Marinov takes part in national and international festivals in Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Macedonia and Serbia. He was awarded the following prestigious distinctions: two first places from the national competition .Young Musician, in Chirpan (1991 and 1993), a third place from the Internationa! accordion competition in Castelfidardo, Italy (1995) and a second place from the International accordion competition in Piacenza, Italy (1999).
As a composer his works are mainly for accordion. He has written: two suites (1991 and 1994], variations on the song “Devoiko, mari hubava” (1995), sonata for solo accordion (2000), a concert for accordion and orchestra (2001) and etc. There are works for other instruments, choir and solo songs.