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Bulgaria In The Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Bulgaria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Growing Up Is Getting Old" written by Victoria Georgieva, Maya Nalani, Helena Larsson and Oliver Björkvall. The song was performed by Victoria, which is the mononym of singer Victoria Georgieva. On 21 March 2020, the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) announced that Victoria had been selected to compete at the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands, after she was due to compete in the 2020 contest with "Tears Getting Sober" before the 2020 event's cancellation. The song that Victoria competed with, "Growing Up Is Getting Old", was also internally selected and was presented to the public during a special concert on 10 March 2021. Bulgaria was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 20 May 2021. Performing during the show in position 13, "Growing Up Is Getting Old" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Georgieva
Viktoriya Georgieva ( bg, Виктория Георгиева; born 21 September 1997), known professionally by the mononym Victoria (stylised in all caps), is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter. She began her career after participating in season four of '' X Factor Bulgaria''. Georgieva would have represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, with her song "Tears Getting Sober". Due to the 2020 contest's cancellation, Georgieva represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 instead, this time with " Growing Up Is Getting Old". Life and career Georgieva started singing at age of eleven. After some time she enrolled in the vocal studio "Angel Voices" where her music teacher was Atanaska Lipcheva. Georgieva auditioned for the first 3 seasons of '' The X Factor Bulgaria'', but she never made it past the judges, mostly because of her age. 2015: ''The X Factor'' Bulgaria In September 2015, at the fourth season of ''The X Factor'', after three atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgas
Burgas ( bg, Бургас, ), sometimes transliterated as ''Bourgas'', is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 202,694 inhabitants, while 277,922 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre. The city is surrounded by the Burgas Lakes and located at the westernmost point of the Black Sea, at the large Burgas Bay. LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas is the largest oil refinery in southeastern Europe and the largest industrial enterprise. The Port of Burgas is the largest port in Bulgaria, and Burgas Airport is the second most important in the country. Burgas is the centre of the Bulgarian fishing and fish processing industry.Norman Polmar: ''The Naval Institute guide to the Soviet Navy'', 5. Ausgabe, United States Naval Institute, Naval Institute Press, 1991, p. 447 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Five (Eurovision)
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. Based on the Sanremo Music Festival held in Italy since 1951, Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (apart from ), making it the longest-running annual international televised music competition and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU, as well as invited associate members, are eligible to compete, and 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotterdam Ahoy 2016
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"New Meuse"'' inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first, but now to the Rhine instead. Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country. A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. In 2020, it had a population of 651,446 and is home to over 180 nationalities. Rotterdam is known for its university, riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billen Ted
Billen Ted is a British record production and songwriting duo based in London, consisting of Tom Hollings and Sam Brennan. History They gained notoriety with the single "Satisfied" sampling from the Chaka Khan 1984 hit " I Feel for You". However their status was further raised with their remix of a sea shanty song "Wellerman" that had gone viral by the British singer Nathan Evans. The 220 Kid x Billen Ted Remix of the song topped the UK Singles Chart in March 2021, and charted in other countries. Clients As a record producer, Billen Ted have helped produce records for a number of other artists, including 220 Kid, Becky Hill, MNEK, LANY, Rain Radio, RAYE, S1mba, Melanie C and Gracey. Discography Singles *2020: "Satisfied" *2021: "Got You Covered" with Gracey *2021: "When You're Out" featuring Mae Muller *2022: "24/7" featuring JC Stewart *2022: "Come Around Again" with Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borislav Milanov
Borislav Georgiev Milanov ( bg, Борислав Георгиев Миланов; pseudonym: B-OK) is a Bulgarian music composer, songwriter and record producer known for his work on the Eurovision Song Contest. He has collaborated with Alexandra Stan. Milanov is a co-producer of the Bulgarian Eurovision participation in 2017, 2018 and 2020 and the creator of Equinox. He is the founder of the label “Symphonix International”, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Eurovision Song Contest Milanov is the author or co-author of the following Eurovision songs: Awards * Marcel Bezencon Awards 2018 - Composer Award for "Bones" - together with Trey Campbell, Joacim Persson and Dag Lundberg. Personal life Borislav Milanov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on 1983. At Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, he met Tamara Gachechiladze, a representative of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mihaela Fileva
Mihaela Fileva ( bg, Михаела Филева) (born May 15, 1991) is a Bulgarian singer-songwriter and dancer. Her career started in 2005 when she won the Bulgarian National Television show – “Hit Minus One”. Her big breakthrough was in 2011 when she was a finalist in The X factor Bulgaria. Biography Fileva was born in Veliko Tarnovo on May 15, 1991. She began playing piano and singing at the age of 6. At 9 she took her first dance classes. She won the music show "Hit-1" in 2006. She studied in The National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov". Education She graduated from the High School of mathematics and natural sciences "Vasil Drumev" in her hometown Veliko Tarnovo and then studied jazz and pop at The National Academy of Music “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov Pancho Haralanov Vladigerov (or Wladigeroff, Wladigerow, Vladiguerov, Vladigueroff; bg, Панчо Хараланов Владигеров ; 13 March 18998 September 1978) was a Bulgarian composer, pedago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Diakovska
Ludmila Lubomirova "Lucy" Diakovska ( bg, Людмила Любомирова Дяковска; born 2 April 1976) is a Bulgarian and German singer and television personality. She rose to prominence as one of the founding members of the all-female pop band No Angels, the " biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media. After a series of commercially successful releases with the group, Diakovska released two singles and her solo album ''Lucylicious'' under her same-titled stage name in 2005. In 2008, she became part of the jury on reality shows ''Music Idol'' and '' Starmania'', the Bulgarian and Austrian version of the ''Idol'' series respectively, and later joined the jury the German version of ''Popstars'' in 2012. Early life Diakovska is the oldest child of Lubomir Diakovski, an opera singer, and Rositza Diakovska, a pianist. Her younger brother named Alexander (b. 1982) is a professional basketball player. Her grandfather is a famous Bulgarian f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Angels
No Angels are an all-female pop group from Germany, formed in 2000. Originally a quintet, consisting of band members Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo, and Jessica Wahls, they originated on the debut season of the German adaptation of the talent series ''Popstars'' and were one of the first television-cast acts to achieve sustainable success throughout Central Europe in the early 2000s. Following a major success with record-breaking single "Daylight in Your Eyes" and debut album ''Elle'ments'' in 2001, a series of hit records established their position as one of the most successful female band vocalists to emerge in the early decade. With four number-one hits, four number-one albums and record sales of more than 5.0 million, they became one of the most successful acts in German music history, winning three ECHOs, a World Music Award, a NRJ Music Award, two Comets, a Bambi and a Goldene Kamera. In fall 2003, the members went their separate ways du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany In The Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song " Disappear" written by Remee, Thomas Troelsen and Hanne Sørvaag. The song was performed by No Angels. The German entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia, was selected through the national final ''Wer singt für Deutschland?'', organised by the German broadcaster ARD in collaboration with Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR). The national final took place on 6 March 2008 and featured five competing acts with the winner being selected through two rounds of public voting. "Disappear" performed by No Angels was selected as the German entry for Belgrade after gaining 50.5% of the vote in the second round. As a member of the " Big Four", Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 4, Germany placed twenty-third out of the 25 participating countries with 14 points. Background Prior to the 2008 Contest, Germany had participated in the Eurovision Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dara (Bulgarian Singer)
Darina Nikolaeva Yotova ( bg, Дарина Николаева Йотова, born 9 September 1998), better known by her stage name Dara (), is a Bulgarian pop singer, who rose to fame in late 2015 after reaching the final in the Bulgarian edition of ''The X Factor''. She is currently signed to Virginia Records, and in 2016 she released her debut single "K'vo ne chu" under the label. Career 2015–16: ''The X Factor'' Born in Varna, in 2015 Yotova participated in the Bulgarian version of the reality show ''The X Factor'' where she finished third, with Bulgarian rapper Krisko being her mentor. 2016–present: Early career Following her departure from ''The X Factor'', Yotova signed a record deal with Bulgarian music label Virginia Records and adopted the stage name Dara. In the summer of 2016, she released her debut single "K'vo ne chu", accompanied by a music video. A few weeks later, the single peaked the Bulgarian charts and a subsequent English version of the song by the nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azis
Vasil Troyanov Boyanov (; born 7 March 1978), professionally known as Azis (), is a Bulgarian recording artist, of mixed Bulgarian and Romani ethnicity. Azis initially rose to prominence in Eastern Europe performing songs mostly in chalga, a genre which can be described as the Bulgarian rendition of pop-folk. Azis has collaborated with other Bulgarian pop-folk singers, such as Gloria, Malina, Sofi Marinova, Toni Storaro, and with Bulgarian rap artists – Ustata and Vanko 1. Other than that, his repertoire includes duets with Serbian singers, including Indira Radić, Marta Savić, Jelena Karleuša and Severina. Boyanov performed " Let Me Cry" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with Mariana Popova, staying in the semi-finals. Other than his acclaimed career as a vocalist, he competed unsuccessfully in the 2005 Bulgarian parliamentary election as a member of the Euroroma party. Azis remains a prominent figure in the Bulgarian music scene. Biography Azis was born Vasil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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