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Sofia Pride
Sofia Pride Parade is a peaceful march of LGBT people and their relatives and friends, which combines social and political protest with entertainment such as live concerts. It takes place every year in the month of June in Bulgaria's capital Sofia since 2008. The first Sofia Pride parade was held on June 28, 2008, on the same date as the Stonewall riots in New York City that occurred in 1969. Same-sex sexual activity became legal on May 1, 1968. Between 1968 and the collapse of communism in 1989, no publicly gay movements nor places of social gatherings existed. After democracy was reestablished in 1990, several gay bars and clubs opened doors in the capital of Sofia as well as in Varna and Plovdiv. Some consider it the most massive public demonstration in support of human rights in Bulgaria, articulating a protest against xenophobia and a way to show LGBT friends and relatives love and support but also as an inspiration for confidence and pride in LGBT people and all minorities wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netta Barzilai
Netta Barzilai ( he, נטע ברזילי; born 22 January 1993), also known mononymously as Netta, is an Israeli singer. After winning Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018#HaKokhav HaBa L'Eurovizion, the fifth season of ''HaKokhav HaBa'', she earned the right to represent her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. On 12 May 2018, she won the contest, held in Lisbon, Portugal, with her song "Toy (song), Toy", marking Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Israel's fourth win in the Eurovision Song Contest (after Eurovision Song Contest 1978, 1978, Eurovision Song Contest 1979, 1979, and Eurovision Song Contest 1998, 1998). Early life Barzilai was born in Hod HaSharon, Israel. Her mother is from a Maghrebi Jewish family (of Moroccan Jews, Moroccan-Jewish and History of the Jews in Libya, Libyan-Jewish descent), whereas her father is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (of Polish-Jewish descent). She has two brothers. As a child, Barzilai lived in Nigeria for six year ... [...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] |
Galena (singer)
Galina Vicheva Gencheva ( bg, Галина Вичева Генчева) known professionally as Galena ( bg, Галена), is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer. Biography and personal life Galena was born May 21, 1985 in the village of Smyadovo, Bulgaria. She has studied folk singing at the music school of Shumen for 4 years. Two years after that she moved town and continued her music education in Dimitrovgrad. In February 2008, Galena was engaged to her boyfriend Galin. On June 22, 2009 they had their first child, Stefan. On February 17, 2017 they welcomed a second son - Aleksandar. Career 2004–2006: The beginning: Galya and Galena Galena was discovered by the singer Milko Kalaydzhiev. She started her career under the stage name Galya ('' bg, Галя'') and recorded her first single "Можеш ли" (''lit. Can You?)'' in 2004. Her debut studio album was named after her - Galena ('' bg, Галена'') and was released under the Payner Music label on 21 May 2006 - t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Netta'' is a genus of diving ducks. The name is derived from Greek ''Netta'' "duck". Unlike other diving ducks, the ''Netta'' species are reluctant to dive, and feed more like dabbling ducks. These are gregarious ducks, mainly found on fresh water. They are strong fliers; their broad, blunt-tipped wings require faster wing-beats than those of many ducks and they take off with some difficulty. They do not walk as well on land as the dabbling ducks because their legs tend to be placed further back on their bodies to help propel them when underwater. The probably extinct pink-headed duck, previously listed as ''Rhodonessa caryophyllacea'', has recently been shown by phylogenetic analysis to be closely related to the red-crested pochard The red-crested pochard (''Netta rufina'') is a large diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek ''Netta'' "duck", and Latin ''rufina'', "golden-red" (from ''rufus'', "ruddy"). Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker Beck (politician)
Volker Beck (born 12 December 1960) is a German politician. From 1994 to 2017, he was a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, for the Green Party. Beck served as the Green Party Speaker for Legal Affairs from 1994 to 2002, and as the Green Party Chief Whip in the Bundestag till 2013. He was spokesman of the Green Parliamentary Group for interior affairs and religion. In 2014 he was elected President of the German-Israeli Parliamentary Friendship Group of the German Bundestag. Career Since November 2017 Beck is lecturer at the Center for Studies in Religious Sciences (CERES) at the Ruhr University Bochum. Political career Beck served as spokesman of the Association of Lesbians and Gays in Germany (Lesben- und Schwulenverband in Deutschland) LSVD for over ten years. He is a supporter of same-sex marriage and has been referred to as the "Father of the German Registered Partnership Act". Beck served as spokesperson of the Green Party's parliamentary group on le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBT Rights In Bulgaria
LGBT people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) in Bulgaria face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex relationships are legal in Bulgaria, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couples. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation has been banned since 2004, with discrimination based on "gender change" being outlawed since 2015. In July 2019, a Bulgarian court recognized a same-sex marriage performed in France in a landmark ruling. For 2020, Bulgaria was ranked 37 of 49 European countries for LGBT rights protection by ILGA-Europe. Like most countries in Central and Eastern Europe, post-Communist Bulgaria holds socially conservative attitudes when it comes to such matters as homosexuality and transgender people. Legality of same-sex sexual activity Before the Liberation Homosexuality was legalized in 1858 in all parts of Ott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of LGBT Events
The following is a calendar of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) events. This mainly comprises pride parades but also includes other kinds of events such as sporting events and film festivals. The world's largest pride parades those in New York City and São Paulo, each with millions of participants in attendance annually in June. Other Pride parades include those in Tokyo. Worldwide Africa Asia Europe North America Oceania South America See also List of largest LGBT events List of LGBT awareness periods Pride parades * EuroPride * Gay pride * LGBT pride parade * List of largest LGBT events * List of LGBT awareness days * WorldPride Lists of articles about LGBT events * All events * All events by country * Awareness days * Bear events * Beauty pageants * Circuit parties * Film festivals * Music events * Pride parades * Sport events Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamelia
Kameliya Vladimirova Veskova ( bg, Камелия Владимирова Вескова; born 10 January 1971), better known mononymously as Kamelia, is a Bulgarian singer, actress and TV presenter. Early years Kamelia was born on 10 January 1971 in the town of Chiprovtsi. Her musical debut was at the age of 11, as a soloist in the school choir with which she performed a Russian song. She appeared in public for the first time, becoming the winner of the Miss Chiprovtsi and Miss Montana beauty pageants organized around that time. At the same time, Kamelia took her first steps as a singer. She started singing at weddings and baptisms in Northwestern Bulgaria as a soloist in a band led by Plamen Velinov. In the spring of 1996, Kamelia was noticed by the conductor of the Vidin Orchestra, Veni Petkov, and became part of the orchestra. Musical career 1997–1999 Kamelia was seriously involved in singing from the start of 1997. In August of that year, she signed a contract with the ... [...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] |
Vasil Garvanliev
Vasil Garvanliev ( mk, Васил Гарванлиев; born 2 November 1984) is a North Macedonia, Macedonian singer. He is also known mononymously as Vasil. He was due to represent North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, North Macedonia with the song "You (Vasil Garvanliev song), You" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam before the event was cancelled. Instead, he represented North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, 2021 contest, this time with the song "Here I Stand (Vasil Garvanliev song), Here I Stand". Beginnings Child singer Garvanliev started singing at the age of seven. He was discovered by a Macedonian composer who was passing by when he heard Vasil singing in the street. At age eight he released an album that included the Japanese-influenced "Marionka" (in Macedonian Марионка) with lyrics about a beautiful Macedonian girl. In 1994, at age ten, he performed "Marionka" during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mila Robert
Mila Robert Gergova (Bulgarian: Мила Роберт Гергова; born September 6, 1996), known professionally as Mila Robert, is a Bulgarian singer, songwriter, painter and actress. She is the daughter of Vanya Shtereva. Early life and career Mila Robert was born on September 6, 1996 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Her mother is the singer and actress Vanya Shtereva and her father the basketball player Robert Gergov. She began singing and playing the guitar at the age of 13, she also plays on ukulele and kazoo. In 2013, when Robert was 16, she auditioned for the second season of X Factor Bulgaria with the song ''Wicked Game'' by Chris Issak but after her second live show she decided to leave the show saying ''My goal was not to win, my goal was to have fun, but obviously i was wrong, after coming to X Factor, I clarified my goals.'' after some people speculated that she was there just because of her mother's fame. Robert's first single is the cover of the song ''Signal'' by Emil Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Pride 2019
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, Avars and Slavs. In 809, Serdica was incorporated into the Bulgarian Empire by Khan Krum and became known as Sredets. In 1018, the Byzantines ended Bulgarian rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
