Bogdana Karadocheva (

Bulgarian Cyrillic The Bulgarian Cyrillic alphabet is used to write the Bulgarian language. The Cyrillic alphabet was originally developed in the First Bulgarian Empire during the 9th – 10th century AD at the Preslav Literary School. It has been used in First Bu ...

: Богдана Карадочева), (born July 19, 1949), is a

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n estrade singer. Karadocheva has been active in the musical sphere since the age of 14, receiving encouragement from her mother to turn to

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librett ...

singing, though she expressed a preference for estrade music. She received a prize at the "Golden Orphey" (Bulgarian: Златния Орфей) festival in 1969. Karadocheva is married to

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

Stefan Dimitrov. Some of her most notable songs include "Дано", "Остаряваме бавно", "Иване, Иване", "Помниш ли ти" and "Нова година". Karadocheva was a recipient of "the most Bulgarian singer" award for 1998, being honoured by the Association for Bulgarian Spirituality (Bulgarian: Сдружение за българска духовност).

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