Dzhena Valentinova Nedelcheva-Stoeva ( bg, Джена Валентинова Неделчева-Стоева; born Desislava Valentinova Nedelcheva, bg, Десислава Валентинова Неделчева; born 3 July 1985), better known simply as Dzhena ( bg, Джена) is a
Bulgaria
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n pop-folk and folk singer.
Biography
Desislava Valentinova Nedelcheva was born in
Razgrad
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on 3 July 1985. She has elder sister Borislava. In 2006 she signed a one-year contract with
Azis
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's company Leo Music. Initially, Nedelcheva began performing under moniker "Nova Desislava" (), but in 2007 finally began performing as Dzhena. At the beginning of 2007, her colleague
Milko Kalaydzhiev
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encouraged her to sign a contract with the company
Payner
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and the contract took place on 16 March 2007. In the same year she released first album ''Greshni misli'' (''Sinful Thoughts''). In the same year she took part in one of the most prestigious festivals in Bulgaria, Pirin Folk, where she won first prize for performing arts with the song "Pesen za Dame Voyvoda" (''Song for
Voivode
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Dame'') written and composed by herself. In 2011, Dzhena went on US tour. She held concerts for the
Bulgarian diaspora
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. Dzhena received special Fashion Idol Award in 2015. In 2018, she released a
folk
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album in collaboration with Kanarite Orchestra.
Personal life
In December 2015, she got engaged to Atanas Stoev Jr., marrying him on her birthday, 3 July 2016.
In March 2017, Dzhena gave birth to a baby boy, Atanas Stoev III.
Джена роди, проплака най-малкото "Канар"-че
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Awards
;Planeta TV Awards
*2007: Debut of the year
*2008: Ambassador of Bulgarian music abroad
*2014: The Song of the Year ''Моли се да не почна''
*2016: Original presence of club scene
*2016: Ambassador of Bulgarian music abroad
Discography
Albums
;Studio albums
*2008 — '' Грешни мисли'' (Sinful thoughts)
*2010 — '' Не знаеш коя съм'' (You don't know who I am)
*2012 — '' Да видя какво е'' (To see what it is)
*2014 — '' Моли се да не почна'' (Pray wasn't started)
*2017 — '' Срещна ни хорото'' (with Kanarite Orchestra, We met the dance)
*2017 — '' Да ти бъда корона'' (Let me be your crown)
;Compilations
*2009 ''Jenna The best selection
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''
*2013 '' Златните хитове на Джена'' (Golden hits of Zhena)
Videos / Songs
*From album ''Грешни мисли''
**2007: Грешни мисли
**2007: Химия
**2008: Слепи бяхме (with Ilian)
**2008: Луд и съвършен
*From album ''Не знаеш коя съм''
**2008: Омръзна ми (remix - with DJ Zhivko Mix)
**2008: Ще те спечеля
**2009: Кой си ти
**2009: Случайна среща
**2009: Чуждите и лесните
**2010: Не ставаш
*From album ''Да видя какво е''
**2010: С повече от две
**2010: Стойки не чупи
**2010: Всичко давам да си тук
**2011: Да се влюбя, не допускам
**2011: Да те прежаля (with Andreas)
**2011: Да те бях ранила
**2012: Обичам те и толкова
**2012: Да видя какво е
*From album ''Моли се да не почна''
**2013: Истината
**2013: Кой ме събра с тебе
**2013: Как не се уморих
**2013: Пий едно от мене (with Andrea
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)
**2014: Моли се да не почна
**2014: Неверници
**2014: Да ти се доказвам
**2014: Моята награда
*From album ''Да ти бъда корона''
**2015: Спри да ми досаждаш
**2015: Градът работи за мен
**2015: Ти къде беше
**2016: Всичко знаеш
**2016: Дразни ме пак
**2016: Зависима
**2017: Коя
**2017: Тук жена пази му (with Preslava
Preslava Koleva Ivanova ( bg, Преслава Колева Иванова; born Petya Koleva Ivanova, bg, Петя Колева Иванова, on 26 June 1984), better known mononymously as Preslava, is a Bulgarian singer. She was born in D ...
)
**2017: Да ти бъда корона
*Various
**2006: Не ме е грижа
**2010: Къде е пичът
**2018: Диагноза - Ти
**2018: Хулиган
**2018: Не слагай от отровата (with Andreas)
**2018: Яко ми е
**2019: Горкото момиче
**2019: Вижте го, жени
**2019: Достойната
**2020: Шот за болката
References
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21st-century Bulgarian women singers
Bulgarian folk-pop singers
1985 births
Living people
Bulgarian folk singers
Contraltos
People from Razgrad