Mariana Popova ( bg, Мариана Попова) (born 6 June 1978) is a

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singer. She is known for representing Bulgaria at the

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, trainer on The Voice of Bulgaria 2011 and from Vip Brother 2012 – Bulgaria

Biography

Mariana Popova was born in

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on 6 June 1978. She has been studying music since she was 11, and later she also studied modern and jazz ballet. From 1996 until 2000, she was part of the group Cocomania. In 2005 she won the first prize at the "Burgas and the Sea" Festival with the song "Dream About Me," which she performed in a duet with Dani Milev. Mariana says that she dreams of never to stop dreaming, that she appreciates the really talented people, that she believes in herself and in

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and that she would like to have a dinner with the singer

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. In 2006, Mariana Popova triumphed at the Bulgarian National Final competition with the song "

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", to enter the

. Popova was not voted through semi-finals and thus did not qualify for the final on 20 May.

Singles

* Ти не дойде (You Didn't Come) * Казах (I Said) * Можем пак (We Can Do It Again) * Няма (There Isn't Anything) * След (After) * Сънувай ме (Dream About Me) * Let Me Cry (Остави ме да плача) – with this song Mariana participated in

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in Athens. * Sometimes (Понякога) – Bulgarian version called "Не знам" * Lejos-song sung in Spanish with the Bulgarian artist

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. * Остани * New Religion – Namesake of latest album

Awards

* 2004 – Third Prize at ‘Bourgas and the Sea’ Festival and the special prize of ‘Rotari Club – Bourgas’ with the song ‘After’ / duet with Dany Milev * 2005 – First Prize at ‘Bourgas and the Sea’ Festival with ‘Dream about me’ / duet with Dany Milev * 2012 – Best Bulgarian text from BG radio – ‘Чуй ме’ /duet with Orlin Goranov

Nominations

* 2004 – Nomination for ‘Best Female Singer’, BG Radio Annual Music Awards * 2004 – Nomination for ‘Best Bulgarian Debut’, BG Radio Annual Music Awards * 2005 – Nomination for ‘Best Female Singer’, MM Television Annual Music Awards * 2005 – Nomination for ‘Best Female Singer’, BG Radio Annual Music Awards

References

External links

Official website

1978 births Living people Musicians from Sofia Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Bulgaria Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2006 21st-century Bulgarian women singers Bulgarian pop singers Big Brother (Bulgarian TV series) contestants Women television personalities Bulgarian people of Romani descent {{Bulgaria-singer-stub