Preslava Koleva Ivanova (Bulgarian: Преслава Колева Иванова;[1] born Petya Koleva Ivanova, Bulgarian: Петя Колева Иванова, on 26 June 1984), better known mononymously as Preslava, is a Bulgarian singer. She is considered one of the key names in Bulgarian modern music, and has won more than 60 awards since her debut in 2004.[2]

Preslava
Преслава
Background information
Birth namePetya Koleva Ivanova
Born (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40)
Tolbukhin, People's Republic of Bulgaria
GenresChalga
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2004–present
LabelsPayner
Websitepreslavaonline.com

Life and career

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Early life (1984–2003)

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Petya Koleva Ivanova was born on June 26, 1984, in Dobrich, Bulgaria.[3] Her mother, Yanka Toncheva was a seamstress. Her father, Kolyo Tonchev, was a worldwide race car driver.[4] Ivanova has an older sister named Ivelina who is a folk singer.[5] She sang her first song when she was 7 years old. Despite her parents disapproval, she started singing in nightclubs aged 15.[6] She completed her musical education with the specialty 'folk singing' with Gadulka speciality.[7]

Career beings and Preslava (2004)

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During the winter of 2004 a prominent singer from the music company Payner, Milko Kalaidjiev asked her to perform with his group for a few events. Impressed by her excessive talent, he helped her to become a part of the company.[6] In the beginning of 2004 she released her first song, "Nezhen reket" which was a duet with Milko Kalaidjiev. In 2004, she picked a stage name – Preslava and changed her creative direction. Instead of typical pop folk, her later songs such as "Duma za vyarnost", "Tazi nosht bezumna" and "Mili moy" were more modern sounding. They were part of her debut album, Preslava, released in December. It featured 16 songs in total. The record was received very well. It won the "Album of the Year" award in Nov Folk Magazine''s Annual Awards of 2004.[2] In the same ceremony, Preslava won the "Founding and Debut of the year" award.[2] In the Annual Music Awards of Planeta TV of 2004, she won awards for "Debut of the year" and "Most prosperous performer of the year".[2] She built the Zetiova cheshma in Mramor in 2003.

Dyavolsko Zhelanie and Intriga (2005–2006)

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In the span of April to June 2005, two new singles, "Dyavolsko zhelanie" and "Zavinagi tvoya" were released. Both of them were very positively received, especially "Dyavolsko zhelanie" which won the "Hit of the Year" award in Planeta TV's Annual Music Awards of 2005.[2] Preslava was among the artists of Planeta TV's Summer Tour for first time in her career. In November she released her second album, Dyavolsko zhelanie. A new single with a music video, "Finalni dumi" was dropped within the same month. In Nov Folk's Annual Awards of 2005 Preslava won the "Most Prosperous Performer" award.[2] In April 2006 a new single, "I kogato samne" was released. It won song of the year award in the Annual Music Awards of Planeta TV of 2006 and Nov Folk Magazine's Annual Awards of 2006.[2] Preslava was again part of the Planeta TV's Summer Tour. Within the end of year two new singles, "Zaklevam te" and "Lazha e" were released, alongside her third studio album Intriga. "Lazha e" was the first rock song she ever recorded.

Personal life

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Since late 2017, she has been in a relationship with the Bulgarian businessman Pavel Lazarov. On September 14, 2018, she gave birth to a baby girl, Paola.[8]

Discography

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  • Preslava (2004)
  • Dyavolsko Zhelanie (Дяволско желание) (2005)
  • Intriga (Интрига) (2006)
  • Ne Sam Angel (Не съм ангел) (2007)
  • Pazi Se Ot Priyatelki (Пази се от приятелки) (2009)
  • Kak Ti Stoi (Как ти стои) (2011)
  • Da gori v lyubov (Да гори в любов) (2019)

Music videos

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Music Video Premiere Date Album Director
Nezhen reket 2004 Non-album song Petyo Kartulev/Nikolay Nankov
Duma za vyarnost 2004 Preslava 2004 Nikolay Skerlev
Tazi nosht bezumna 2004 Preslava 2004 Lyudmil Ilarionov
Mili moy 2004 Preslava 2004 Nikolay Skerlev
Razdvoeni 2004 Preslava 2004 Nikolay Skerlev
Molish me 2004 Preslava 2004 Lyudmil Ilarionov
Obicham te 2004 Preslava 2004 Lyudmil Ilarionov
Dyavolsko zhelanie 07.04.2005 Dyavolsko zhelanie Nikolay Skerlev
Zavinagi tvoya 05.06.2005 Dyavolsko zhelanie Nikolay Skerlev
Finalni dumi 16.10.2005 Dyavolsko zhelanie Nikolay Skerlev
Nyamam pravo 04.02.2006 Dyavolsko zhelanie Petyo Kartulev/Nikolay Nankov
I kogato samne 02.04.2006 Intriga Nikolay Skerlev
Preday se na zhelanieto 10.08.2006 Intriga Lyudmil Ilarionov
Zaklevam te 22.09.2006 Intriga Lyudmil Ilarionov
Lazha e 20.12.2006 Intriga Nikolay Skerlev
Nishto drugo 18.05.2007 Intriga Lyudmil Ilarionov
Preday se na zhelanieto 2 09.06.2007 Ne sam angel Nikolay Skerlev
Mazh na horizonta 23.07.2007 Ne sam angel Lyudmil Ilarionov
Moyat nov lyubovnik 11.12.2007 Ne sam angel Lyudmil Ilarionov
Ne sam angel 29.12.2007 Ne sam angel Nikolay Nankov
Posleden adres 14.05.2008 Ne sam angel Lyudmil Ilarionov
Novata ti 27.09.2008 Pazi se ot priyatelki Lyudmil Ilarionov
Ot dobrite momicheta 04.11.2008 Pazi se ot priyatelki Lyudmil Ilarionov
Chervena tochka 26.03.2009 Pazi se ot priyatelki Lyudmil Ilarionov
Barzo li govorya 01.06.2009 Pazi se ot priyatelki Nikolay Nankov
Fenomen 01.09.2009 Pazi se ot priyatelki Lyudmil Ilarionov
Useshtane za Merilin 08.09.2009 Pazi se ot priyatelki Nikolay Nankov
Ne mi prechi 26.11.2009 Hitovete na Preslava Nikolay Skerlev
Dishay 11.02.2010 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov
Piya za tebe 25.05.2010 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov
Zhenite sled men 11.07.2010 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov
Kak ti stoi 01.01.2011 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov
Mrasno i poleka 18.02.2011 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov
Hayde,otkazhi me 12.03.2011 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov
Kato za final 05.08.2011 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov
Ludata doyde 15.05.2012 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov
Praveno e s drug 04.10.2012 Hitovete na Preslava Nikolay Skerlev
Razkriy me 24.10.2012 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov
Butilka 17.01.2013 Non-album song Nikolay Skerlev
Skoro 17.07.2013 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov
Nyama da sam druga 07.08.2013 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov
Rezhim "neprilichna" 14.02.2014 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov
Pishi go neuspeshno 09.04.2014 Non-album songs Lyudmil Ilarionov/Georgi Markov
Poveche ne pitay 23.09.2014 Lyudmil Ilarionov
Nasheto lyubov e 12.12.2014 Lyudmil Ilarionov
Ako utre me gubish 14.02.2015 Lyudmil Ilarionov
Nokaut (with Vanya [bg]) 19.03.2015 Nikolay Skerlev
Amatyorka 05.06.2015 Aleksandar Mollov
Na tebe ne otkazvam 15.09.2015 Nikolay Skerlev
S teb ili s nikoy (with Fiki) 08.12.2015 Lyudmil Ilarionov
In control (with Stefan Ilchev) 09.02.2016 Nikolay Skerlev
Chupliva i vlyubena 23.03.2016 Nikolay Skerlev
Nyama da ti pisha 26.06.2016 Georgi Markov
Bez teb 14.12.2016 Kiril Kirov
Pada zvezda 05.05.2017 Georgi Markov
Tuk zhena mu pazi (with Dzhena) 09.08.2017 Georgi Markov
Ne se iztrivash 01.11.2017 Da gori v lyubov Georgi Markov
Obratno v igrata 16.02.2018 Da gori v lyubov Lyudmil Ilarionov
Bogovi zemljom hode (with Dragan Kojić Keba) 24.04.2018 Da gori v lyubov Georgi Markov
Da gori v lyubov 28.09.2018 Da gori v lyubov Lyudmil Ilarionov
Iztreznyavash li 14.02.2019 Da gori v lyubov Viktor Antonov - Rik
Piyan 19.07.2019 Da gori v lyubov Viktor Antonov - Rik
Taka ni se pada (with Galin [bg]) 22.10.2019 Non-album songs Viktor Antonov - Rik
Beden v sartseto 19.06.2020 Viktor Antonov - Rik
V tvoeto leglo 29.04.2021 Viktor Antonov - Rik
Gorchivi istini (with Lidia) 24.06.2021 Viktor Antonov - Rik
Ot utre 22.01.2022 Viktor Antonov - Rik
Sladkoto zlo (with Konstantin) 28.04.2022 Viktor Antonov - Rik
Mangava Tut (with Sofi Marinova) 06.10.2022 Viktor Antonov - Rik

Tours

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References

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  1. ^ "Преслава си смени името в съда". Actualno.com (in Bulgarian). 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Payner - Изпълнители - Преслава". Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. ^ "Преслава - Лица - Signal.bg". Archived from the original on 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  4. ^ "Преслава: Нощем се задушавах от тежестта на бюста си!". Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  5. ^ "Payner - Изпълнители - Ивелина Колева". Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  6. ^ a b "Малката Петя - голямата Преслава - EVA.bg". 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  7. ^ Dimitrova, Iva (21 May 2012). "Фолкдивата Преслава свирила на гъдулка в школото" [Folk Preslava played a gadulka in the school]. Monitor (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Честито! Преслава стана майка за първи път - Signal.bg". 14 September 2018.
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