Preslava


Preslava Koleva Ivanova , better known by her stage name Preslava, is a Bulgarian singer. She was born in Dobrich, Bulgaria. She is considered one of the key names in the Bulgarian modern music, and won more than 30 awards since her debut in 2004.

Life and career

Early life (1984–2003)

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

Career beings and ''Preslava'' (2003–2004)

During the summer of 2003 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. In the beginning of 2003 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. In the same ceremony, Preslava won the "Founding and Debut of the year" award. 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". She built the Zetiova cheshma in Mramor in 2003.

''Dyavolsko Zhelanie'' and ''Intriga'' (2005–2006)

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. 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. 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. 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

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.

Discography

Music VideoPremiere DateAlbumDirector
Nezhen reket2004Petyo Kartulev/Nikolay Nankov
Duma za vyarnost2004Preslava 2004Nikolay Skerlev
Tazi nosht bezumna2004Preslava 2004Lyudmil Ilarionov
Mili moy2004Preslava 2004Nikolay Skerlev
Razdvoeni2004Preslava 2004Nikolay Skerlev
Molish me2004Preslava 2004Lyudmil Ilarionov
Obicham te2004Preslava 2004Lyudmil Ilarionov
Dyavolsko zhelanie07.04.2005Dyavolsko zhelanieNikolay Skerlev
Zavinagi tvoya05.06.2005Dyavolsko zhelanieNikolay Skerlev
Finalni dumi16.10.2005Dyavolsko zhelanieNikolay Skerlev
Nyamam pravo04.02.2006Dyavolsko zhelaniePetyo Kartulev/Nikolay Nankov
I kogato samne02.04.2006IntrigaNikolay Skerlev
Preday se na zhelanieto10.08.2006IntrigaLyudmil Ilarionov
Zaklevam te22.09.2006IntrigaLyudmil Ilarionov
Lazha e20.12.2006IntrigaNikolay Skerlev
Nishto drugo18.05.2007IntrigaLyudmil Ilarionov
Preday se na zhelanieto 209.06.2007Ne sam angelNikolay Skerlev
Mazh na horizonta23.07.2007Ne sam angelLyudmil Ilarionov
Moyat nov lyubovnik11.12.2007Ne sam angelLyudmil Ilarionov
Ne sam angel29.12.2007Ne sam angelNikolay Nankov
Posleden adres14.05.2008Ne sam angelLyudmil Ilarionov
Novata ti27.09.2008Pazi se ot priyatelkiLyudmil Ilarionov
Ot dobrite momicheta04.11.2008Pazi se ot priyatelkiLyudmil Ilarionov
Chervena tochka26.03.2009Pazi se ot priyatelkiLyudmil Ilarionov
Barzo li govorya01.06.2009Pazi se ot priyatelkiNikolay Nankov
Fenomen01.09.2009Pazi se ot priyatelkiLyudmil Ilarionov
Useshtane za Merilin08.09.2009Pazi se ot priyatelkiNikolay Nankov
Ne mi prechi26.11.2009Hitovete na PreslavaNikolay Skerlev
Dishay11.02.2010Hitovete na PreslavaLyudmil Ilarionov
Piya za tebe25.05.2010Kak ti stoiLyudmil Ilarionov
Zhenite sled men11.07.2010Kak ti stoiLyudmil Ilarionov
Kak ti stoi01.01.2011Kak ti stoiLyudmil Ilarionov
Mrasno i poleka18.02.2011Kak ti stoiLyudmil Ilarionov
Hayde,otkazhi me12.03.2011Kak ti stoiLyudmil Ilarionov
Kato za final05.08.2011Kak ti stoiLyudmil Ilarionov
Ludata doyde15.05.2012Hitovete na PreslavaLyudmil Ilarionov
Praveno e s drug04.10.2012Hitovete na PreslavaNikolay Skerlev
Razkriy me24.10.2012Hitovete na PreslavaLyudmil Ilarionov
Butilka17.01.2013Nikolay Skerlev
Skoro17.07.2013Hitovete na PreslavaLyudmil Ilarionov
Nyama da sam druga07.08.2013Hitovete na PreslavaLyudmil Ilarionov
Rezhim "neprilichna"14.02.2014Hitovete na PreslavaLyudmil Ilarionov
Pishi go neuspeshno09.04.2014rowspan="14" Lyudmil Ilarionov/Georgi Markov
Poveche ne pitay23.09.2014Lyudmil Ilarionov-
Nasheto lyubov e12.12.2014Lyudmil Ilarionov-
Ako utre me gubish14.02.2015Lyudmil Ilarionov-
Nokaut 19.03.2015Nikolay Skerlev-
Amatyorka05.06.2015Aleksandar Mollov-
Na tebe ne otkazvam15.09.2015Nikolay Skerlev-
S teb ili s nikoy 08.12.2015Lyudmil Ilarionov-
In control 09.02.2016Nikolay Skerlev-
Chupliva i vlyubena23.03.2016Nikolay Skerlev-
Nyama da ti pisha26.06.2016Georgi Markov-
Bez teb14.12.2016Kiril Kirov-
Pada zvezda05.05.2017Georgi Markov-
Tuk zhena mu pazi 09.08.2017Georgi Markov-
Ne se iztrivash01.11.2017Da gori v lyubovGeorgi Markov
Obratno v igrata16.02.2018Da gori v lyubovLyudmil Ilarionov
Bogovi zemljom hode 24.04.2018Da gori v lyubovGeorgi Markov
Da gori v lyubov28.09.2018Da gori v lyubovLyudmil Ilarionov
Iztreznyavash li14.02.2019Da gori v lyubovViktor Antonov - Rik
Piyan19.07.2019Da gori v lyubovViktor Antonov - Rik
Taka ni se pada 22.10.2019rowspan="2" Viktor Antonov - Rik
Beden v sartseto19.06.2020Viktor Antonov - Rik-

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