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Galena
Галена
Galena during Sofia Pride 2019
Background information
Birth nameGalina Vicheva Gencheva
Born (1985-05-21) 21 May 1985 (age 39)
Smyadovo, Bulgaria
GenresPop-folk, folk, Pop
OccupationSinger
Years active2003–present
LabelsPayner

Galina Vicheva Gencheva (Bulgarian: Галина Вичева Генчева) known professionally as Galena (Bulgarian: Галена), is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer.[1][non-primary source needed]

Biography and personal life

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Galena was born May 21, 1985, in the village of Smyadovo, Bulgaria. She studied folk singing at the music school of Shumen for 4 years. Two years after that she moved town and continued her music education in Dimitrovgrad.

In February 2008, Galena was engaged to her boyfriend Galin. On June 22, 2009, they had their first child, Stefan. On February 17, 2017, they welcomed a second son - Aleksandar.[2][3]

Career

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2003–2006: The beginning: Galya and Galena

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Galena was discovered by the singer Milko Kalaydzhiev. She started her career under the stage name Galya (Bulgarian: Галя) and recorded her first single "Можеш ли" (lit. Can You?) in 2003.

Her debut studio album was named after her - Galena (Bulgarian: Галена) and was released under the Payner Music label on 21 May 2006 - the singer's 21st birthday. The album consists of 12 songs, 3 of which unheard before.

On 31 October 2007, a short pornographic video with her in it was leaked on the internet. The clip was quickly gaining popularity in Bulgarian media - thousands of views, articles in online and traditional media. One of the most popular magazines at the time Blyasuk (Bulgarian: Блясък) called it "Hit of the year".

On 12 September her second album „След 12“ (lit. After Midnight) was released, and she introduced her single "Неплатена сметка" (lit. Unpaid Bill) on Planeta TV's Christmas programme.

2010–2011: "Aз" (lit. Me)

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2012–2015: "Кой" (lit. Who)

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2016–Present

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Galena has since collaborated with a great number of Bulgarian artists including Niki Nankov,[4] Malina, Preslava and Andrea and is currently one of the most popular singers in the country.

From 2021 to 2022, Galena was a coach on The Voice of Bulgaria. In her first series as a coach, Petya Paneva, a member of her team, won the competition on 12 December 2021. On 5 May 2022, it was announced that Galena would return as a coach in September 2022. On 5 December, a day after the finale of the ninth season, Galena announced she would not be returning to the show.

Other projects

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In 2013 she created her own line for Beyond, called G Spot - Galena for Beyond. The singer is working in collaboration with her stylist Dobromir Kiryakov and Borche Ristovski.

Awards

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Planeta TV Awards

Following is a list of awards Galena won under the Planeta TV Awards.

Planeta TV Awards
Title Year
Miss Sexy 2006
Best Young Performer 2007
Best Young Performer 2008
Best Club Song ("Знам диагнозата") 2008
Best Video of the Year 2009
Preferred Song on Radio Veselina ("Тихо ми пази") 2010
Female Artist of the Year 2010
Ambassador of Bulgarian music abroad 2011
DJ Hit of the Year ("DJ-ят ме издаде") 2011
Album of the Year (Аз) 2011
Original Performance on Club Stages 2012
Video of the Year ("Спри ме") 2012
Female Artist of the Year 2013
Duet Song of the Year ( "Кой" feat. FIki) 2013
Video of the Year ( "Дай ми") 2013
Artist of the Year 2014
Club Song of the Year ("Хавана Тропикана feat. DJ Jivko Mix") 2014
Video of the Year ("Хавана Тропикана feat. DJ Jivko Mix") 2014
Nov Folk Magazine Awards
Others

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums
Compilation albums
Video albums / DVDs

Singles

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Videos / Songs

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References

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  1. ^ Galena (singer). "Официален сайт на Галена". Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Честито! Галена роди втория си син, посвети му песен". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Промо/ Галена – Moro mou (Бебето ми)". Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Signal.bg: Как изглежда Галена в новия клип Archived January 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Bulgarian)
  5. ^ "Промо/ Галена – Една жена – signal.bg". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "Промо/ Галена, Цветелина Янева и Галин – Коледа – signal.bg". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "Промо / Галена – Да ти олекне (29 февруари 2016 в 21:45)". Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Промо/ Галена и Цветелина Янева ft. Азис – Пей, сърце – signal.bg". Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "Промо / Галена – #МамаУраган – автор: Signal.bg на 3 октомври 2016 в 21:10". Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
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