Gloria (singer)
Encyclopedia
Galina Peneva Ivanova (born June 28, 1973 in Ruse, Bulgaria
), better known as Gloria , is a famous Bulgarian
Pop
, Dance
, Rock
, and Pop folk
singer. Arguably the most popular of her generation, she is known as the Mother of pop-folk.
(VHS)
(VHS)
(VHS)
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
), better known as Gloria , is a famous Bulgarian
Bulgarians
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Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, Dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, Rock
Rock music
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, and Pop folk
Chalga
Chalga is a Bulgarian music genre. It is a blend of Arabic, Balkan, Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish influences, as well as motives from flamenco, filmi and klezmer music...
singer. Arguably the most popular of her generation, she is known as the Mother of pop-folk.
Early life and highschool
Gloria was born to Stefka Ivanova and Penko Ivanov. A very emotional and lively girl, she also preferred to play more with boys than girls. During second grade, Gloria almost lost her legs. The doctors from Ruse gave her an emergency operation, but it failed. The expectation was that she would need to be in a wheelchair until the age of eighteen. Her mother, however, did not give up fighting this tragic accident. The same year, she met professor Shoilev, who performed a second operation in Sofia. Gloria was able to stand on her feet again. Until this day, she remains grateful to Professor Shoilev. Four years later, Gloria's parents divorced, leaving her and her brother Nikolai to live with their grandparents in a cottage. During that time, they completed their secondary education. Gloria herself finished Technical High School in farming.Music
Gloria has been an active performer since 1990. Her second studio album Za dobro ili zlo sold over 600,000 copies making it the biggest selling album in Bulgaria. Her studio album Blagodarya was released in Bulgaria in March 2007 and it sold over 16,000 original copies within the first week of release.Albums
- Shtastieto e Magiya (The Happiness is Magic), 1994 (in Bulgarian - Щастието е магия)
- Za Dobro ili Zlo (For Good or Evil), 1995 (in Bulgarian - За добро или зло)
- Angel s Dyavolska Dusha (Angel with a Devil Soul), 1996 (in Bulgarian - Ангел с дяволска душа)
- Nostalgiya (Nostalgia), 1997 (in Bulgarian - Носталгия)
- 100% Zhena (100% Woman), 1998 (in Bulgarian - 100% жена)
- Gloria - The Best, 1999
- 12 Diyamanta (12 Diamonds), 2000 (in Bulgarian - 12 Диаманта)
- Iluziya (Illusion), 2001 (in Bulgarian - Илюзия)
- Krepost (Fortress), 2003 (in Bulgarian - Крепост)
- 10 Godini (10 Years), 2004 (in Bulgarian - 10 Години)
- Vlyubena v Zhivota (In Love with Life), 2005 (in Bulgarian - Влюбена в живота)
- Blagodarya (Thank You), 2007 (in Bulgarian - Благодаря)
- 15 Godini (15 Years), 2009 (in Bulgarian - 15 Години)
- Imam nuzhda ot teb (I need you), 2011 (in Bulgarian - Имам нужда от теб)
Videoalbums
- Shtastieto e Magiya (The Happiness is Magic), 1994 (in Bulgarian - Щастието е магия)
(VHS)
- Za Dobro ili Zlo (For Good or Evil), 1995 (in Bulgarian - За добро или зло)(VHS)
- Nostalgiya (Nostalgia), 1997 (in Bulgarian - Носталгия)
(VHS)
- 100% Zhena (100% Woman), 1998 (in Bulgarian - 100% жена)(VHS)
- 12 Diyamanta (12 Diamonds), 2000 (in Bulgarian - 12 Диаманта)
(VHS)
- Best Video Selection I,2003(DVD)
- Krepost — Live (Fortress-Live),2003(in Bulgarian - Крепост — Live) (DVD)
- Best Video Selection II,2006(DVD)
- Gloria-15 Godini(Gloria-15 Years), 2010(in Bulgarian - Глория - 15 години) (DVD)
Singles from 2006
- 2006
- Grad na greha (Sin city )
- Prilicham li na vyatara? (Do I look like the wind?)
- Sezoni (Seasons)
- Ne ostavljaj me (Don't leave me) duet featuring the Serbian pop group LunaLuna (Serbian pop group)Luna is a popular pop group from Serbia with considerable popularity throughout the former Yugoslavia. The key group member is multi-instrumentalist and composer Čeda Čvorak ....
- Blagodarya (Thank you)
- 2007
- Opiat (Opiate)
- Ako te nyama (If you are not there)
- 100 karata lyubov (100 carats love)
- Na mazhete koyto ne obichah (To the men I didn't love)
- Za parvi pat (For the first time)
- Pravi lyubov a ne voyna (Make love, not war) duet with AzisAzisAzis is a Bulgarian Romani chalga singer known for, among other things, his atypical gender expression and his flamboyant persona....
- 2008
- Ednoposochen pat (One Way Road)
- Dyavolska lyubov (Devil Love)
- Useshtane za mazh (Feeling For A Man)
- 2009
- Krasiv svyat (Beautiful world)
- Mogesh li da me obicash? (Can You Love Me?)
- Lyatno palnoludie (Summer full insanity)
- Hipnoza (Hypnosis)
- 2010
- Ostani (Tazi Nost) (Stay (This Night)) feat Deep Zone Project
- Az ne placha (I don't cry) feat Deep Zone Project
- Vyarvam v lyubovta (I Believe In Love)
- Tseluvay oshte, (Kiss Me More)
- Do poslednata salza (Until the last tear)
- Pochti nepoznati (Almost unknown)
- 2011
- Jenskoto sarce (The female heart)
- Nenasitna (Insatiable)