Birth name Nevena TSoneva Labels Seventeen LTD. Years active 2007–present Albums No Fear | Genres Pop, R&B, Ethno Role Singer Name Nevena Tsoneva | |
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Born August 17, 1986 (age 37) ( 1986-08-17 ) Nominations MAD Bulgaria Video Music Award for Video of the Year Similar People Miroslav Kostadinov, Ku‑Ku Band, Slavi Trifonov, Krisko, Nelly Petkova | ||
Nevena Tsoneva - I Will Always Love You
Nevena Tsoneva (Bulgarian: Невена Цонева) (born 17 August 1986 in Sevlievo) is a Bulgarian singer who won the first season of the Bulgarian television series Music Idol in 2007.
Contents
- Nevena Tsoneva I Will Always Love You
- Nevena tsoneva sings daniova mama 14 06 2015
- Early career
- Personal Life and Education
- Music Idol
- Post Music Idol
- The Voice of Bulgaria
- Albums
- Singles
- Awards
- Special performances
- References
Nevena tsoneva sings daniova mama 14 06 2015
Early career
Born Nevena Tsvetanova Tsoneva, she began accompanying her dad to bar and restaurant performances at age six, and soon became a regular on the mic. After winning several awards Nevena recorded her first album at age13, with the help of her ambitious father.
She conquered "Hit-1" with Christina Aguilera's song "The Voice Within". Two years later she won another contest, "Бургас и Морето"("Burgas and the Sea"), performing the song "Мое Море"("My Sea")- music by Mitko Shterev, lyrics: Lozan Takev. Nevena then recorded a pop-folk album, supported by her dad again. He wrote a song for the young star, called "Молитва за Теб" ("A Prayer for You"), which they often performed together.
Personal Life and Education
Prior to her musical career, She took Secondary Specialized Education - Organizer of Medium and Small Business, Economics, English, Bulgarian language & Literature, Mathematics, IT, Fine Art at Vasil Levski General Secondary School at her native Sevlievo in 2002-2005, she also took Marketing at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo in 2005 – 2006 and got her B.A (Bachelor of Arts) with honors at the prestigious International University College - University of Portsmouth Program, Sofia specializing Foundation degree - Business Administration in 2010 – 2011.
Other interests includes photography, drawing and travelling.
Music Idol
As a youngster, Nevena admired the singer Gloria and therefore auditioned for the first season of the Bulgarian TV show Music idol, where Gloria was one of the judges on the panel. At the first audition, Nevena performed "The Voice Within", "Даньова мама", Silvia Katzarova's "Топъл Дъжд" and "Циганска е Душата" a song by Gloria. She then made it to the finals, along with 11 other contestants. She gained an immediate advantage over the others after performing her first song, "Мой Стих" by Neli Rangelova. After a tough music battle, Nevena made it to the last round with competitor Teodor Koychinov. In the end, she won 64% of the votes, thus becoming Bulgaria's first Music Idol.
Post-Music Idol
Nevena signed a record deal with Virginia Records (representative of Universal Music Group for Bulgaria), which was the prize as a winner of the Music Idol contest. Her first duet with Slavi Trifonov, a song called "Жестока"("Cruel"), came out some weeks later and became a hit. Her first single "За тебе Песен Нямам" ("I Have no Song for You"), a mix of modern pop and R&B, was released on September 28, 2007. The single debuted on Slavi's show and its video came out a month later. Nevena's first solo album appeared on the 16th of November, 2007 and contained eleven songs, including an English-language version of "За тебе Песен Нямам". Music producer and A&R of the album was Miro Gechev and many of the album's lyrics were written by Rushi Vidinliev.
The Voice of Bulgaria
Seven years after winning the Music Idol Nevena auditions in the third season of The Voice of Bulgaria where she performed the song of Ishtar "Horchat hai Caliptus". Keep going on the show team Miro. She won vocal duel and continues to live concerts.
Albums
Singles
Awards
Special performances
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