Nora Nova

Bulgarian-born singer (1928–2022)

Nora Nova

Birth name| Anihora Kumanova
Born| (1928-05-08)8 May 1928
Sofia, Bulgaria
Died| 9 February 2022(2022-02-09) (aged 93)
Occupation| Singer

Musical artist

Ahinora Kumanova (Bulgarian: Ахинора Куманова; 8 May 1928 – 9 February 2022), better known by the stage name of Nora Nova, was a Bulgarian and German singer. She was the first Bulgarian to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. She represented West Germany in 1964.[1] Bulgaria itself first participated only in 2005.

Her father was an official of Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria and she reported that she was raised a monarchist.[2] After the regime change in the end of World War II, some of her relatives were sent to the Belene concentration camp or sentenced to death by the People's Court.[2]

In 1959, Ahinora left Communist Bulgaria by contracting a marriage in name only with a German national. After she came to West Germany in 1960, she won a singing contest called Die große Chance ("The Great Chance") organized by Electrola, a West German recording company. After scoring a number of hits in the West German and Swiss charts, in 1964, she was chosen to represent West Germany at the Copenhagen Eurovision Song Contest finals.[3] Her song, "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne", had the longest name in Eurovision Song Contest history alongside C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison which represented France in 1991, until both were succeeded by The Social Network Song (Oh Oh - Uh - Oh Oh) which represented San Marino in 2012. With it she had another record — nul points for West Germany, and hence 13th (last) place.[4]

Kumanova returned to Bulgaria after the 1989 democratic changes. She opened a fashion boutique shop in Sofia. In 2001, she became one of the founders of the NDSV political party led by the former Bulgarian Tsar Simeon Sakskoburggotski. She had explained that action with her monarchist convictions (which she states were the reason for her to leave Bulgaria during Communist rule) and with her belief in the personal integrity of Tsar Simeon II, whom she referred to as "the tsar" and described as "pure" and an "icon" with a unique aura.[2]

## Death

[edit]

She died on 9 February 2022, at the age of 93.[5]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Carter, William (10 February 2022). "R.I.P. Nora Nova: Germany's 1964 Entrant Dies at Age 93". ESCUnited. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
2. ^ a b c "Нора Нова: Уморих се в България да движим въздуха. November 11th 2005". segabg.com. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
3. ^ "Das Erste: Eurovision Song Contest- Eurovision Song Contest 2008". eurovision.ndr.de. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
4. ^ "The alternative guide to Bulgaria". BBC. 21 May 2004. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
5. ^ Почина легендата Нора Нова (in Bulgarian)

## External links

[edit]

* Nora Nova discography at Discogs
* Nora Nova at IMDb

Preceded by

Heidi Brühl
with Marcel

|  Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
1964  | Succeeded by

Ulla Wiesner
with Paradies, wo bist du?

|
|

* v
* t
* e

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation|

* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* ~~1996~~
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Artists|

* Abor & Tynna
* Lale Andersen
* Nino de Angelo
* Ann Sophie
* Atlantis 2000
* Inge Brück
* Heidi Brühl
* Cascada
* Alex Christensen
* Roger Cicero
* Cindy and Bert
* ~~Ben Dolic~~
* Dschinghis Khan
* Katja Ebstein
* Elaiza
* Margot Eskens
* Joy Fleming
* Conny Froboess
* Maxi and Chris Garden
* Gitte
* Gracia
* Malik Harris
* Margot Hielscher
* Hoffmann and Hoffmann
* Wyn Hoop
* Guildo Horn
* Les Humphries Singers
* Isaak
* Jamie-Lee
* Jendrik
* Chris Kempers
* Alice and Ellen Kessler
* Daniel Kovac
* Lena
* ~~Leon~~
* Levina
* Roman Lob
* Lord of the Lost
* Lou
* Oscar Loya
* Siw Malmkvist
* Max
* Corinna May
* Mekado
* Michelle
* Münchener Freiheit
* Wencke Myhre
* Nicole
* No Angels
* Nora Nova
* Ingrid Peters
* Freddy Quinn
* Stefan Raab
* Mary Roos
* Michael Schulte
* Walter Andreas Schwarz
* Ireen Sheer
* Bianca Shomburg
* Silver Convention
* Sisters
* Stone & Stone
* Sürpriz
* Texas Lightning
* Lena Valaitis
* Ulla Wiesner
* Wind

Songs|

* "Always on the Run"
* "Anouschka"
* "Aufrecht geh'n"
* "Baller"
* "Black Smoke"
* "Blood & Glitter"
* "Bonne nuit ma chérie"
* "Can't Wait Until Tonight"
* "Diese Welt"
* "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben"
* "Disappear"
* "Dschinghis Khan"
* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
* "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
* "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
* "Feuer"
* "Flieger"
* "Frauen regier'n die Welt"
* "Frei zu leben"
* "Für alle"
* "Für zwei Groschen Musik"
* "Ghost"
* "Glorious"
* "Guildo hat euch lieb!"
* "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"
* "I Can't Live Without Music"
* "I Don't Feel Hate"
* "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
* "Is It Right"
* "Johnny Blue"
* "Junger Tag"
* "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
* "Let's Get Happy"
* "Lied für einen Freund"
* "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
* "Marcel"
* "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"
* "No No Never"
* "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
* "Paradies, wo bist du?"
* "Perfect Life"
* ~~"Planet of Blue"~~
* "Primaballerina"
* "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
* "Rockstars"
* "Rücksicht"
* "Run & Hide"
* "Satellite"
* "Sing Sang Song"
* "Sister"
* "So geht das jede Nacht"
* "Die Sommermelodie"
* "Standing Still"
* "Taken by a Stranger"
* "Telefon, Telefon"
* "Telegram"
* "Theater"
* "Träume sind für alle da"
* "Über die Brücke geh'n"
* "Verliebt in Dich"
* "Viel zu weit"
* ~~"Violent Thing"~~
* "Wadde hadde dudde da?"
* "Wer Liebe lebt"
* "Wir geben 'ne Party"
* "Wunder gibt es immer wieder"
* "You Let Me Walk Alone"
* "Die Zeiger der Uhr"
* "Zeit"
* "Zwei kleine Italiener"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

* v
* t
* e

Eurovision Song Contest 1964

Countries|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Spain
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* Yugoslavia

Artists|

* Hugues Aufray
* Arne Bendiksen
* António Calvário
* Gigliola Cinquetti
* Robert Cogoi
* Anneke Grönloh
* Udo Jürgens
* Sabahudin Kurt
* Lasse Mårtenson
* Matt Monro
* Nora Nova
* Rachel
* Romuald
* Bjørn Tidmand
* Tim, Nelly and Tony
* Anita Traversi

Songs|

* "Caracola"
* "Le Chant de Mallory"
* "Dès que le printemps revient"
* "I Love the Little Things"
* "I miei pensieri"
* "Jij bent mijn leven"
* "Laiskotellen"
* "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
* "Non ho l'età"
* "Oração"
* "Où sont-elles passées"
* "Près de ma rivière"
* "Sangen om dig"
* "Spiral"
* "Warum nur, warum?"
* "Život je sklopio krug"

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template