Preslava

Bulgarian singer (born 1984)

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is  Koleva and the family name is  Ivanova.

Preslava

Преслава

Background information
Birth name| Petya Koleva Ivanova
Born|  (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40)
Tolbukhin, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Genres| Chalga
Occupation| Singer-songwriter
Years active| 2003–present
Labels| Payner
Website| preslavaonline.com

Musical artist

Preslava Koleva Ivanova (Bulgarian: Преслава Колева Иванова;[1] born Petya Koleva Ivanova, Bulgarian: Петя Колева Иванова, on 26 June 1984), better known mononymously as Preslava, is a Bulgarian singer. She is considered one of the key names in Bulgarian modern music, and has won more than 60 awards since her debut in 2004.[2]

## Life and career

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### Early life (1984–2003)

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Petya Koleva Ivanova was born on June 26, 1984, in Dobrich, Bulgaria.[3] Her mother, Yanka Toncheva was a seamstress. Her father, Kolyo Tonchev, was a worldwide race car driver.[4] Ivanova has an older sister named Ivelina who is a folk singer.[5] She sang her first song when she was 7 years old. Despite her parents disapproval, she started singing in nightclubs aged 15.[6] She completed her musical education with the specialty 'folk singing' with Gadulka speciality.[7]

### Career beings and Preslava (2004)

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During the winter of 2004 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.[6] In the beginning of 2004 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.[2] In the same ceremony, Preslava won the "Founding and Debut of the year" award.[2] 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".[2] She built the Zetiova cheshma in Mramor in 2003.

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

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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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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

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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.[8]

## Discography

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* Preslava (2004)
* Dyavolsko Zhelanie (Дяволско желание) (2005)
* Intriga (Интрига) (2006)
* Ne Sam Angel (Не съм ангел) (2007)
* Pazi Se Ot Priyatelki (Пази се от приятелки) (2009)
* Kak Ti Stoi (Как ти стои) (2011)
* Da gori v lyubov (Да гори в любов) (2019)
* Ulitsata (Улицата) (2024)

## Music videos

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Music Video | Premiere Date | Album | Director

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Nezhen reket | 2003 | Non-album song | Petyo Kartulev/Nikolay Nankov
Duma za vyarnost | 2004 | Preslava 2004 | Nikolay Skerlev
Tazi nosht bezumna | 2004 | Preslava 2004 | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Mili moy | 2004 | Preslava 2004 | Nikolay Skerlev
Razdvoeni | 2004 | Preslava 2004 | Nikolay Skerlev
Molish me | 2004 | Preslava 2004 | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Obicham te | 2004 | Preslava 2004 | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Dyavolsko zhelanie | 07.04.2005 | Dyavolsko zhelanie | Nikolay Skerlev
Zavinagi tvoya | 05.06.2005 | Dyavolsko zhelanie | Nikolay Skerlev
Finalni dumi | 16.10.2005 | Dyavolsko zhelanie | Nikolay Skerlev
Nyamam pravo | 04.02.2006 | Dyavolsko zhelanie | Petyo Kartulev/Nikolay Nankov
I kogato samne | 02.04.2006 | Intriga | Nikolay Skerlev
Preday se na zhelanieto | 10.08.2006 | Intriga | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Zaklevam te | 22.09.2006 | Intriga | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Lazha e | 20.12.2006 | Intriga | Nikolay Skerlev
Nishto drugo | 18.05.2007 | Intriga | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Preday se na zhelanieto 2 | 09.06.2007 | Ne sam angel | Nikolay Skerlev
Mazh na horizonta | 23.07.2007 | Ne sam angel | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Moyat nov lyubovnik | 11.12.2007 | Ne sam angel | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Ne sam angel | 29.12.2007 | Ne sam angel | Nikolay Nankov
Posleden adres | 14.05.2008 | Ne sam angel | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Novata ti | 27.09.2008 | Pazi se ot priyatelki | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Ot dobrite momicheta | 04.11.2008 | Pazi se ot priyatelki | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Chervena tochka | 26.03.2009 | Pazi se ot priyatelki | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Barzo li govorya | 01.06.2009 | Pazi se ot priyatelki | Nikolay Nankov
Fenomen | 01.09.2009 | Pazi se ot priyatelki | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Useshtane za Merilin | 08.09.2009 | Pazi se ot priyatelki | Nikolay Nankov
Ne mi prechi | 26.11.2009 | Hitovete na Preslava | Nikolay Skerlev
Dishay | 11.02.2010 | Hitovete na Preslava | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Piya za tebe | 25.05.2010 | Kak ti stoi | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Zhenite sled men | 11.07.2010 | Kak ti stoi | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Kak ti stoi | 01.01.2011 | Kak ti stoi | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Mrasno i poleka | 18.02.2011 | Kak ti stoi | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Hayde,otkazhi me | 12.03.2011 | Kak ti stoi | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Kato za final | 05.08.2011 | Kak ti stoi | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Ludata doyde | 15.05.2012 | Hitovete na Preslava | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Praveno e s drug | 04.10.2012 | Hitovete na Preslava | Nikolay Skerlev
Razkriy me | 24.10.2012 | Hitovete na Preslava | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Butilka | 17.01.2013 | Non-album song | Nikolay Skerlev
Skoro | 17.07.2013 | Hitovete na Preslava | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Nyama da sam druga | 07.08.2013 | Hitovete na Preslava | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Rezhim "neprilichna" | 14.02.2014 | Hitovete na Preslava | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Pishi go neuspeshno | 09.04.2014 | Non-album songs | Lyudmil Ilarionov/Georgi Markov
Poveche ne pitay | 23.09.2014 | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Nasheto lyubov e | 12.12.2014 | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Ako utre me gubish | 14.02.2015 | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Nokaut (with Vanya [bg]) | 19.03.2015 | Nikolay Skerlev
Amatyorka | 05.06.2015 | Aleksandar Mollov
Na tebe ne otkazvam | 15.09.2015 | Nikolay Skerlev
S teb ili s nikoy (with Fiki) | 08.12.2015 | Lyudmil Ilarionov
In control (with Stefan Ilchev) | 09.02.2016 | Nikolay Skerlev
Chupliva i vlyubena | 23.03.2016 | Nikolay Skerlev
Nyama da ti pisha | 26.06.2016 | Georgi Markov
Bez teb | 14.12.2016 | Kiril Kirov
Pada zvezda | 05.05.2017 | Georgi Markov
Tuk zhena mu pazi (with Dzhena) | 09.08.2017 | Georgi Markov
Ne se iztrivash | 01.11.2017 | Da gori v lyubov | Georgi Markov
Obratno v igrata | 16.02.2018 | Da gori v lyubov | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Bogovi zemljom hode (with Dragan Kojić Keba) | 24.04.2018 | Da gori v lyubov | Georgi Markov
Da gori v lyubov | 28.09.2018 | Da gori v lyubov | Lyudmil Ilarionov
Iztreznyavash li | 14.02.2019 | Da gori v lyubov | Viktor Antonov - Rik
Piyan | 19.07.2019 | Da gori v lyubov | Viktor Antonov - Rik
Taka ni se pada (with Galin [bg]) | 22.10.2019 | Non-album song | Viktor Antonov - Rik
Beden v sartseto | 19.06.2020 | Ulitsata | Viktor Antonov - Rik
V tvoeto leglo | 29.04.2021 | Viktor Antonov - Rik
Gorchivi istini (with Lidia) | 24.06.2021 | Non-album song | Viktor Antonov - Rik
Ot utre | 22.01.2022 | Ulitsata | Viktor Antonov - Rik
Sladkoto zlo (with Konstantin) | 28.04.2022 | Viktor Antonov - Rik
Mangava Tut (with Sofi Marinova) | 06.10.2022 | Viktor Antonov - Rik
Malchete si  | 23.11.2022  | Nikolay Skerlev
Balkansko za razkosh  | 04.05.2023  | Lyusi (Lyudmil Ilarionov)
Spomeni (with Aristos Constantinou)  | 16.06.2023
Ulitsata  | 16.11.2023  | Torex (Иван Димитров)
Da i Prisedne  | 12.04.2024
Starata ni Pesen  | 01.08.2024  | Lyusi (Lyudmil Ilarionov)
Nishto  | 08.08.2024
Pismo  | 07.11.2024  | Viktor Antonov - Rikk
S nervite sam zle  | 15.11.2024  | Torex (Иван Димитров)

## Tours

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* Planeta Prima 2005 (2005)
* Planeta Prima 2006 (2006)
* Planeta Derby 2007 (2007)
* Planeta Derby Plus 2008 (2008)
* Planeta Derby 2009 (2009)
* Planeta Derby 2010 (2010)
* Preslava USA Tour (2012)
* Planeta Summer 2014 (2014)

## References

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1. ^ "Преслава си смени името в съда". Actualno.com (in Bulgarian). 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "Payner - Изпълнители - Преслава". Retrieved 2017-12-30.
3. ^ "Преслава - Лица - Signal.bg". Archived from the original on 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
4. ^ "Преслава: Нощем се задушавах от тежестта на бюста си!". Retrieved 2017-12-30.
5. ^ "Payner - Изпълнители - Ивелина Колева". Retrieved 2017-12-30.
6. ^ a b "Малката Петя - голямата Преслава - EVA.bg". 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
7. ^ Dimitrova, Iva (21 May 2012). "Фолкдивата Преслава свирила на гъдулка в школото" [Folk Preslava played a gadulka in the school]. Monitor (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
8. ^ "Честито! Преслава стана майка за първи път - Signal.bg". 14 September 2018.

## External links

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