Galena (singer)

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Galena
Galena during Sofia Pride 2019
Background information
Birth name	Galina Vicheva Gencheva
Born	(1985-05-21) May 21, 1985 (age 36) Smyadovo, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Genres	Pop-folk, folk, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Payner
Associated acts	Anelia, Emilia, , Malina, Gamzata, Preslava, Fiki

Galina Vicheva Gencheva (Bulgarian: Галина Вичева Генчева) known professionally as Galena (Bulgarian: Галена), is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer.^{[1][2] [non-primary source needed]}

Biography and personal life[]

Galena was born May 21, 1985 in the village of Smyadovo, Bulgaria. She has 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.^[3][4]

Career[]

2004-06: The beginning: Galya and Galena[]

Galena was discovered by the singer . She started her career under the stage name Galya (Bulgarian: Галя) and recorded her first single "Можеш ли" (lit. Can You?) in 2004.

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.

2010-11: „Aз“ (lit. Me)[]

2012 – 15: „Кой“ (lit. Who)[]

2016 - Present[]

Galena has since has collaborated with a great number of Bulgarian artists including ,^[5] Malina, Preslava and Andrea and is currently one of the most popular singers in the country.

Other projects[]

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[]

Planeta TV Awards

Following is a list of awards Galena won under the .

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

• 2007: Best young performer
• 2008: Best cover version
• 2009: Best Video of the Year
• 2010: Song of the Year (for "Тихо ми пази")
• 2011: Album of the Year (for Аз), Best stage act

Others

• 2006: Скопски филиграни, Macedonia – second Award of the Audience
• 2010 and 2011: Pop act of the year by Signal.bg readers

Discography[]

Albums[]

Studio albums

• 2006:
• 2008:
• 2010:
• 2011:
• 2015:

Compilation albums

• 2013: (Golden Hits of Galena)

Video albums / DVDs

• 2008: Galena Best Video Selection
• 2011: Az DVD

Singles[]

• 2014: "Body Language"

Videos / Songs[]

• From album Galena:
  • 2004: Само миг
  • 2005: Дъждовно реге
  • 2005: Екстаз
  • 2006: Чупката
• From album След 12
  • 2006: Душата ми крещи
  • 2007: Намерих те (with )
  • 2007: Вземи си дъх
  • 2007: Утешителна награда
  • 2008: Нищо общо (with Expose)
  • 2008: Сама (with DJ Damyan)
  • 2008: Страст на кристали (with )
  • 2008: След 12
  • 2008: 100 пъти
• From album Официално Забранен:
  • 2008: Знам диагнозата
  • 2009: Дяволът ме кара
  • 2009: Нещастница
  • 2009: Мой (with Malina feat. Fatih Ürek)
  • 2009: За последно
  • 2009: Лоша ли съм
  • 2010: На две големи
  • 2010: Тихо ми пази
• From album Аз:
  • 2010: Запали
  • 2010: За пари
  • 2010: Аларма (with Malina and Emilia)
  • 2011: С кое право
  • 2011: Хайде, откажи ме (with Preslava)
  • 2011: Да ти го дам ли
  • 2011: DJ-ят ме издаде (Remix)
  • 2011: Неудобни въпроси (with Gamzata)
  • 2011: Създай игра (with Kristo)
  • 2011: След раздялата
  • 2011: Ще се проваля
  • 2011: Искам да останем будни
  • 2011: Знам как
  • 2011: Мразя да те обичам
  • 2011: Тоя става
  • 2011: Не пред хората
• From album Кой:
  • 2013: Vatreno, vatreno (with MC Stojan)
  • 2013: Кой (with Fiki)
  • 2014: Хавана Тропикана (with DJ Jivko Mix)
  • 2014: Боже, прости (with Fiki)
  • 2015: Пантера (with Sergio)
  • 2015: В твоите очи (with Desi Slava)
  • 2015: Te quiero (with Akcent)
• Various
  • 2004: Можеш ли
  • 2009: Много сладко (with Malina)
  • 2010: Блясък на кристали (with Andrea)
  • 2012: Спри ме
  • 2012: Много ми отиваш
  • 2012: Пак ли
  • 2013: Бутилка (with Preslava and )
  • 2013: Истински щастлива
  • 2013: Дай ми
  • 2014: Body language
  • 2015: Стара каравана
  • 2015: Една жена^[6]
  • 2015: Коледа (with and )^[7]
  • 2016: Да ти олекне.^[8]
  • 2016: Пей сърце (with feat. Azis)^[9]
  • 2016: #МамаУраган^[10]
  • 2017: Moro mou (Бебето ми)
  • 2017: #TheBo$$
  • 2017: Изневериш ли ми (with Fiki)
  • 2017: #JustShow
  • 2018: #GiveMeLove
  • 2018: Маракеш (with )
  • 2018: Феноменален
  • 2019: Сърце
  • 2019: Добре ли си (with Mile Kitić)
  • 2019: Паника
  • 2019: Ламборгини (with Fiki)
  • 2020: 100 живота
  • 2020: Красиви лъжи (with Krisko)
  • 2020: Кавала кючек (with Krisko)
  • 2021: Къде беше ти

References[]

External links[]

• Official website