Golden Orpheus

*Golden Orpheus International Song Contest*
Golden Orpheus International Song Contest
Genre	Song contest
Developed by	Bulgarian National Television
Release
Original release	1965 –; 1999

The Golden Orpheus (Bulgarian: Златният Орфей, Zlatniyat Orfey) was an international song contest, held annually from 1965 to 1999 in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. Alongside its Bulgarian pop song competition, the festival’s rules and regulations included an international singing contest. The event quickly grew to be one of the most prestigious Eastern European festivals during socialism.

Selected winners of the Grand Prix[]

1971: Maria Pakhomenko (USSR)^[1]
1974: Lili Ivanova (Bulgaria)
1975: Alla Pugachova (USSR)
1976: (CUBA)
1977: Roza Rymbayeva (USSR)
1981: (GDR)
1984: (USA)
1988:Tamara Gverdtsiteli (USSR)
1990: Etta Scollo (Austria)
1992: (Ireland)

Selected first prize winners[]

1968: Marion Rung (Finland)
1970: Biser Kirov (Bulgaria)^[2]
1971: Omara Portuondo (Cuba) and Ben Cramer (The Netherlands), (shared) ^[3]
1973: Sofia Rotaru (USSR)
1974: Sergei Zakharov (USSR)
1974:Nereyda Naranjo (Cuba)
1975: Lee Towers (Netherlands)
1976: Enzo Gusman (Malta)
1979: Albert Asadullin (USSR)
1980: Valery Leontiev (USSR)
1981:Argelia Fragoso (Cuba)
1986: Albita Rodriguez (Cuba)
1988:Marusha (Cuba)
1992: Henry Winter (Ireland)

Selected second prize winners[]

1969: Yuri Bogatikov (USSR)
1975:Elizabeth de Gracia (Cuba)
1976: Eugene Martynov (USSR)
1992: Philipp Kirkorov (Russia)

Selected third prize winners[]

1968: Joseph Kobzon (USSR)
1972: Lev Leshchenko (USSR)
1982:Miguel Chávez (Cuba)
1984: (Cuba)

Notable interval act performers[]

Ornella Vanoni – 1969
Josephine Baker – 1970
Gilbert Bécaud – 1971
Salvatore Adamo - 1972
-1972
Gianni Morandi - 1973
Ricchi e Poveri - 1973
Julio Iglesias - 1973
Karel Gott – 1974, 1986
Al Bano and Romina Power – 1975, 1984
Iva Zanicchi-1976
Alla Pugacheva - 1976, 1982, 1986, 1995
- 1976.
Eruption - 1979
-1981
Tina Turner - 1982
Mungo Jerry - 1987
Paco de Lucía - 1988
Boney M. - 1990
Toto Cutugno - 1993
Boy George - 1994
La Toya Jackson - 1994
Demis Roussos - 1995
The Temptations - 1995
Paul Rodgers - 1995
Alannah Myles - 1996
2 Unlimited - 1996
Philipp Kirkorov - 1998

References[]

^ Elizaveta Uvarova, ed. (2004). "ПАХОМЕНКО Мария Леонидовна". Эстрада в России. XX век : энциклопедия. OLMA Media Group. ISBN 9785224044627.
^ России болгарский певец
^ Billboard (10 July 1971) Song Contest is Without 1st Prize Winner

External links[]

[1] Elizaveta Uvarova, ed. (2004). "ПАХОМЕНКО Мария Леонидовна". Эстрада в России. XX век : энциклопедия. OLMA Media Group. ISBN 9785224044627.

[newlook-2] России болгарский певец

[3] Billboard (10 July 1971) Song Contest is Without 1st Prize Winner

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