Victoria Georgieva
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 Georgieva performing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | |
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| Born | 21 September 1997 Varna, Bulgaria |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Ligna Studios |
Victoria Georgieva (Bulgarian: Виктория Георгиева; born 21 September 1997), known professionally by the mononym Victoria (stylised in all caps), is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter. She began her career after participating in season four of X Factor Bulgaria.[1] It was revealed on 25 November 2019 that Georgieva would have represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam.[2] Due to the 2020 contest's cancellation, it was announced that Georgieva will represent Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 instead.[3]
Life and career[]
Georgieva started singing at age of eleven. After some time she enrolled in the vocal studio "Angel Voices" where her music teacher was Atanaska Lipcheva.[1] Georgieva auditioned for the first 3 seasons of X Factor Bulgaria, but she never made it past the judges, mostly because of her age.[4]
2015: X Factor Bulgaria[]
In September 2015 at the fourth season of X Factor (Bulgaria), after three attempts, Victoria finally made it past the judges and to the live shows. She entered the females team mentored by the rapper Krisko. She remained on the show until week nine, when she was eliminated and ultimately placed sixth.[5]
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2016–2018: Debut single and various record deals[]
Despite failing to win X Factor, Victoria received an offer to join Virginia Records, which she declined. Instead, in 2016, she joined Monte Music and released her first single titled "Nishto Sluchayno", accompanied with a music video directed by Bashmotion and featured VenZy and Niki Bakalov.[6] She then released two other songs MonteMusic - “Nezavurshen Roman” in 2016 and “Chast ot Men” in 2017. After mutual conflicts, Georgieva left the label in late 2017.
In 2018, Georgieva spent ten days in Los Angeles, California, where she wrote and filmed her first English song “I Wanna Know”, released in June 2019, with a music video directed by Dimitry Stefanov, and produced by Velina Ilieva.
2019–present: Eurovision and international debut[]
On 25 November 2019, it was revealed that Victoria, now using the mononym VICTORIA, would represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. She and her sponsor Ligna Group created the song “Tears Getting Sober“, which tells about the inner difficulties in the people, a topic which is very close to Georgieva. Unfortunately, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eurovision 2020 contest was canceled, however, Victoria was still chosen as the Bulgarian act of the Eurovision contest in 2021.
In June 2020, the singer released her new song titled “Alright.” The song was created at one of the Eurovision camps and carries a message of hope and a new beginning. A few weeks later, in August, she and her team spent ten days in a Eurovision song writing camp held in Burgas and Primorsko, where they managed to create a few potential songs that she could use. In November, she released her third single, "Ugly Cry", which was just as successful as her previous two.
In January 2021, Georgieva announced that she would release her debut extended play titled a little dramatic (stylised in all lowercase) sometime in February. The project includes five potential songs that could represent Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[7] The EP does not include the single "Ugly Cry", however, the song was considered as a potential song to represent Bulgaria.[8] The lead single from the EP, "Imaginary Friend", was released on 14 February.[8] On 11 March, it was announced during a pre-recorded concert premiered on YouTube that the song Victoria will perform is "Growing Up Is Getting Old".[9]
She performed in the second semi-final, where she qualified to the final on 22 May 2021. Ultimately, she received 170 points, finishing 11th.
Discography[]
Extended plays[]
| Title | Details |
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| a little dramatic |
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Singles[]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| SWE Heat. [11] | |||
| "Nishto Sluchayno" (featuring Niki Bakalov and VenZy) |
2016 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Nezavarshen Roman" | — | ||
| "Chast Ot Men" | 2017 | — | |
| "Stranni Vremena" | 2018 | — | |
| "I Wanna Know" | 2019 | — | |
| "Tears Getting Sober" | 2020 | — | a little dramatic[A] |
| "Alright." | — | ||
| "Ugly Cry" | — | ||
| "Growing Up Is Getting Old" | 2021 | 16 |
Promotional singles[]
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Imaginary Friend" | 2021 | A Little Dramatic |
| "Dive into Unknown" | ||
| "Phantom Pain" | ||
| "The Funeral Song" |
Notes[]
- ^ "Tears Getting Sober", "Alright." and "Ugly Cry" are included on the deluxe version of A Little Dramatic.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Виктория Георгиева сред красотата на музиката". utro.bg.
- ^ "Финалисти - Виктория". novatv.bg.
- ^ WIKI