Elitsa Todorova
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| Elitsa Todorova | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | September 02, 1977 (age 29) | |
| Origin |  Varna, Bulgaria |
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| Genre(s) | Bulgarian Folklore, Jazz, Drum and Bass, Ethno | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, percussionist | |
| Instrument(s) | tarambuka, drums, maraca, claves, chimes, guiro | |
| Years active | 1990 – present | |
| Label(s) | [[]] | |
| Website | www.elitsatodorova.com | |
Elitsa Todorova (Bulgarian: Елица Тодорова) (born 2 September 1977) is a Bulgarian folklore singer and professional percussionist. She has worked with a number of noted choirs, ensembles and musicians (Bulgarian and foreign) and has participated in concerts in a number of countries. She has also been awarded several prizes.
In 2003 Elitsa Todorova began working with Bulgaria's most popular and renowned drummer and percussionist Stoyan Yankoulov. The unique Elitsa Todorova-Stoyan Yankulov Duo turned into a phenomenon in no time. Their high professionalism and perfectionism underlies all their performances.
On 25 February 2007, Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov's song Water won the Bulgarian National Television's public contest and was selected as the song to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
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[edit] Biography
Ever since her early childhood Elitsa sings and plays a piano. She studied at the "Philip Koutev" school of music in Kotel, specializing in folklore singing and the "Dobri Hristov" school of music in Varna, specializing in percussions. She then graduated from the "Pancho Vladigerov" State Academy of music in Sofia, majoring in percussions. Todorova gathers and sings authentic folklore songs, from all folklore regions in Bulgaria.
[edit] Associated acts
Elitsa has been working with "The Cosmic Voices of Bulgaria" Choir, "Varna Ensemble", "The Mystery of the Bulgarian voices(Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares)" and the musicians: Stoyan Yankoulov, Theodosii Spassov, Ivo Papazov, Antonii Donchev, Jivko Petrov, Vesselin Vesselinov, Rossen Zahariev, Michail Yossifov, Vasko Vassilev, Arabel Fon Karajan, Anatoly Vapirov, Roushi Vidinliev, Rui Junior, Pamela Nicolson, Okhai Temiz, Yamar Tiyam, Nikos Тouliatos, William Pluma, Habib Shamandy, Ivan Shopov DJ Cooh, Hristo Yotzov the Bulgarian National Radio orchestra, Classic FM Radio orchestra and many others.
[edit] Style
Elitsa Todorova develops a percussions-playing style of her own, combining quick ostinate rhythms on the tarambuka with synchronized playing and singing. The result is a mosaic of unique vocal movements and impeccable musical improvisations. She plays traditional percussion instruments in a most non-traditional way. The young singer easily mixes traditional folklore with jazz, drum and base, ethno-motifs, classics and spontaneous improvisation. The result is fascinating. A magnetic voice and percussion tell us their folklore-jazz story. In her repertoire Elitsa plays instruments like the tarambuka, drums, maracas, claves, old silver coins, shepperd'schimes, horses' bells, a magical thunder-wand, guiro, chimes, but of all musical instruments the best, in her opinion, is human voice. Through combining authentic Bulgarian folk songs with the energy of percussions Elitsa Todorova presents in a most touchng way the core, the potency and the emotional power of Bulgarian culture.
[edit] Philanthropy and other activities
Elitsa Todorova has presented Bulgarian cultural heritage before the presidents of Bulgaria, Greece, Armenia, Hungary; before H.M. Prince Albert, Koidjiro Matsura of UNESCO, PACE ministers. She took part in 2005 most significant cultural event-the launching of cultural corridors for South-East Europe.
[edit] Awards
Elitsa Todorova has been given the following awards:The Golden Phenomenon statuette for 2005, for her phenomenal achievements in the field of the singing and performing arts and for promoting Bulgarian culture around the world; A Honorary Diploma from the Republic of Austria's Embassy for her great contribution to popularizing Bulgarian Jazz music to Austria within the Step across the border 2005 European Program.
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