Gloria (singer)

Gloria
Глория
Background information
Born June 28, 1973 (1973-06-28) (age 38)
Ruse, Bulgaria
Origin Bulgaria
Genres Pop, Dance, Rock, Pop folk, Bulgarian traditional music
Occupations Singer
Instruments Voice
Years active 1990-present
Labels Payner

Galina Peneva Ivanova (Bulgarian: Галина Иванова Пенева[1]) (born June 28, 1973 in Ruse, Bulgaria), better known as Gloria (Bulgarian: Глория), is a famous Bulgarian Pop, Dance, Rock, and Pop folk singer. Arguably the most popular of her generation, she is known as the Mother of pop-folk.

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Early life and highschool

Gloria was born to Stefka Ivanova and Penko Ivanov. A very emotional and lively girl, she also preferred to play more with boys than girls. During second grade, Gloria almost lost her legs. The doctors from Ruse gave her an emergency operation, but it failed. The expectation was that she would need to be in a wheelchair until the age of eighteen. Her mother, however, did not give up fighting this tragic accident. The same year, she met professor Shoilev, who performed a second operation in Sofia. Gloria was able to stand on her feet again. Until this day, she remains grateful to Professor Shoilev. Four years later, Gloria's parents divorced, leaving her and her brother Nikolai to live with their grandparents in a cottage. During that time, they completed their secondary education. Gloria herself finished Technical High School in farming.

Music

Gloria has been an active performer since 1990. Her second studio album Za dobro ili zlo sold over 600,000 copies making it the biggest selling album in Bulgaria. Her studio album Blagodarya was released in Bulgaria in March 2007 and it sold over 16,000 original copies within the first week of release.

Discography

Albums

Videoalbums

Singles from 2006

References

  1. ^ "Gloria Bulgarian Music at". Music-bulgaria.com. http://www.music-bulgaria.com/artist.php?xid=43-Gloria&basketaction=addtobasket&pid=38&medium=cd. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 
  2. ^ Публикувано от bacenenov (2004-02-23). "4algabg: Gloria-Krasiv sviat". 4algabg.blogspot.com. http://www.4algabg.blogspot.com/2009/03/gloria-krasiv-sviat.html. Retrieved 2010-04-09. 

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