| Nevena Tsoneva | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Невена Цонева |
| Born | August 17, 1986 |
| Origin | Sevlievo, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Bolgaria/Virginia Records |
| Website | Nevena-Tsoneva.net |
Nevena Tsoneva (Bulgarian: Невена Цонева) (born 17 August 1986 in Sevlievo) is a Bulgarian singer who won the first season of the Bulgarian television series Music Idol in 2007.[1]
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Born Nevena Tsvetanova Tsoneva, she began accompanying her dad to bar and restaurant performances at age six, and soon became a regular on the mic. After winning several awards Nevena recorded her first album at age13, with the help of her ambitious father.
She conquered "Hit-1" with Christina Aguilera's song "The Voice Within". Two years later she won another contest, "Burgas i Moreto"("Burgas and the Sea"), performing the song "Moe More"("My Sea")- music by Mitko Shterev, lyrics: Lozan Takev. Nevena then recorded a pop-folk album, supported by her dad again. He wrote a song for the young star, called "Molitva za Teb" ("A Prayer for You"), which they often performed together.
As a youngster, Nevena admired the singer Gloria and therefore auditioned for the first season of the Bulgarian TV show Music idol, where Gloria was one of the judges on the panel. At the first audition, Nevena performed "The Voice Within", "Danyova mama", Silvia Katzarova's "Topul Duzhd" and "Tsiganska e Dushata" a song by Gloria. She then made it to the finals, along with 11 other contestants. She gained an immediate advantage over the others after performing her first song, "Moi Stih" by Neli Rangelova. After a tough music battle, Nevena made it to the last round with competitor Teodor Kojchinov. In the end, she won 64% of the votes, thus becoming Bulgaria's first Music Idol.
| Week # (Date) | Song | Original Artist | Theme | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 11 (3/26) | "Neobiasnimi Neshta" | Neli Rangelova | choice of song dating back to the contestant's year of birth | Safe |
| Top 10 (4/2) | "It's Raining Men" | Weather Girls | Everlasting hits | Safe |
| Top 9 (4/9) | "Placheshto Sartze" | Sofi Marinova | pop-folk performance | Top 2 |
| Top 8 (4/16) | "My Heart Will Go On" | Celine Dion | Movie soundtrack performance: Titanic | Top 3 |
| Top 7 (4/23) | "Krepost" | Gloria | song originally performed by a Music Idol judge | Safe |
| Top 6 (4/30) | "Burya" "Ludo Mlado" |
Ustata - |
duet performance with a singer: Ustata duet performance with a finalist: Preslava Peycheva |
Safe |
| Top 5 (5/7) | "Hit the Road Jack" "Proshepnati mechti" |
Ray Charles Kamelia Todorova |
English language performance Bulgarian language performance |
Safe |
| Top 4 (5/14) | "Lane Moje" "Gyöngyhajú Lány" |
Željko Joksimović Omega |
performance in a foreign language: Serbian performance in a foreign language: Hungarian |
Btm 3 |
| Top 3 (5/21) | "Objection" "Neveno Mome" |
Shakira - |
performance with a ballet performance with a folk choir |
Top 2 |
| Top 2 (5/28) | "Daniova Mama" "Edna Balgarska Roza" "Habanera" |
Bulgarian traditional folk song Pasha Hristova From the opera Carmen |
performance with a choir song about Bulgaria classical music |
Top 2 |
| Final (6/7) | "I Will Always Love You" "The Show Must Go On" "The Voice Within" |
Dolly Parton (covered by Whitney Houston) Queen Christina Aguilera |
arranged for brass band viewer's choice contestant's choice |
Winner |
| Post-win (6/7) | "Izel ye Delyo Haydutin" | Bulgarian folk song | Bagpipe accompaniment | Finale |
Nevena signed a record deal with Virginia Records (representative of Universal Music Group for Bulgaria), which was the prize as a winner of the Music Idol contest. Her first duet with Slavi Trifonov, a song called "Gestoka"("Cruel"), came out some weeks later and became a hit. Her first single "Za tebe Pesen Nyamam" ("I Have no Song for You"), a mix of modern pop and R&B, was released on September 28, 2007. The single debuted on Slavi's show and its video came out a month later. Nevena's first solo album appeared on the 16th of November, 2007 and contained eleven songs, including an English-language version of "Za tebe Pesen Nyamam". Many of the album's songs were written by Rushi Vidinliev.
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| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album |
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| 2007 | "Jestoka" ft. Слави Трифонов & Ku-Ku Band | 1 | Bez Strah |
| 2007 | "Za Tebe Pesen Nianam" | 35 | Bez Strah |
| 2007 | "Ne Izchezvai" | 6 | Participant in choice on Bulgarian Song for Eurovision 2008 - semifinal and final |
| 2008 | "Vseki pyt obikvam te" ft. Теодор Койчинов | 1 | Bez Strah |
| 2008 | "Imeto mi" (release: December 2008) | 7 | TBR |
| 2009 | "Zoom (Bad Boys vs. Super Girls)" ft. Marius Moga and NiVo | 3 | TBR |
| 2010 | "Bqla zima"(White winter) | TBR | TBR |