Preslava Koleva Ivanova (); born Petya Koleva Ivanova, (), on 26 June 1984, better known mononymously as Preslava, is a Bulgarian singer. She is considered one of the key names in Bulgarian modern music, and has won more than 60 awards since her debut in 2004. As of 2025, she has won the award “Bulgarian singer of the year” 13 times from the start of her independent music career (2005)
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www.preslava-world.com Preslava’s (Bulgarian: Преслава) real name is Petya Koleva Ivanova. She is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer, born on June 26th, 1984 in Dobrich. Her mother is called Yanka and her father - Kolyo. She has a sister who is three and a half years older and also a folk singer in Payner - Ivelina Koleva. Preslava completed her musical education in the local musical school with a degree in folk singing, and playing a fiddle. She begins to sing at the age of 15 in restaurants with gre
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Preslava Koleva Ivanova (); born Petya Koleva Ivanova, (), on 26 June 1984, better known mononymously as Preslava, is a Bulgarian singer. She is considered one of the key names in Bulgarian modern music, and has won more than 60 awards since her debut in 2004. As of 2025, she has won the award “Bulgarian singer of the year” 13 times from the start of her independent music career (2005)
==Life and career== ===Early life (1984–2003)=== Petya Koleva Ivanova was born on June 26, 1984, in Dobrich, Bulgaria. Her mother, Yanka Toncheva was a seamstress. Her father, Kolyo Tonchev, was a worldwide race car driver. Ivanova has an older sister named Ivelina who is a folk singer. She sang her first song when she was 7 years old. Despite her parents disapproval, she started singing in nightclubs aged 15. She completed her musical education with the specialty 'folk singing' with Gadulka speciality.
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