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Preslava
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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)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Active from
- 1984
Discography
- Преслава2004
- Дяволско Желание2005
- Интрига2006
- Не съм ангел2007
- Пази се от приятелки2009
- Как ти стои2011
- Да гори в любов2019
- Da i prisedne2024
- Улицата2024
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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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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Preslava
- Musical artist.native_name
- Преслава
- Musical artist.native_name_lang
- bg
- Musical artist.image
- Preslava-Na-tebe-ne-otkazvam.JPG
- Musical artist.caption
- Preslava in 2015
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Petya Koleva Ivanova
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Tolbukhin, People's Republic of Bulgaria
- Musical artist.genre
- Pop-folk
- Musical artist.occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2003–present
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- -
- Musical artist.past_member_of
- Payner OOD (2004-2024)
- Musical artist.associated_acts
- Milko Kalaidjiev, Ork.Akademitsi, DJ Jerry, Rashid Al Rashid, Boris Dali, Nadia Zahoor, Konstantin, Elena, Ivelina Koleva, Galena, Anelia, Toni Storaro, Fiki, , Stefan Ilchev, Dzhena
- Musical artist.spouse
- Pavel Lazarov
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- Official website
- preslava-world.com
- Image
- Preslava Novfolk Awards 2012.jpg
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- Commons category
- Preslava
- date of birth
- 1984-06-26
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- birth name
- Петя Колева Иванова
- social media followers
- 314000
- pseudonym
- Preslava
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10 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- Early life (1984–2003)
- Career beings and ''Preslava'' (2004)
- ''Dyavolsko Zhelanie'' and ''Intriga'' (2005–2006)
- Personal life
- Discography
- Music videos
- Tours
- References
- External links
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.