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Galena was born May 21, 1985, in the village of
Smyadovo,
Bulgaria. She has studied folk singing at the music school of
Shumen for 4 years. Two years after that she moved town and continued her music education in
Dimitrovgrad.
In February 2008, Galena was engaged to her boyfriend Galin. On June 22, 2009, they had their first child, Stefan. On February 17, 2017, they welcomed a second son - Aleksandar.[2][3]
Career
2003–2006: The beginning: Galya and Galena
Galena was discovered by the singer
Milko Kalaydzhiev. She started her career under the stage name Galya (Bulgarian: Галя) and recorded her first single "Можеш ли" (lit. Can You?) in 2003.
Her debut studio album was named after her - Galena (Bulgarian: Галена) and was released under the
Payner Music label on 21 May 2006 - the singer's 21st birthday. The album consists of 12 songs, 3 of which unheard before.
On 31 October 2007, a short pornographic video with her in it was leaked on the internet. The clip was quickly gaining popularity in Bulgarian media - thousands of views, articles in online and traditional media. One of the most popular magazines at the time Blyasuk (Bulgarian: Блясък) called it "Hit of the year".
On 12 September her second album „След 12“ (lit. After Midnight) was released, and she introduced her single "Неплатена сметка" (lit. Unpaid Bill) on
Planeta TV's Christmas programme.
Galena has since collaborated with a great number of Bulgarian artists including
Niki Nankov,[4] Malina, Preslava and Andrea and is currently one of the most popular singers in the country.
From 2021 to 2022, Galena was a coach on The Voice of Bulgaria. In her first series as a coach, Petya Paneva, a member of her team, won the competition on 12 December 2021. On 5 May 2022, it was announced that Galena would return as a coach in September 2022. On 5 December, a day after the finale of the
ninth season, Galena announced she would not be returning to the show.
Other projects
In 2013 she created her own line for Beyond, called G Spot - Galena for Beyond. The singer is working in collaboration with her stylist Dobromir Kiryakov and Borche Ristovski.
Awards
Planeta TV Awards
Following is a list of awards Galena won under the
Planeta TV Awards.
Planeta TV Awards
Title
Year
Miss Sexy
2006
Best Young Performer
2007
Best Young Performer
2008
Best Club Song ("Знам диагнозата")
2008
Best Video of the Year
2009
Preferred Song on Radio Veselina ("Тихо ми пази")
2010
Female Artist of the Year
2010
Ambassador of Bulgarian music abroad
2011
DJ Hit of the Year ("DJ-ят ме издаде")
2011
Album of the Year (Аз)
2011
Original Performance on Club Stages
2012
Video of the Year ("Спри ме")
2012
Female Artist of the Year
2013
Duet Song of the Year ( "Кой" feat. FIki)
2013
Video of the Year ( "Дай ми")
2013
Artist of the Year
2014
Club Song of the Year ("Хавана Тропикана feat. DJ Jivko Mix")
2014
Video of the Year ("Хавана Тропикана feat. DJ Jivko Mix")
2014
Nov Folk Magazine Awards
2007: Best young performer
2008: Best cover version
2009: Best Video of the Year
2010: Song of the Year (for "Тихо ми пази")
2011: Album of the Year (for Аз), Best stage act
Others
2006: Скопски филиграни, Macedonia – second Award of the Audience
2010 and 2011: Pop act of the year by Signal.bg readers