Poli Genova
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Poli Plamenova Genova (Bulgarian: Поли Пламенова Генова; born 10 February 1987) is a Bulgarian singer, songwriter, actress, and television presenter. Genova began her career in 1991, at the age of four, as a member of the Bulgarian children's ensemble Bon-Bon.
Genova later went on to
Outside of performing, Genova has also appeared as a coach or mentor on
Life and career
Early life and work with Bon-Bon
Genova was born on 10 February 1987 in Sofia. After beginning her music career in 1991, Genova became the first member of the Bulgarian children's ensemble Bon-Bon in 1995. As a member of the group, Genova also hosted the eponymous children's show. With Bon-Bon, she performed with Bulgarian singers such as Georgi Hristov, Yordanka Hristova, and Neli Rangelova. She was awarded a special award by Bulgarian National Television at the Golden Orpheus Festival for her duet with Rangelova. In 1997, Bon-Bon took part in the Slavianski Bazaar festival in Vitebsk. She later left Bon-Bon in 2001.[1]
Genova graduated from the Lyubomir Pipkov National School of Music, where she studied clarinet, and later attended the
2009–2015: Eurovision 2011 and X Factor Bulgaria
Genova was one of the finalists of the
She later returned to the
2016–present: Eurovision 2016, further success, and The Voice of Bulgaria
On 21 October 2015, it was announced that Genova would be hosting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia.[4]
Later, on 19 February 2016, the
Following Eurovision, Genova performed a show in front of 12,000 people in
Personal life
She is married and has two children.
Discography
Albums
Title | Details |
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1, 2, 3 |
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Твоя (Tvoya) |
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По-добрата Коледа (The Better Christmas) |
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LAST NIGHT |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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BUL [25] |
AUT [26] |
FRA
[27] |
SCO
[28] |
SWE [29] |
UK
[30] | ||||||||||||||
"One Lifetime Is Not Enough" | 2009 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
" Na inat "
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2011 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,2,3 | |||||||||||
"1, 2, 3" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"Dve" (Две) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Soleni Dni" (Солени дни) | 2013 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Za Nas" (За нас) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"Shot" (Шот) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"If Love Was A Crime" | 2016 | 1 | 72 | 129 | 73 | 47 | 200 | Non-album single | |||||||||||
"Sluhove" (Слухове) | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Твоя | ||||||||||||
"Oshte" (Още) | 2017 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Mr President" (Г-н Президент) | 2018 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Tvoya" (Твоя) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"Perfect Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
"Geroite" | 2019 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"How We End Up" | 2020 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Last Night" | 2021 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Недей да правиш така" (Don't Do That)"[31] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"Magical"[32] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or were not released. |
Collaborations
Title | Year | Album |
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"Заедно с теб" (Poli Genova, Wondrous, Bogomil and Orlin Pavlov) |
2012 | Non-album singles |
"Сега или никога" (Voice account of Boys featuring Poli Genova) |
2013 | |
"Нека с теб" (Ditcho and Poli Genova) |
2014 | |
"Щом си с мен" (Vicki Terziyska, Poli Genova, Vesi Boneva, Vasco Chergov and Ditcho) | ||
"Ей така" (Del Padre feat. Poli Genova) |
2016 | |
Tragni navreme (Poli Genova x Lubo Kirov) | 2022 | LAST NIGHT |
La Rumba (Poli Genova feat. Rodrigo Ace) | 2023 | LAST NIGHT |
Filmography
Music videos
Year | Title |
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2009 | "One Lifetime Is Not Enough"" |
2011 | "На инат"" |
"1,2,3"" | |
2012 | "Две"" |
"Заедно с теб"" | |
2013 | "Солени дни"" |
"За нас"" | |
"Шот"" | |
"Сега или никога"" | |
2014 | "Нека с теб"" |
"Щом си с мен"" | |
2016 | "If Love Was A Crime"" |
"Del Padre feat. Poli Genova - Ей така"" | |
"Sluhove" | |
2017 | "Още" / "Can You Remember Me?" (English Version) |
2018 | "Г-н Президент" |
"Твоя" | |
"Perfect Love" |
Movies and theatre
Besides being recognized as a singer, Poli is an actress, performing in her own musical theater for children based on
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | The Smurfs | Smurfette | Bulgarian dub |
2013 | The Smurfs 2 | ||
2016 | Zootopia[35] | Judy Hopps | |
Pixar in Concert | Various |
References
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