Emilia Bashur ( bg, Емилия Башур, née Valeva), known by her stage name Emilia, is a Bulgarian

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singer. She has released eight studio albums to date.

Early life

Emilia was born in

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on 21 March 1982. She has one older sister, Daniela. Emilia became interested in music at an early age and began singing in the local choir. She began learning traditional Bulgarian music with Jivka Dimitrova and Dimitar Kolev. Several years later, she signed a contract with the Bulgarian record label Payner. In 1999, she recorded her first song- "Its over with you" which became popular in the pop-folk culture. Her debut album ''Veselo Momiche'' (''Happy Girl'') was successful. She has a son, Ivan and a daughter, Mira.

Discography

Studio albums

*2001: Весело Момиче (''Veselo Momiche'' — ''Happy Girl'') *2002: Нежни Устни (''Nezhni Ustni'' — ''Tender Lips'') *2003: Ангел в Нощта (''Angel v Noshta'' — ''Angel in the Night'') *2005: Самотна Cтая (''Samotna Staia'' — ''Lonely Room'') *2006: Мисли за Mен (''Misli za Men'' — ''Think About Me'') *2008: Родена съм да те обичам (''Rodena sum da te obicham'' – ''I was born to love you'') *2010: Така ми харесва (''Taka mi haresva'' — ''I like that'') *2012: Смелите си имат всичко (''Smelite si imat vsichko'' — ''The Brave Have It All'') *2015: Ех, Българийо красива (''Eh, Balgariyo krasiva'' — ''Ah, beautiful Bulgaria'')

Greatest hits

*2007: Целувай ме – Best Ballads (''Tseluvay me'' – ''Kiss me'') *2013: Златните хитове на Емилия (''Zlatnite hitove na Emilia'' — ''Golden hits of Emilia'')

Video albums

*2006: Emilia Best Video Selection

Planeta Tours

Emilia took part in Planeta Tours in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2014.

References

External links

Payner Music website

Planeta TV

1982 births 21st-century Bulgarian women singers Bulgarian folk singers Bulgarian folk-pop singers Living people People from Radnevo Symphonic rock musicians Payner artists {{Bulgaria-singer-stub