Krisia Marinova Todorova (, born 1 June 2004) is a Bulgarian singer, composer and songwriter. Along with the Hassan and Ibrahim Ignatov, she represented Bulgaria at the

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in Malta with a song she made "

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". They scored in second place, while receiving the most points from the press votes. The following year she released "

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", the

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official song, in

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, Sofia., "

" and "I'd like to draw a dream" at the "New Wave Junior" 2015 festival, in Sochi, Russian Federation. in 2015, Todorova and the Seven-Eight Production Company received the NASO Grand Prize for their contribution to the

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of Bulgaria.

Early and personal life

Born in

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on 1 June 2004, Todorova now lives in

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daughter of Marin Todorov and Angelina Todorova. She has two sisters, Tiffany Todorova (born 2000) and Marina Todorova (2009). She started studying music when she was six years old in a variety of music schools in Bulgaria, and is currently studying music at the "Centre for work with Children" in

with vocal teacher Svilena Decheva, where she sings and plays the piano. She studied at "

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" Primary School in 7200 Razgrad, and since 15 September 2018 she is a student of the National School of Music "Lyubomir Pipkov" in

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. Her hobbies include drawing and dancing – especially classical ballet. Her favourite subject at school is Mathematics, Man And Society and the English language. Her favourite singers are

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, Lili Ivanova,

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, Mariana Popova,

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and

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Career

Krisia Todorova during opening act of JESC 2015

Todorova has received seven awards from different national and international music competitions held in Bulgaria, but 2014 was her major breakthrough year. She gained national popularity with her participation in '' Slavi's Show'' on bTV, and later became part of the TV show – ''Zapoznaĭ se s malkite'' (Meet the Kids). Todorova first appeared on the show on 30 December 2013, performing " Listen" by

. In March 2014, Todorova was chosen to sing the national anthem of Bulgaria, ''

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'' and '' Moya Strana, Moya Bălgaria'' at the

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, live in front of 42,000 people, for the opening of the

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Round of 16 match between Bulgarian side

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and Spanish club

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. In November 2014, Todorova along with twins Hasan and Ibrahim, represented Bulgaria at the

in Malta with the song "

". They finished in second place with a total of 147 points, just twelve points behind winner Italy. Todorova was subsequently received by President

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and was given an honorary distinction. In December 2014, Krisia performed again "The Planet of the Children" at

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. In March 2016, Fab Chart Music Awards in London nominated Todorova for the "Best Female Artist." Todorova has modeled for Junona Fashion House. From the year 2015, with the help of the music and her popularity, Krisia Todorova is in Bulgaria, one of the "spiritual leaders" of the country. From the year 2018, Krisia Todorova is an expert panel member of the EURO-PANEL. EURO-PANEL
Krisia Todorova member of EURO – PANEL

Discography

References

External links

Official Facebook page

Krisia Todorova in Slavi's Show – Official videos

Participant profile of JUNIOR EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2014

bTV Interview
Bulgarian TV, Interview with Krisia Todorova
"120 Minutes" – TV
"120 Minutes" / Bulgarian TV, 4. Feb. 2018, Interview with Krisia Todorova {{DEFAULTSORT:Todorova, Krisia 2004 births Living people Musicians from Varna, Bulgaria 21st-century Bulgarian women singers Bulgarian child singers Bulgarian pop singers Bulgarian women pop singers Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants People from Razgrad English-language singers from Bulgaria