Anelia
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anelia Georgieva Atanasova |
| Born | 1 July 1982 |
| Origin | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Pop-folk, Chalga, Balkan pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Payner |
| Associated acts | Emilia, Maria, Gamzata, Ani Hoang, Sonya Nemska, Galena, Avi Benedi |
| Website | www |
Aneliya Georgieva Atanasova (Bulgarian: Анелия Георгиева Атанасова, born July 1, 1982 in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria), best known as Anelia (or Aneliya) (Bulgarian: Анелия), is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer. She gained popularity in Bulgaria with her second single "Погледни ме в очите" (English: Look Me In The Eyes), released in 2002. Throughout her career, 23 of her singles have topped the Bulgarian music charts which makes her one of the most successful recording female artists in Bulgarian music. In 2012, for the first time in her career, Anelia won the Artist of the Year award at the Annual Music Awards of Planeta TV.
Anelia Georgieva Atanasova was born in Stara Zagora on July 1, 1982 to Svetla and Georgi Atanasov. The family members on her maternal side were professional musicians. She has an older sister, Radost.
Discovered as a talent in the elementary school while she was in second grade by her teacher Slavka Ivanova, she started performing on several occasions singing folk songs. At the age of 12 she became a part of trio "Гласовити Тракийчета". In 1994 the band had recorded and released a compilation of Thracian songs through a record company Balkanton. After that she was singing in the small chorus of ensemble "Загорче". At the age of 19, she was signed up to the Payner Music, the biggest pop-folk company in Bulgaria. In 1996 Anelia was accepted as a first student in her grade in “Philip Kutev” music school with a score of 100% on the Bulgarian instrument Гъдулка. Later on, she won many awards for her skills on the instrument. In 1997, her father died. When asked if she had three wishes, Anelia answered with “I don’t have three wishes- I have only one. That is for my father to see how far I’ve come and to share my success with him.”
In the second course of her studying, Anelia began singing more and training her voice to improve her singing technique. In her third year at the school, she began singing in public bars in her native city. In the summer of 2005, Anelia was accepted in “Pancho Vladigerov” as number one in her grade for pop and jazz.
In 2002 she recorded her first song "Чужди устни" (English: "Stranger’s lips") . Her second song recorded for Payner "Погледни ме в очите" ("Look me in the eyes") became an instant hit in Bulgaria. It became one of the fastest selling singles in the Bulgarian music history and is still the most successful single of Anelia.
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