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Background information | |
Birth name | Galina Vicheva Gencheva |
Born |
Smyadovo, Bulgaria |
May 21, 1985
Genres | Pop-folk, Folk, Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2004 - present |
Labels | Payner |
Associated acts | Anelia, Emilia, MC Stojan, Maria, Gamzata, Ani Hoang, Preslava, Fiki |
Galina Vicheva Gencheva (in Bulgarian Галина Вичева Генчева, May 21, 1985, Smyadovo, Bulgaria), known professionally as Galena (in Bulgarian Галена) is a Bulgarian singer.
Galena attended a music school in Shumen. Two years later she moved to another music school in Dimitrovgrad. Galena was discovered by the singer Milko Kalaydzhiev. She started her career under the name Galya and recorded her first single "Можеш ли", and her debut studio album as Galena came in 2006, on Payner Music.
Galena has released further albums, След 12 in 2008 and Официално забранен in 2010, Аз in 2011 and her first duet album Кой in 2015. She has also collaborated with a great number of Bulgarian acts including Niki Nankov, Malina, Preslava and Andrea. She has also appeared in a number of high-profile promotional ads.
In February 2008, Galena was engaged to her boyfriend Galin and on 22 June 2009 they had their first child Stefan. In February 17, 2017 they welcomed second son Aleksandar