Poli Genova
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Genova in 2016
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| Birth name | Poli Plamenova Genova |
| Born | February 10, 1987 (age 30) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Associated acts | Eurovision Song Contest 2011/2016 representatives |
Poli Plamenova Genova (Bulgarian: Поли Пламенова Генова, born 10 February 1987 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany. Genova performed her entry "Na inat" (Out of Spite) in the second semifinal. She also represented Bulgaria for the second time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in , Sweden, with the song "If Love Was a Crime", and reached fourth place in the finals – a record for the country. It was also the first time Bulgaria qualified for the final since 2007.
She hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Poli started her career in 1995, when she joined the children’s vocal ensemble Bon-Bon. For the following six years, she hosted the eponymous Children’s TV show. It was then that she sang together with some of the biggest names on the Bulgarian pop scene, such as Georgi Hristov and Yordanka Hristova. In duet with Nelly Rangelova, she won the special award on the Golden Orpheus Festival. In 1997, Poli and Bon-Bon took part in the The International Festival of Arts "Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk", where the children’s ensemble won an award. Poli graduated from "National School of Music Lyubomir Pipkov" majoring in a clarinet. Genova was a part of the UNICEF Charity Project "The Magnificent Six". She was a judge on the first series of the Bulgarian version of The X Factor. Simultaneously with the preparation of her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, she took part in the Fourth season of the Bulgarian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar, where she imitated The Jackson 5, Justin Bieber, Raffi Boghosyan, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran and Pink.
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