BIOGRAPHY
Galina Ivanova Peneva, better known for her artistic pseudonym Gloria, is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer often referred as the Prima of the Bulgarian pop-folk music. She is born on 28th of June 1973 in the city of Ruse.
Gloria was awarded as Performer of the Year for 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2003 and also Performer of the Decade in 2007. She is also the only pop-folk singer with four solo concerts held at the biggest venue in the country (Hall 1 at the National Palace of Culture) in 2000, 2003, 2009 and 2015.
Her debut album ‘Happiness is Magic’ (1994) was greatly received and sold in 170 000 legal copies. The pirate copies are estimated to exceed half a million. The same year Gloria was awarded as Discovery of the Year by the national newspaper ’24 Hours’. In 1996 she and her then partner Iliya Zagorov had their daughter Simona Zagorova.
Gloria is the first singer signed by the popular music label Payner. Up until now she has 14 albums, 4 compilations, 11 video albums and over 120 video clips.
Albums:
- Happiness is Magic (1994)
- For Good or Evil (1995)
- Angel with a Devil Soul (1996)
- Nostalgia (1997)
- One Hundred Percent Woman (1998)
- 12 Diamonds (2000)
- Illusion (2001)
- Fortress (2003)
- In Love with Life (2005)
- Thanks (2007)
- I Need You (2011)
- Paths (2013)
- Sand Towers (2015)
- Love Insists (2019)
Compilations
- The best (1999)
- 10 Years (2004)
- 15 Years of Golden Hits (2009)
- Gloria’s Golden Hits (2012)
Video albums
- Gloria Best Video Selection 1 (2003)
- Fortress – Live (DVD) (2003)
- Gloria Best Video Selection 2 (2007)
- 15 Years of Golden Hits – Live (2010)
- Gloria Best Video Selection 3 (2012)
- 20 Years on Stage (2016)
Awards
- NEW FOLK, Hit of the Year “100% Woman” 1998.
- NEW FOLK, Singer of the Year 1998.
- NEW FOLK, Outstanding Achievement 1998.
- NEW FOLK, Singer of the Year 1999.
- NEW FOLK, Singer of the Year 2000.
- NEW FOLK, Outstanding Achievement 2001.
- NEW FOLK, Illusion Album of the Year 2001.
- NEW FOLK, For outstanding achievements 2002.
- NEW FOLK, Video of the Year “Fortress” 2003.
- NEW FOLK, Album of the Year “Fortress” 2003.
- NEW FOLK, Singer of the Year 2003.
- NEW FOLK, Best Live Performance 2004.
- NEW FOLK, Song of the Year “Verdict” 2004.
- NEW FOLK, Duet of the Year “We are not sinless” Gloria and Azis 2004
- NEW FOLK, For outstanding achievements 2005.
- NEW FOLK, Success Abroad 2005.
- NEW FOLK, Song of the Year 2007.
- NEW FOLK, Singer of the Decade 1998-2008.
- NEW FOLK, Fortress Video of the Decade 1998-2008.
- NEW FOLK, For contribution to the development of pop-folk, journalists’ award 2008.
- NEW FOLK, Best Live Performance 2009.
- NEW FOLK, Continuity between authentic and new folk 2010.
- NEW FOLK, Continuity between authentic and new folk 2011.
- Annual Music Awards Planeta TV 2002.
- Annual Music Awards Planeta TV 2007.
- Annual Music Awards Planeta TV 2009.
- Annual Music Awards Planeta TV 2011.
- Annual Music Awards Planeta TV 2013.
- Hit Cocktail, Annual Music Awards, Overall Creativity and Contribution 1998.
- Trakia Folk, First Audience Award 1999.
- Trakia Folk, First Audience Award 2000.
- Golden Mustang Festival, Pop-folk video Illusion 2001.
- Pirin Folk 2005 – Award for Contribution to the Development of Bulgarian Music 2005.
- Radio Romance, Love Song of 2007.
- Star of the magazine “Shine” 2008.
- Radio Romance, Love Artist of 2011.
- Special Award 15 years of Piner Music for the most fruitful collaboration
- Eleven Club, Music Idol 2018.
- “25 years in our hearts” – Fan Club Award