Galena (singer)


Galina Vicheva Gencheva known professionally as Galena, is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer.
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Biography and personal life

Galena was born May 21, 1985, in the village of Smyadovo, Bulgaria. She studied folk singing at the music school of Shumen for 4 years. Two years after that she moved town and continued her music education in Dimitrovgrad.
In February 2008, Galena was engaged to her boyfriend Galin. On June 22, 2009, they had their first child, Stefan. On February 17, 2017, they welcomed a second son - Aleksandar.

Career

2003–2006: The beginning: Galya and Galena

Galena was discovered by the singer Milko Kalaydzhiev. She started her career under the stage name Galya and recorded her first single "Можеш ли" in 2003.
Her debut studio album was named after her - Galena and was released under the Payner Music label on 21 May 2006 - the singer's 21st birthday. The album consists of 12 songs, 3 of which unheard before.
On 31 October 2007, a short pornographic video with her in it was leaked on the internet. The clip was quickly gaining popularity in Bulgarian media - thousands of views, articles in online and traditional media. One of the most popular magazines at the time Blyasuk called it "Hit of the year".
On 12 September her second album „След 12“ was released, and she introduced her single "Неплатена сметка" on Planeta TV's Christmas programme.

2016–Present

Galena has since collaborated with a great number of Bulgarian artists including Niki Nankov, Malina, Preslava and Andrea and is currently one of the most popular singers in the country.
From 2021 to 2022, Galena was a coach on The Voice of Bulgaria. In her first series as a coach, Petya Paneva, a member of her team, won the competition on 12 December 2021. On 5 May 2022, it was announced that Galena would return as a coach in September 2022. On 5 December, a day after the finale of the [The Voice of People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria (season 9)|ninth season], Galena announced she would not be returning to the show.

Other projects

In 2013 she created her own line for Beyond, called G Spot - Galena for Beyond. The singer is working in collaboration with her stylist Dobromir Kiryakov and Borche Ristovski.

Awards

;Planeta TV Awards
Following is a list of awards Galena won under the Planeta TV Awards.
TitleYear
Miss Sexy2006
Best Young Performer2007
Best Young Performer2008
Best Club Song 2008
Best Video of the Year2009
Preferred Song on Radio Veselina 2010
Female Artist of the Year2010
Ambassador of Bulgarian music abroad2011
DJ Hit of the Year 2011
Album of the Year 2011
Original Performance on Club Stages2012
Video of the Year 2012
Female Artist of the Year2013
Duet Song of the Year 2013
Video of the Year 2013
Artist of the Year2014
Club Song of the Year 2014
Video of the Year 2014

;Nov Folk Magazine Awards
  • 2007: Best young performer
  • 2008: Best cover version
  • 2009: Best Video of the Year
  • 2010: Song of the Year
  • 2011: Album of the Year, Best stage act
;Others
  • 2006: Скопски филиграни, Macedonia – second Award of the Audience
  • 2010 and 2011: Pop act of the year by Signal.bg readers

Discography

Albums

;Studio albums
  • 2006: Galena
  • 2008: След 12
  • 2010: Официално Забранен
  • 2011: Аз
  • 2015: Кой
  • 2024: ''GALENAXX''

Videos / Songs

  • From album Galena:
  • *2004: Само миг
  • *2005: Дъждовно реге
  • *2005: Екстаз
  • *2006: Чупката
  • From album След 12
  • *2006: Душата ми крещи
  • *2007: Намерих те
  • *2007: Вземи си дъх
  • *2007: Утешителна награда
  • *2008: Нищо общо
  • *2008: Сама
  • *2008: Страст на кристали
  • *2008: След 12
  • *2008: 100 пъти
  • From album Официално Забранен:
  • *2008: Знам диагнозата
  • *2009: Дяволът ме кара
  • *2009: Нещастница
  • *2009: Мой
  • *2009: За последно
  • *2009: Лоша ли съм
  • *2010: На две големи
  • *2010: Тихо ми пази
  • From album Аз:
  • *2010: Запали
  • *2010: За пари
  • *2010: Аларма
  • *2011: С кое право
  • *2011: Хайде, откажи ме
  • *2011: Да ти го дам ли
  • *2011: DJ-ят ме издаде
  • *2011: Неудобни въпроси
  • *2011: Създай игра
  • *2011: След раздялата
  • *2011: Ще се проваля
  • *2011: Искам да останем будни
  • *2011: Знам как
  • *2011: Мразя да те обичам
  • *2011: Тоя става
  • *2011: Не пред хората
  • From album Кой:
  • *2013: Vatreno, vatreno
  • *2013: Кой
  • *2014: Хавана Тропикана
  • *2014: Боже, прости
  • *2015: Пантера
  • *2015: В твоите очи
  • *2015: Te quiero
  • From album GALENAXX:
  • *2018: Феноменален
  • *2020: 100 живота
  • *2021: Къде беше ти
  • *2021: Ти не си за мен
  • *2021: А+Г=ВНЛ
  • *2022: Еуфория
  • *2022: Welcome to Bulgaria
  • *2023: Горчиво
  • *2023: По-по-по
  • *2024: Мъко моя
  • *2024: Жалко
  • *2024: Докторе
  • *2024: Зиг-заг
  • *2024: Играй
  • *2024: Неговата жена
  • *2024: Ток по тялото
  • *2024: Запалката
  • *2024: Мъко моя
  • *2024: Убий ме
  • *2024: Delta force
  • Various
  • *2003: Можеш ли
  • *2009: Много сладко
  • *2010: Блясък на кристали
  • *2012: Спри ме
  • *2012: Много ми отиваш
  • *2012: Пак ли
  • *2013: Бутилка
  • *2013: Истински щастлива
  • *2013: Дай ми
  • *2014: Body language
  • *2015: Стара каравана
  • *2015: Една жена
  • *2015: Коледа
  • *2016: Да ти олекне.
  • *2016: Пей сърце
  • *2016: #МамаУраган
  • *2017: Moro mou
  • *2017: #TheBo$$
  • *2017: Изневериш ли ми
  • *2017: #JustShow
  • *2018: #GiveMeLove
  • *2018: Маракеш
  • *2019: Сърце
  • *2019: Добре ли си
  • *2019: Паника
  • *2019: Ламборгини
  • *2020: Красиви лъжи
  • *2020: Кавала кючек
  • *2021: Скандал
  • *2021: Тръпката
  • *2022: Честит рожден ден
  • *2022: Не си ме давай
  • *2023: Името ти
  • *2023: Абракадабра
  • *2024: Живот мой
  • *2025: 22:22
  • *2025: My birthday
  • *2025: Амнезия
  • *2025: Все по живота
  • *2025: За награда