Preslava Koleva Ivanova (born Petya Koleva Ivanova, on 26 June 1984), better known mononymously as Preslava, is a Bulgarian singer. She is considered one of the key names in Bulgarian contemporary music, and has won more than 60 awards since her debut in 2004. As of 2025, she has won the Bulgarian Singer of the Year award 13 times since the start of her music career in 2005.
Life and career Early life (1984–2003) Petya Koleva Ivanova was born on June 26, 1984, in Dobrich, Bulgaria. Her mother, Yanka Toncheva was a seamstress. Her father, Kolyo Tonchev, was a worldwide race car driver. Ivanova has an older sister named Ivelina who is a folk singer. She sang her first song when she was 7 years old. Despite her parents disapproval, she started singing in nightclubs aged 15. She completed her musical education with the specialty 'folk singing' with Gadulka speciality.
Career beings and Preslava (2004) During the winter of 2004 a prominent singer from the music company Payner, Milko Kalaidjiev asked her to perform with his group for a few events. Impressed by her excessive talent, he helped her to become a part of the company. In the beginning of 2004 she released her first song, "Nezhen reket" which was a duet with Milko Kalaidjiev. In 2004, she picked a stage name – Preslava and changed her creative direction. Instead of typical pop folk, her later songs such as "Duma za vyarnost", "Tazi nosht bezumna" and "Mili moy" were more modern sounding. They were part of her debut album, Preslava, released in December. It featured 16 songs in total. The record was received very well. It won the "Album of the Year" award in Nov Folk Magazine'''s Annual Awards of 2004. In the same ceremony, Preslava won the "Founding and Debut of the year" award. In the Annual Music Awards of Planeta TV of 2004, she won awards for "Debut of the year" and "Most prosperous performer of the year". She built the Zetiova cheshma in Mramor in 2003.
Dyavolsko Zhelanie and Intriga (2005–2006) In the span of April to June 2005, two new singles, "Dyavolsko zhelanie" and "Zavinagi tvoya" were released. Both of them were very positively received, especially "Dyavolsko zhelanie" which won the "Hit of the Year" award in Planeta TV's Annual Music Awards of 2005. Preslava was among the artists of Planeta TV's Summer Tour for first time in her career. In November she released her second album, Dyavolsko zhelanie. A new single with a music video, "Finalni dumi" was dropped within the same month. In Nov Folk's Annual Awards of 2005 Preslava won the "Most Prosperous Performer" award. In April 2006 a new single, "I kogato samne" was released. It won song of the year award in the Annual Music Awards of Planeta TV of 2006 and Nov Folk Magazine's Annual Awards of 2006. Preslava was again part of the Planeta TV's Summer Tour. Within the end of year two new singles, "Zaklevam te" and "Lazha e" were released, alongside her third studio album Intriga. "Lazha e" was the first rock song she ever recorded.
Personal life Since late 2017, she has been in a relationship with the Bulgarian businessman Pavel Lazarov. On September 14, 2018, she gave birth to a baby girl, Paola.
Discography
Studio albumsPreslava (2004)Dyavolsko zhelanie (2005)Intriga (2006)Ne sam angel (2007)Pazi se ot priyatelki (2009)Kak ti stoi (2011)Da gori v lyubov (2019)Ulitsata (2024)
Compilation albumsMega Mix (2006)The Best of Preslava (2009)Hit Collection MP3 (2009)Zlatnite hitove na Payner 16 (2013)Hitovete na Preslava (2014)
Video albumsVideo Selection (2005)Best Video Selection 2'' (2008)
Music videos
Music Video Premiere date Album Director Nezhen reket 2003 Petyo Kartulev/Nikolay Nankov Duma za vyarnost 2004 Preslava 2004 Nikolay Skerlev Tazi nosht bezumna 2004 Preslava 2004 Lyudmil Ilarionov Mili moy 2004 Preslava 2004 Nikolay Skerlev Razdvoeni 2004 Preslava 2004 Nikolay Skerlev Molish me 2004 Preslava 2004 Lyudmil Ilarionov Obicham te 2004 Preslava 2004 Lyudmil Ilarionov Dyavolsko zhelanie 07.04.2005 Dyavolsko zhelanie Nikolay Skerlev Zavinagi tvoya 05.06.2005 Dyavolsko zhelanie Nikolay Skerlev Finalni dumi 16.10.2005 Dyavolsko zhelanie Nikolay Skerlev Nyamam pravo 04.02.2006 Dyavolsko zhelanie Petyo Kartulev/Nikolay Nankov I kogato samne 02.04.2006 Intriga Nikolay Skerlev Preday se na zhelanieto 10.08.2006 Intriga Lyudmil Ilarionov Zaklevam te 22.09.2006 Intriga Lyudmil Ilarionov Lazha e 20.12.2006 Intriga Nikolay Skerlev Nishto drugo 18.05.2007 Intriga Lyudmil Ilarionov Preday se na zhelanieto 2 09.06.2007 Ne sam angel Nikolay Skerlev Mazh na horizonta 23.07.2007 Ne sam angel Lyudmil Ilarionov Moyat nov lyubovnik 11.12.2007 Ne sam angel Lyudmil Ilarionov Ne sam angel 29.12.2007 Ne sam angel Nikolay Nankov Posleden adres 14.05.2008 Ne sam angel Lyudmil Ilarionov Novata ti 27.09.2008 Pazi se ot priyatelki Lyudmil Ilarionov Ot dobrite momicheta 04.11.2008 Pazi se ot priyatelki Lyudmil Ilarionov Chervena tochka 26.03.2009 Pazi se ot priyatelki Lyudmil Ilarionov Barzo li govorya 01.06.2009 Pazi se ot priyatelki Nikolay Nankov Fenomen 01.09.2009 Pazi se ot priyatelki Lyudmil Ilarionov Useshtane za Merilin 08.09.2009 Pazi se ot priyatelki Nikolay Nankov Ne mi prechi 26.11.2009 Hitovete na Preslava Nikolay Skerlev Dishay 11.02.2010 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov Piya za tebe 25.05.2010 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov Zhenite sled men 11.07.2010 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov Kak ti stoi 01.01.2011 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov Mrasno i poleka 18.02.2011 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov Hayde, otkazhi me 12.03.2011 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov Kato za final 05.08.2011 Kak ti stoi Lyudmil Ilarionov Ludata doyde 15.05.2012 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov Praveno e s drug 04.10.2012 Hitovete na Preslava Nikolay Skerlev Razkriy me 24.10.2012 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov Butilka 17.01.2013 Nikolay Skerlev Skoro 17.07.2013 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov Nyama da sam druga 07.08.2013 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov Rezhim "neprilichna" 14.02.2014 Hitovete na Preslava Lyudmil Ilarionov Pishi go neuspeshno 09.04.2014 rowspan="14" Lyudmil Ilarionov/Georgi Markov Poveche ne pitay 23.09.2014 Lyudmil Ilarionov Nasheto lyubov e 12.12.2014 Lyudmil Ilarionov Ako utre me gubish 14.02.2015 Lyudmil Ilarionov Nokaut (with ) 19.03.2015 Nikolay Skerlev Amatyorka 05.06.2015 Aleksandar Mollov Na tebe ne otkazvam 15.09.2015 Nikolay Skerlev S teb ili s nikoy (with Fiki) 08.12.2015 Lyudmil Ilarionov In control (with Stefan Ilchev) 09.02.2016 Nikolay Skerlev Chupliva i vlyubena 23.03.2016 Nikolay Skerlev Nyama da ti pisha 26.06.2016 Georgi Markov Bez teb 14.12.2016 Kiril Kirov Pada zvezda 05.05.2017 Georgi Markov Tuk zhena mu pazi (with Dzhena) 09.08.2017 Georgi Markov Ne se iztrivash 01.11.2017 Da gori v lyubov Georgi Markov Obratno v igrata 16.02.2018 Da gori v lyubov Lyudmil Ilarionov Bogovi zemljom hode (with Dragan Kojić Keba) 24.04.2018 Da gori v lyubov Georgi Markov Da gori v lyubov 28.09.2018 Da gori v lyubov Lyudmil Ilarionov Iztreznyavash li 14.02.2019 Da gori v lyubov Viktor Antonov - Rik Piyan 19.07.2019 Da gori v lyubov Viktor Antonov - Rik Taka ni se pada (with ) 22.10.2019 Viktor Antonov - Rik Beden v sartseto 19.06.2020 Ulitsata Viktor Antonov - Rik V tvoeto leglo 29.04.2021 Viktor Antonov - Rik Gorchivi istini (with Lidia) 24.06.2021 Viktor Antonov - Rik Ot utre 22.01.2022 Ulitsata Viktor Antonov - Rik Sladkoto zlo (with Konstantin) 28.04.2022 Viktor Antonov - Rik Mangava Tut (with Sofi Marinova) 06.10.2022 Viktor Antonov - Rik Malchete si23.11.2022Nikolay SkerlevBalkansko za razkosh04.05.2023Lyusi (Lyudmil Ilarionov)Spomeni (with Aristos Constantinou)16.06.2023Ulitsata16.11.2023Torex (Иван Димитров)Da i Prisedne12.04.2024Starata ni Pesen01.08.2024Lyusi (Lyudmil Ilarionov)Nishto08.08.2024Pismo07.11.2024Viktor Antonov - RikkS nervite sam zle15.11.2024Torex (Иван Димитров)Beshe li ti hubavo04.04.2025 Torex (Иван Димитров)Koi be, koi14.07.2025 Viktor Antonov - RikkZa nagrada05.11.2025 Viktor Antonov - RikkHvashtame bas05.05.2026 Viktor Antonov - RikkRozovite ochila26.06.2026 Viktor Antonov - RikkAko si tragnesh02.08.2026 Viktor Antonov - Rikk
Tours Planeta Prima 2005 (2005) Planeta Prima 2006 (2006) Planeta Derby 2007 (2007) Planeta Derby Plus 2008 (2008) Planeta Derby 2009 (2009) Planeta Derby 2010 (2010) Preslava USA Tour (2012) Planeta Summer 2014 (2014)
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References
External links
Preslava at Payner Preslava at signal.bg Preslava at Facebook Preslava at Twitter Preslava at YouTube Preslava at ReverbNation