Dara (Bulgarian singer)
Dara | |
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| Birth name | Darina Yotova |
| Born | September 9, 1998 Varna, Bulgaria |
| Origin | Varna, Bulgaria |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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Darina Yotova (Bulgarian: Дарина Йотова, born September 9, 1998), better known by her stage name Dara, (stylized also as DARA) is a Bulgarian pop singer, who rose to fame in late 2015 after participating in the Bulgarian edition of The X Factor. She is currently signed to Virginia Records and in 2016 she released her debut single "K'vo ne chu" under the label.[1]
Career
2015-16: X-Factor
Born in Varna, in 2015 Darina participated in the Bulgarian version of the reality show The X Factor where she finished third, with Bulgarian rapper Krisko being her mentor.
| The X Factor performances and results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
| First audition | Free choice | "Dark Horse" | Through to 6 chair challenge |
| 6 chair challenge | Group performance | "Break Free" | Through to Judge's houses |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Wicked Game" | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | Number one's | "We Found Love" | Safe |
| Live show 2 | Halloween | "See You Again" | Safe |
| Live show 3 | First love | "Try" | Bottom two (11th) |
| Final showdown | "Someone like You" | ||
| Live show 4 | Bulgarian hits | "Катерино моме" | Safe |
| Live show 5 | Movie Soundtracks | "Skyfall" | Safe |
| Live show 6 | Divas and Heroes | "Bang Bang" | Safe |
| Live show 7 | Disco hits | "I Will Survive" | Bottom two (7th) |
| Final showdown | "Alive" | ||
| Live show 8 | International hits | "Dernière danse" | Safe |
| Christmas show | Christmas edition | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | No eliminations |
| Live show 9 | Love is everything | "Worth It" | Bottom two (5th) |
| "Крадена любов" (with Kristian Kostov) | |||
| Final showdown | "Притури се планината" | ||
| Live show 10 | Tears and laught | "All About That Bass" | Safe |
| "Сама" | |||
| Semi-final | One old and one new song | "И аз съм тук" | Safe |
| "Imagine" | |||
| Final | One solo and one duet song | "Bang Bang" | Third place (3rd) |
| "Без теб" (with Lyubo Kirov) | |||
2016-present: Early career
Following her departure from The X Factor, Darina signed a record deal with Bulgarian music label Virginia Records and adopted the stage name Dara. In the summer of 2016, she released her debut single "K'vo ne chu", accompanied by a music video. A few weeks later, the single peaked the Bulgarian charts and a subsequent English version of the song by the name of "Onto You" was released on September 29, 2016 directed towards an international audience.[2]
On March 12, 2017, Dara released her second single entitled "Rodena Takava", also accompanied by a music video.[3] A few months later, on July 21, 2017, she made her first guest appearance on a single named "Nyama Da Si Tragnesh S Drug" by labelmates Plamen & Ivo alongside hip-hop duo Pavell and Venci Venc'.[4]
Discography
| Dara discography | |
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| Music videos | 3 |
| Singles | 2 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| BUL | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | ITA | NZ | SWE | UK | US | ||||
| "K'vo Ne Chu" | 2016 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Rodena Takava" | 2017 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUL | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | ITA | NZ | SWE | UK | US | ||||
| "Nyama Da Si Tragnesh S Drug" (Plamen & Ivo featuring Dara, Pavell & Venci Venc') |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| As main performer | |||
| 2016 | "K'vo Ne Chu" | Lyusi Ilarionov | |
| 2017 | "Rodena Takava" | Lyusi Ilarionov, Georgi Markov[5] | |
| As featured performer | |||
| 2017 | "Nyama Da Si Tragnesh S Drug" | Lyusi Ilarionov, Georgi Markov | Plamen & Ivo featuring Dara, Pavell & Venci Venc' |
Personal life
In 2016 she briefly dated Bulgarian web-based comedian and video producer Kristian Tanev.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Дарина Йотова - Dara: Честити ми 18". Signal.bg (in Bulgarian). September 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
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- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuHSmAw2jrU
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3I_TGwdI-4
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WbP9WFXmDc
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9hrNIUqT7A
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpuFXfpI7A8