Poli Genova
Poli Genova | |
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 Genova hosting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | |
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| Born | 10 February 1987 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Poli Plamenova Genova (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.[1]
Career
Early life
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Poli graduated from The National Music School "Ljubomir Pipkov", focusing on clarinet. Now she is in her third year of study to become a film director. Even so, she continues her singing career and is involved in several projects. Genova is part of the UNICEF Charity Project "The Magnificent Six", stands as a vocalist for "Azis' Show" and "Dani Milev Band" in the first edition of the reality show "Dancing with the Stars: Bulgaria".
In 2005 and 2006 she took part in the National Selection of Eurovision Song Contest as a member of the trio "Melody".
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
In 2011 she represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, with her song "Na inat", but didn't qualify to the finals. Her debut album was released in the same year.
Post-Eurovision
She was a judge on the first series of the Bulgarian version of The X Factor.
On 21 October 2015, it was announced that Poli would host the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[2]
References
- ^ Busa, Alexandru (2011-02-23). "Poli Genova to represent Bulgaria in Düsseldorf". ESCToday. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Fisher, Luke (2015-10-21). "Meet your host... Poli Genova!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
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