Zhana Bergendorff
Zhana Bergendorff | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Zhana Vladimirova Brankova |
| Born | October 20, 1985 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Genres | Rock, soul, pop, hip-hop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Virginia Records |
Zhana Bergendorff (Bulgarian: Жана Бергендорф, born 20 October 1985) is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter. She is known for winning the second series of Bulgarian X Factor in 2013.[1]
Biography
Early life
Zhana was born in Sofia, Bulgaria under the name Zhana Vladimirova Brankova, adopting the father and family name of her second father.[2] She started singing at the age of 7. She comes from a family of musicians, her mother and grandparents were musicians. When she was 18 years old she moved to sing in South Korea. She lived there until 2010 and later moved to Denmark with her fiance Stefan. They met in Korea in 2007. In Denmark she entered X Factor Denmark.[3]
2013:X Factor Bulgaria
Zhana participated in X Factor Bulgaria 2013. In all the weeks of the show, she was never threatened by elimination. She reached the finals with Ana-Maria Yanakieva and Atanas Kolev. Ana-Maria gained 3rd place, Zhana won the public vote by 69,9% winning the 2013 X factor title.[1]
| The X Factor performances and results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
| First audition | Free choice | "Price Tag" | Through to bootcamp |
| Bootcamp – stage 1 | Group performance | "" | Through to stage 2 |
| Bootcamp – stage 2 | Solo performance | "" | Through to judges' houses |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Истина" | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | Heroes | "Girl on Fire" | Safe |
| Live show 2 | Bulgarian hits | "Ти ужасно закъсня" | Safe |
| Live show 3 | Dance and R&B hits | "Hot n Cold" | Safe |
| Live show 4 | Number-ones | "Rolling in the Deep" | Safe |
| Live show 5 | Halloween | "Zombie" | Safe |
| Live show 6 | Concert optional | "One Night Only" | Safe |
| Live show 7 | British hits | "Someone like You" | Safe |
| Live show 8 | Love songs | "My Heart Will Go On" | Safe |
| Live show 9 | Movie Soundtracks | "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" | Safe |
| Live show 10 | Love is everything | "Impossible" | Safe |
| "When You Believe" (with Ana-Maria Yanakieva) | |||
| Semi-final | One English and one Bulgarian song | "Малкия принц" | Safe |
| "Listen" | |||
| Final | One solo and one duet song | "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" | Winner |
| "I Wanna Be Your Lover" (with Lyubo Kirov) | |||
| Songs of the series | "I Have Nothing" | ||
Personal life
Zhana has one son Leon, born in 2010. She has lived in South Korea and Denmark. She speaks Bulgarian, English, Korean and Danish.[3]
Discography
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUL [4] |
US | CAN | IRE | NZ | UK | |||||||
| Самурай | 2014 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Играем с теб до края (featuring Kristo) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Невъзможни сме сами | 2015 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Време (featuring Moisey) |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Tours
- The Voice of Summer Tour 2014
- Coca-Cola Happy Energy Tour 2014
- The Voice of Summer Tour 2015
External links
References
- ^ a b "Zhana is the new X Factor". Dnes bg. 21 December 2013.
- ^ Жана Queen Бергендорф неукротимата
- ^ a b "Zhana before X Factor". 24 Chasa. 2 November 2013.
- ^ http://acharts.co/artist/zhana_bergendorff