Viktoriya Georgieva (Bulgarian: Виктория Георгиева; born 21 September 1997), known professionally by the mononym Victoria (stylised in all caps), is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter. She began her career after participating in season four of X Factor Bulgaria.[1] Georgieva would have represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, with her song "Tears Getting Sober".[2] Due to the 2020 contest's cancellation, Georgieva represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 instead, this time with "Growing Up Is Getting Old".[3]
Victoria Georgieva Виктория Георгиева | |
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.JPG) Georgieva performing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Viktoriya Georgieva |
| Born | 21 September 1997 Varna, Bulgaria |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Ligna Studios |
Life and career
editGeorgieva started singing aged 11. After some time she enrolled in the vocal studio "Angel Voices" where her music teacher was Atanaska Lipcheva.[1] Georgieva auditioned for the first 3 seasons of The X Factor Bulgaria, but she never made it past the judges, mostly because of her age.[4]
2015: The X Factor Bulgaria
editIn September 2015, at the fourth season of The X Factor, after three attempts, Georgieva finally made it past the judges and to the live shows. She entered the females team mentored by the rapper Krisko. She remained on the show until week nine, when she was eliminated and ultimately placed sixth.[5]
| The X Factor performances and results | |||
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| Episode | Theme | Song | Result |
| First audition | Free choice | "One and Only" | Through to bootcamp |
| Bootcamp | Group Performance | "I'll Be" | Through to Judge's houses |
| Judges' houses | Free choice | "Sweet Dreams" | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | Number ones | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Safe |
| Live show 2 | Halloween | "Read All About It" | Safe |
| Live show 3 | First love | "Hello" | Safe |
| Live show 4 | Bulgarian hits | "Искам те" | Safe |
| Live show 5 | Movie Soundtracks | "Show Me How You Burlesque" | Bottom two |
| Final showdown | "Who You Are" | ||
| Live show 6 | Divas and Heroes | "Halo" | Safe |
| Live show 7 | Disco hits | "Hot Stuff" | Safe |
| Live show 8 | International hits | "Camino" | Safe |
| Christmas show | Christmas edition | "Jingle Bells" | No eliminations |
| Live show 9 | Love is everything | "Titanium" | Left the show (6th) |
| "Aquarius" (with A.V.A.) | |||
| Final showdown | "Rise Up" | ||
2016–2018: Debut single and various record deals
editDespite failing to win The X Factor, Georgieva received an offer to join Virginia Records, which she declined. Instead, in 2016, she joined MonteMusic and released her first single titled "Nishto Sluchayno", accompanied with a music video directed by Bashmotion and featured VenZy and Niki Bakalov.[6] She then released two other songs with MonteMusic, “Nezavurshen Roman” in 2016 and “Chast ot Men” in 2017. After mutual conflicts, Georgieva left the label in late 2017.
In 2018, Georgieva spent ten days in Los Angeles, California, where she wrote and filmed her first English song “I Wanna Know”, released in June 2019, with a music video directed by Dimitry Stefanov, and produced by Velina Ilieva.
2019–present: Eurovision and international debut
editOn 25 November 2019, it was revealed that Georgieva, now using the mononym Victoria, would represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. She and her sponsor Ligna Group created the song “Tears Getting Sober“, which tells about the inner difficulties in the people, a topic which is very close to Georgieva. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 contest was cancelled, and Georgieva was later retained as the Bulgarian act for the following year's contest.
In June 2020, Georgieva released her new song titled “Alright”. The song was created at one of the Eurovision songwriting camps and carries a message of hope and a new beginning. A few weeks later, in August, she and her team spent ten days in a Eurovision song writing camp held in Burgas and Primorsko, where they managed to create a few potential songs that she could use. In November, she released her third single "Ugly Cry".
In January 2021, Georgieva announced that she would release her debut extended play, titled A Little Dramatic, in February. The project includes five potential songs that could represent Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[7] The EP does not include the single "Ugly Cry", however, the song was considered as a potential song to represent Bulgaria.[8] The lead single from the EP, "Imaginary Friend", was released on 14 February.[8] On 11 March, it was announced during a pre-recorded concert premiered on YouTube that the song Victoria would perform is "Growing Up Is Getting Old".[9]
She performed in the second semi-final, where she qualified to the final on 22 May 2021. Ultimately, she received 170 points, finishing 11th.
On 4 December 2021, Georgieva won the third season of The Masked Singer Bulgaria as “Miss”.
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Details |
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| A Little Dramatic |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| BUL [11] |
SWE Heat. [12] | |||||
| "Nishto Sluchayno" (featuring Niki Bakalov and VenZy) |
2016 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Nezavarshen Roman" | — | — | ||||
| "Chast Ot Men" | 2017 | 3 | — | |||
| "Stranni Vremena" | 2018 | — | — | |||
| "I Wanna Know" | 2019 | 8 | — | |||
| "Tears Getting Sober" | 2020 | 2 | — | A Little Dramatic[A] | ||
| "Alright" | — | — | ||||
| "Ugly Cry" | 3 | — | ||||
| "Growing Up Is Getting Old" | 2021 | — | 16 | |||
| "The Worst" | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "How to Ruin a Life" | 2022 | 6 | — | |||
| "Were You Ever?" | 9 | — | ||||
| "Lover's Trial" | 2023 | 3 | — | |||
| "Bloom" | 1 | — | ||||
| "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (with Aleksander Dębicz) |
— | — | ||||
| "Paradox" | 2024 | 4 | — | |||
| "Sad Girl Summer (Not Again)" | 7 | — | ||||
| "In Between" | 9 | — | ||||
| "Sad Girl Winter (Again)" | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Imaginary Friend" | 2021 | A Little Dramatic |
| "Dive into Unknown" | ||
| "Phantom Pain" | ||
| "The Funeral Song" |
Notes
edit- ^ "Tears Getting Sober", "Alright." and "Ugly Cry" are included on the deluxe version of A Little Dramatic.
References
edit- ^ a b "Виктория Георгиева сред красотата на музиката". utro.bg. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Финалисти - Виктория". novatv.bg. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Bulgaria 🇧🇬, iCard Eurovision (20 March 2020). "Once again, we will be represented by @victoriageorge_. Subsequently, all longer-term plans, such as choice of future representatives or the work on possible national selection will be postponed with 1 year". @bg_eurovision. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Звездни изпълнения и необикновени истории при старта на X Factor". dareknews.bg. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Кои са финалистите в X Factor?". trud.bg. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "И Вики от "Х Фактор" се присъедини към лейбъла на Графа". Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "You can help VICTORIA and her team choose her Eurovision 2021 entry". eurovision.icard.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b "I'm proud to announce the titles of the 5 songs from my first EP 'a little dramatic'..." Twitter. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Bulgaria: VICTORIA will sing "Growing Up Is Getting Old" at Eurovision 2021". wiwibloggs. 10 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Surprise! So excited to announce the Deluxe Edition of 'a little dramatic' is out today". Twitter. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Bulgaria:
- "Chast Ot Men": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 13.10.2017 – 19.10.2017". PROPHON. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- "I Wanna Know": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 12.07.2019 – 18.07.2019". PROPHON. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- "Tears Getting Sober": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 09.04.2020 – 16.04.2020". PROPHON. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- "Ugly Cry": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 01.01.2021 – 07.01.2021". PROPHON. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- "How to Ruin a Life": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 25.11.2022 – 01.12.2022". PROPHON. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- "Were You Ever?": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 02.12.2022 – 08.12.2022". PROPHON. 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Lover's Trial": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 05.05.2023 – 11.05.2023". PROPHON. 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- "Bloom": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 13.10.2023 – 19.10.2023". PROPHON. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Paradox": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 01.03.2024 – 07.03.2024". PROPHON. 8 March 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- "Sad Girl Summer (Not Again)": "PROPHON – Charts archive | 2024-06-14 – 2024-06-20". PROPHON. 14 June 2024. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.