Gloria (Bulgarian singer)

Gloria
Глория
20 Years of Gloria, Jubilee Concert in the National Palace of Culture – 2015
20 Years of Gloria, Jubilee Concert in the National Palace of Culture – 2015
Background information
Born (1973-06-28) 28 June 1973 (age 51)
Ruse, Bulgaria
OriginBulgaria
GenresPop, Dance, Pop folk, Bulgarian traditional music
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1994–present
LabelsPayner

Galina Peneva Ivanova (Bulgarian: Галина Пенева Иванова), born 28 June 1973), known professionally as Gloria (Bulgarian: Глория), is a Bulgarian singer, sometimes referred to as the "Prima of Bulgarian pop-folk music". She was awarded the title Singer of the year in 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004, and Singer of the decade in 2007.[1] Gloria is the only representative of the pop-folk genre with 4 independent concerts in Hall 1 of the prestigious National Palace of Culture in Sofia.[2][3]