Margret Nikolova
Margret Nikolova (Bulgarian: Маргрет Николова; born October 10, 1928, Sofia) is a Bulgarian pop singer.[2] She was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Bulgaria in 1964.[2][3]
Margret Nikolova Маргрет Николова | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1928 |
| Occupation | singer |
| Years active | 1948 – 2000 |
Label(s) | Balkanton[1] Melodiya Boyko Kanev BG Company |
| Title | Honored Artist of Bulgaria (1964) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | pop, romance, ballad |
| Instruments | vocals |
| Associated acts | Georgi Kordov Kiril Semov Petar Petrov Petar Chernev Nikolay Lyubenov Boni Milcheva Zornitsa Popova |
Biography
In 1964, Margret Nikolova performed at a Sopot International Song Festival, where she won third place.[2] In the same 1969 the song, which he performed together with Kiril Semov I Had a Dream (Bulgarian: Сън сънувах), won the grand prize of the festival Golden Orpheus for Bulgarian song.[2][4] Nikolova became widely known in the Soviet Union in a duet with Georgi Kordov thanks to the performance of song Alyosha.[5]
Margret's husband Pyotr Nikolov is a writer.[2]
In 2000, the 72-year-old singer stopped her professional and creative activity.[6]
Honours
- Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius II degrees (1961)[7]
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1961)[8]
- Crystal Necklace Award from the Union of Music and Dance Figures in Bulgaria (2018)[2]
References
- Обложка на касетата Любили сме – ВТМС 7715 в сайта Плочи от Балкантон, balkanton.su
- Маргрет Николова: Животът ми е песен и песента е моят живот, БТА, 10 октомври 2018 г.
- Маргрет Николова или да се докоснеш до легендата
- "Златният Орфей – История на фестивала в БГестрада". Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- Чтобы помнили... Маргрет Николова и Георгий Кордов. «Алёша»
- Эстрадная легенда претерпела онкологична операции
- Маргрет Николова. Энциклопедия болгарской эстрады
- Маргрет Николова – Царицата на шлагера
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