Aksinia Chenkova

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Aksinia Chenkova
Birth nameАся Тодорова Ченкова
Born (1986-09-20) September 20, 1986 (age 37)
Svishtov, Bulgaria
Genres
  • Pop
  • hip hop
  • folklore
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2003-present

Aksinia Chenkova (Bulgarian, Аксиния Ченкова) is a Bulgarian music producer and performer with several national music awards.

Biography[edit]

Chenkova, born in Svishtov, Bulgaria, became popular after taking part in the Bulgarian version of the reality show Star Academy in 2005 on Nova TV. She was the first person evicted from the show, but later became one of the most successful participants.

Career[edit]

Her first music single, "To love you like I do"("Да те обича като мен"),[1] was released in 2007 and became a hit, bringing her to the top of several radio and TV stations playlists.

In the same year, she took part in Eurovision Bulgaria and reached the finals. In the last round Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankulov won the right to represent Bulgaria with their song "Water".

In 2008, Chenkova became a TV presenter and a co-writer of EuroBGVision on BNT (Bulgarian National Television)[2] when BNT chose Deep Zone and DJ Balthazar to go to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

In 2009, Chenkova participated in the dancing show Dancing with the Stars, Season 2, produced by Slavi Trifonov on BTV where she reached the finals.[3]

In the same year she received two awards, for female singer of the year[4] and most progressive singer of the year.[5]

In 2011, she won the music award of radio Romantika for best love song[6] for "We are not saints", a co-project with Ku-Ku-Bend.

In 2012, she took part in the fourth series of VIP Brother in Bulgaria.[7]

Academic background[edit]

2004: Master class in music science from Club Estrada, Svishtov, Bulgaria[citation needed]

2011: Master's degree in economics, D.A. Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria in 2011[citation needed]

2016: Master's degree in business administration, EAE University, Barcelona, Spain[citation needed]

Discography[edit]

Albums

  • New Cinderella 2009

Singles

  • "To love you like I do"
  • "Babe"
  • "I know"
  • "Cinderella"
  • "Summertime" with George Kostov
  • "You lose"
  • "Two faces"
  • "New Cinderella"
  • "We are not saints" with Ku-Ku Bend and Boris Soltariyski

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Аксиния - Да те обича като мен". www.bgmuzika.net. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Култура". old.duma.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
    - "Събраха великолепната четворка за "Евровизия"". Стандарт. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Аксиния, Харизанова и Графа ще танцуват в (Dancing Stars)" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
    - "Аксиния с пистолет в Денсинг Старс". slava.bg (in Bulgarian). 10 November 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
    - "Звездната танцьорка Аксиния в секси рокля и коса". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Аксиния, Маги Джанаварова, Емануела и Тони Стораро обраха наградите на Фен ТВ - Avtora.com". Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Грандиозни Награди Фен ТВ – виж тук за много снимки и видео!". slusham.com (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ^ новините, БиНюз - Запазената марка в. "Аксиния - спортен инструктор". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Аксиния нон стоп купонясва с приятели по партита и екскурзии". Сензация - здраве и красота (in Bulgarian). 3 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
    - "Аксиния напусна къщата на VIP Brother". Dariknews (in Bulgarian). 1 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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