Margret Nikolova
Margret Nikolova | |
|---|---|
Маргрет Николова | |
| Born | 10 October 1928 |
| Died | 13 April 2026 (aged 97) |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1948–2000 |
| Labels | |
| Title | Honored Artist of Bulgaria (1964) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
Margret Nikolova (Bulgarian: Маргрет Николова; 10 October 1928 – 13 April 2026) was a Bulgarian pop singer.[2] She was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Bulgaria in 1964.[2][3]
Life and career
In 1964, Nikolova performed at a Sopot International Song Festival, where she won third place.[2] In 1969 the song I Had a Dream (Bulgarian: Сън сънувах), which she performed together with Kiril Semov, 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]
Nikolova's husband Pyotr Nikolov is a writer.[2]
In 2000, the then 72-year-old singer stopped her professional and creative activity.[6]
Nikolova died on 13 April 2026, at the age of 97.[7]
Honours
- Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius II degrees (1961)[8]
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1961)[9]
- 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 12 November 2016.
- ↑ Чтобы помнили... Маргрет Николова и Георгий Кордов. «Алёша»
- ↑ Эстрадная легенда претерпела онкологична операции
- ↑ Почина певицата Маргрет Николова - един от емблематични гласове на поп-музиката у нас (in Bulgarian)
- ↑ Маргрет Николова. Энциклопедия болгарской эстрады
- ↑ Маргрет Николова – Царицата на шлагера