We present Vasya Popova, who is part of our jury in the Vocal Category.
Vasya Popova was born in Stara Zagora, but grew up in Kardzhali. She has been declaring her musical talent since she was a child, and the beginning of her musical career began in 1999, when she participated in the popular music show for talented children “Like Lions” on BNT.
The path of her stage development passes with piano lessons, solfeggio charity concerts and initiatives, as well as with her participation in the TV music show on BNT “Hit minus one”.An important part of building her artistic image is her participation as a vocalist and actress in the theater troupe of the theater- “Laboratory @lma@lter”, with which she reaped a number of successes and awards at festivals in Sarajevo – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cairo – Egypt, Zagreb – Croatia, Brno – Czech Republic and others.
In 2015 she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the National Academy of Music “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov ”, Sofia – specialty“ Pop and jazz singing ”in the class of Stefka Onikyan.
In the period 2011 – 2016. Vasya develops active vocal and stage activities with a number of participations in:
– festivals “Supremacy of the Spirit”; “Art is …”; “Johnny Răducanu” (Brani, Raducanu) – Braila, Romania; Youth Jazz Festival – Haskovo, Bulgaria; International Jazz Festival Bansko “- in Bansko, Bulgaria;” GospelHolydays “, Zwickau, Germany);
– collaborations (“Young in Jazz”; “JazzStandArtsEnsemble” – jazz project due to the partnership between Bulgaria and the Netherlands) with prominent Bulgarian jazz musicians such as Ventzislav Blagoev, Teodor Petkov – Toto, Viktor Benev, Dimitar Shanov, Todor Bakardjiev, Todor Bakardzhiev, Staardi Acardjiev , Dimitar Gorchakov, Dimitar Blagoev, Stanimir Lambov, etc.);
– roles in the National Musical Theater and the Nikolai Binev Youth Theater (Mabel Washington in the musical “Fame” and Miss Schneider in the musical “Cabaret”);
– “Tamara Voices” – vocal ensemble for jazz and contemporary music.
In Boston, she is an active vocalist in various projects, including Women Musicians Network, Paul Winter Consort and Paul Winter 23rd Summer Solstice Celebration, Metallica project, Metallica’s music, reorganized and performed. especially for the creation of contemporary choreography by the world-famous Otis Salid); “The Lotus sound project” – soloist of the New England Folk Festival, Mansfield (USA) and “The Lotus Sound project” – studio recording of the 1st album.
In 2018 Participates in “100 voices 1 heart” – an international music project created by the famous Japanese singer Ayumi Ueda (Ayumi Ueda), aimed at peace. Vasya’s voice represents Bulgaria in the great compilation of cultures and musical specifics at the international level. Her success this year continues with recordings as backing vocals on the solo album of rising pop singer Jason Sibi-Okumu.
Her active professional activity is complemented by her participation in the choir “Pletenitsa”, with which they conquered a number of stages and made a studio recording of the first album. It is with the Choir “Braid” that Vasya is included in the soundtrack of “Game of Thrones”, arranged and presented during the Gala concert in honor of the composer Ramin Djawadi (Ramin Javadi). The choir has repeatedly participated in the Middle Eastern Festival, along with the internationally acclaimed Tigran Hamasyan, Vadim Nesselovski and Amira Medunyanin.
In 2019 returned to Bulgaria and the same year was a soloist at a Christmas concert with the Junior Brass Band in Veliko Tarnovo.
