The Popular Geners of the Music in Bulgaria and the World

    BTR  is a  Bulgarian  modern rock band. It  was founded in 1993 in Sofia when Kiril Bojkov (guitar), Ivan Kalfov (bass) and George Milev (drums) invited Slavcho Nikolov (guitars, vocals) and Nasko Penev (vocals) for the recording of an album targeted at the Western European market.    They are famous with their songs : "Elmaz and glass - Елмаз и стъкло", "Песня красноармейца", "О боже, какой мужчина", "Защо", "Цвете от луната" and others.                                                                    

  Ivan Boianov Lechev is a bulgarian  guitarist, violinist and composer. He was born on the 19th of July 1956 in the capital Sofia. He has started to learn violin at the class of his father the violinist Boian Lechev. He is part of the jury of the famous TV Show "The voise of Bulgaria - Гласът на България".      He is famous with his songs: "Не така", "Пак ще се прегърнем", "След 10 години", "Протегнах две ръце", "Високо" and others.

    Metallica  is an American  heavy metal  band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California by drummer  Lars Ulrich  and vocalist/guitarist  James Hetfield , and has been based in  San Francisco , California for most of its career.  The group's fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding "big four" bands of  thrash metal , alongside  Megadeth ,  Anthrax  and  Slayer . Metallica's current lineup comprises founding members Hetfield and Ulrich, longtime lead guitarist  Kirk Hammett and bassist  Robert Trujillo . Guitarist  Dave Mustaine  (who went on to form Megadeth) and bassists  Ron McGovney ,  Cliff Burton  and  Jason Newsted  are former members of the band.             They are famous with their songs: "Nothing Else Matters", "Unforgiven 1, 2 and 3  ", "Fade to Black...

    Panic! at the Disco  is an American  rock  band from  Las Vegas, Nevada , formed in 2004 by childhood friends  Brendon Urie ,  Ryan Ross ,  Spencer Smith  and Brent Wilson. Since 2015, vocalist Urie has been the only official member of the band, with drummer Dan Pawlovich, bassist Nicole Row, and guitarist Mike Naran accompanying him on tour. Panic! at the Disco recorded their first demos while they were in high school.    They are famous with their songs: "High Hopes", "Say Amen", "MIss Jackson", "King of the Clouds", "Hause of Memories" and others.

             My Chemical Romance  ( MCR ) was an American  rock  band from  Newark, New Jersey , active from 2001 to 2013. The band's best-known lineup consisted of lead vocalist  Gerard Way , guitarists  Ray Toro  and  Frank Iero , bassist  Mikey Way , and drummer  Bob Bryar , accompanied by keyboardist  James Dewees . Founded by Gerard, Mikey, Toro, and Matt Pelissier (and later joined by Iero), the band signed to  Eyeball Records  and released their debut album,  I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love , in 2002. They signed with  Reprise Records  the next year and released their major label debut,  Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge , in 2004. Shortly after the album's release, Pelissier was replaced by Bob Bryar. A commercial success, the album was awarded platinum status over a year later.            They are famous with ...

      Rock music  is a broad genre of  popular music  that originated as " rock and roll " in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States.  It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of  blues ,  rhythm and blues , and from  country music . Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as  electric blues  and  folk , and incorporated influences from  jazz ,  classical  and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the  electric guitar , usually as part of a  rock group  with  electric bass ,  drums , and one or more  singers . Usually, rock is  song -based music usually with a  4/4 time signature  using a  verse–chorus form , but the genre has become extreme...

      Valia Mladenova Balkanska was born on the 8th of January 1942 in the small village Arda in Bulgaria. She is a bulgarian folk singer from the  Rhodope folklore area, popular with her performance of the folklore song "Izlel e delyu haidutin -  Излел е Делю хайдутин" which was included in the "Gold plate of Voiadvur - Златната плоча на Вояджър" of the american spacecrafts "Вояджър 1" and "Вояджър 2".   She is famous with her songs: "Izlel e delyu haidutin - Излел e Делю хайдутин", " Momichentse, malachichko - Момиченце, малачичко",  "R usa devoyka lipsala - Руса девойка липсала", "Kakvo e Novo stanalo - Какво е ново станало" and others.

  Rossitsa Peicheva is a Bulgarian folk and pop folk singer. She sings mainly songs from the Rhodope, but also from the Thracian and Strandja folklore regions. A longtime soloist of the Vievskaya folk group.She was born on 5August 1973 in the town of Lucky,Bulgaria.    She is famous with her songs:Росни ми ,росни,Росице,Рипни Калинке,Моя тъжна обич,Любе,любе and more.

      Ivelina Koleva is a bulgarian folk singer. She was born ot the 21th of January 1981 in Dobrich. Her sister is the famous pop-folk singer Preslava. She is part of the musical company "Painer - Пайнер" from 2009, which  publishes songs of the folk genre.      She is famous with her songs; "Elena moma - Елена мома", "With merrak, love and song - С мерак, любов и песен", "Chorbadvi Petko - Чорбаджи Петко", "Detelino. My flower - Детелино. Цвете мое", "Rumianо, mome hubava - Румяно, моме хубава" and others.

      Bulgarian folk music  is unique in its complex harmonies and highly irregular rhythms. These kinds of rhythms, also called  uneven beats  or  asymmetric measures , were introduced to musicologists only in  1886  when music teacher Anastas Stoyan published Bulgarian folk melodies for the first time. Examples of such beats are 5/8, 7/8, 8/8, 9/8 and 11/8, or composite ones like (5+7)/8, (15+14)/8 and (9+5)/16 – (9+5)/16. Each area of Bulgaria has a characteristic music and dance style. Bulgarian folk music inspired and was used by musicians like  Kate Bush  and  George Harrison .        Musical instruments (also characteristic of the whole  Balkan  region) include  gaida (bagpipe),  kaval  (rim-blown flute),  zurna  or  zurla  (another woodwind),  tambura  (guitar-like),  gadulka  (violin-like), and  tapan  (large two-side...

  Yanitsa Gospodinova Valkova , better known as Janitsa, is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer.She was born on 22 September 1982 in Rousse,Bulgaria.         She is famous with her songs: Vartelezhkata, Boom Dale, Iskushenie, Varnah ti go, V Pet mi zvani, Roklyata ti pada and more.

                                                            Emilia Ivanova Tzvetkova , better known as Emanuela, is a Bulgarian popfolk singer.She was born on 8 november 1981 in Sofia, Bulgaria.   She is famous with her songs:Skapoto se plashta,Napravi taka, Kupih ti sartse, Notarialno Zaveren, Oshte te obicham,Gleda  me na snimka, Vinovna, Bez chuvstva, Pozhelavam ti, Kato teb and more                                               

      Galin Petrov Gochev , better known as Galin, is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer. He was born on 12 March 1991 in Dobrich,Bulgaria. He is famous with his songs: Nyama da mi mine, Kak si kazhi, MeGusta, Neka da e tayno, Grehove ,Momche bez sartse and more.     

      Galina Vicheva Gencheva,known professionally as Galena is a Bulgarian singer. She was born on 21May 1985 in Smyadovo,Bulgaria.    She is famous with her   songs:          Sartse,Fenomenalen,Marrakesh,Moro mou,Pak li, Day mi and more.

         Petya Koleva Ivanova ,   better known by her stage name   Preslava , is a Bulgarian  singer. She was born on 26 June 1984 in Dobrich,Bulgaria.  She is considered one of the key names in the Bulgarian modern music, and won more than 30 awards since her debut in 2004.                    She is famous with her song:Iztreznyavash li, Da gori v lyubov,Ne se iztrivash,Obratno v  igrata,Rezhim neprilichna and more.     

           Pop-folk    is a Bulgarian music genre.Pop-folk is essentially a folk-inspired dance music   genre,  with a blend of Bulgarian music  (Bulgarian ethno-pop genre)  and also primary influences from Greek , Turkish  and Arabic.      

    L ubomir Cvetanov Kirov   is а bulgarian pop singer, musical producer and author of many hits in the pop music. Former vocalist of the band "Те". Member of the jury of seasons 2, 3 and 5 of the musical show "X Factor of Bulgaria".   He is famous with his songs: "Friends forever - Приятели Завинаги", "We fly - Летим", "More of you - Още от теб", "I Know - Знам", "I have only you - Имам само теб" and others.  

       Orlin Orlinov Pavlov was born on the 23th of April 1979 in the capital Sofia. His parents are  opera soloists of the Plovdiv's opera for 30 years.         He is famous with his songs: "Friends forever - Приятели завинаги", "Some more - Още малко", "Full recharge - Пълно презареждане", "Living legends - Живи легенди", "Together - Заедно" and more   

    Mihaela Fileva  was born on the 15th og May 1991 in Veliko Turnovo and she is a bulgarian singer. Her carier started in 2011 after she has  participates at the TV reality "X factor" where she gains popularity. Next year she became one of the top artists of the music department "Monte Music", where her musical producer was Grafa.      She is famous with her songs: "New Page - Нова страница", "All Nighht - Цяла нощ", "We play for Victory - Играем за победа", "Without Labels - Без етикети", "Boycott" and others.

              Poli Plamenova Genova is a bulgarian pop singer. She was born on the 10th of Febuary 1987 in Sofia. She presents Bulgaria in two  competitions  Eurovision - in 2011 and 2016. She was  also leading in the Children Eurovision in 2015, which was in the capital Sofia. Sinse 2017 Poli participates in the TV show "The voise of Bulgaria - Гласът на България" as a coach.       She is famous with her songs: "The Heroes - Героите", "Perfect Love", "Mr. President - Г-н Президент", "Yours - Твоя", "More - Още", "Rumors - Слухове", "If love was Crime", "Stubborn - На инат" and others.

      Vladimir Kirilov Ampov still known as Grafa was born on the 21th of July 1978 in the capital Sofia. He is a bulgarian pop singer, composer and musical producer. Tony Ampova and Kiril Ampov's son. His parents are part of a trio "E mergency - Спешен случай".       He is famous with his songs: "Friends Forever - Приятели завинаги", "Fire - Огън", "Drama Qeen", "Lone Wolf - Вълк Единак", "Maybe I, maybe you - Може би аз, може би ти" and others.

      The pop music or only "pop" is a genre in the music, which usually has a dance character,  simplified and repetitive shares, if the structure of the song is two-piece or parallelized. For first time the term occursed in 1926, but from 1954 it became separate  genre.        The concept of the pop is to present to the people something new, easy memorable and different from the template idea of music. Typical fot the melodies is, that they are easy memorable, which helps for the fast acceptance of the public. The most often it bets strongly expressed or melodic balads. Her audience is mostly of the young people.

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