1. Poli Plamenova Genova is a Bulgarian singer, songwriter, actress, and television presenter.
18 Facts About Poli Genova
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Poli Genova later went on to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Na inat", which did not qualify for the final.
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Poli Genova returned to Eurovision five years later in 2016, for the second time representing Bulgaria with the song "If Love Was a Crime".
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Poli Genova brought Bulgaria to the final for the first time since 2007, placing fourth, which is Bulgaria's second highest placing ever, behind her successor Kristian Kostov's 2nd place the following year.
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Outside of performing, Poli Genova has appeared as a coach or mentor on The Voice of Bulgaria and X Factor Bulgaria, voiced the Bulgarian version of Judy Hopps in the film Zootopia, and hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia.
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Poli Genova was awarded a special award by Bulgarian National Television at the Golden Orpheus Festival for her duet with Rangelova.
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Poli Genova graduated from the Lyubomir Pipkov National School of Music, where she studied clarinet, and later attended the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts.
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Poli Genova was part of the UNICEF charity project The Magnificent Six.
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Poli Genova was one of the finalists of the Bulgarian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "One Lifetime Is Not Enough".
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Poli Genova later returned to the Bulgarian national selection in 2011 with the song "Na inat".
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Poli Genova went on to win the competition, and earned the right to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
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On 21 October 2015, it was announced that Poli Genova would be hosting the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Sofia.
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On 5 June 2016, Poli Genova performed a gig at Clapham Grand Theatre in London.
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Poli Genova was a special guest at the 2016 MAD Video Music Awards in Athens, where she performed with Greek singer Demy.
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Poli Genova became a coach on The Voice of Bulgaria in 2017, when the show premiered its fourth season and remained a part of the lineup in the fifth season.
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Poli Genova is said to be planning a third Eurovision entry.
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Besides being recognized as a singer, Poli Genova is an actress, performing in her own musical theater for children based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale The Ugly Duckling.
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Poli Genova starred as The Idea in the puppet play Some can do it, Others cannot.