Desi Dobreva

Desi Dobreva is a well-known singer and a TV host in Bulgaria with multiple concerts in Bulgaria and abroad. Desi graduated from the National School of Arts "Dobri Hristov" in Varna, Major: Classical Piano. In 2005 she graduated from the National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov", Sofia, with two Master's Degrees - Pop and Jazz Singing and Musical Pedagogy. In 2007 Desi graduated from Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA, as a Bachelor in Voice Performance. As an excellent student, her name was entered in the annual almanac of the USA: The National Dean's List 2006. Desi became famous with her participation as a lead singer in the nightly TV show "Slavi's Show" and as an author and a TV host of the Bulgarian National TV's show "Night Flight". Dobreva has participated in multiple projects such as: "The Legend" of Lili Ignatova, "The Comics" (bTV), the "National Guards Orchestra" and the "Bulgarian National Radio", "BalkanSky" with Theodosii Spasov, the spectacles "The Mistery of Enyovden" and "The Circus" with "National Art", the project "Madcap" and others. Desi has performed at such prestigious stages as the legendary Royal Albert Hall and Astoria Hall (London, UK), as well as at the so-famous jazz-club Blue Note (New York, USA), Mann Auditorium (Tel Aviv, Israel), Copernicus Theater (Chicago, USA), Harvard University, Regent Theatre and Berklee Performing Center (Boston, USA), National Palace of Culture (Sofia, Bulgaria), Arena Armeetz (Sofia, Bulgaria), National Stadium "Vasil Levski" (Sofia, Bulgaria). She has sung also in Russia, Italy, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Belarus, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Romania, Macedonia, China, as well as yearly tours in the USA and Canada. She has worked as a vocal teacher in the National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" and many times has been a jury member of musical contests. Desi has also taken part in Varna's Drama Theatre "Stoyan Bachvarov" as an actress and vocalist. Dobreva, together with associate professor Valia Manolova, is an author of a music manual for kindergarten (2013). Desi Dobreva has received many awards both at Bulgarian and international contests, among which are: For singing: Grand Prize at "Evrofest 2014" - Macedonia, 2014 Performer of The Year for "BG Radio" - Bulgaria, 2010 Second Prize at the "11th Asia New Singer Competition" - China, 2010 First Prize at "Golden Voices" - Moldova, 2010 "Varna Award" in the field of Music - Bulgaria, 2009 Grand Prize at "Kemervision" - Turkey, 2009 Performer of The Year for "Fan TV" - Bulgaria, 2008 Award from "The Great American Song Contest" - USA, 2006 Two awards from "The Billboard World Song Contest" - USA, 2006 Top song in the "Indie 104 iRadio" LA - USA, 2005 Audience Prize of "Discovery'99" - Bulgaria, 1999 The Special Prize of "FIDOF" - Lithuania, 1999 Desi is the first official Good Will Ambassador of the campaign "Bulgarian Youth Delegate" 2010/2011 to the UN. As a representative of the Bulgarian Cultural Center in the USA and throughout her career as a musician, Desi has been actively promoting Bulgarian culture across Europe and the USA. As a socially committed person, Desi is an active supporter of social causes such as UNICEF's initiative for Bulgarian orphans "The Magnificent Six"; "The Avon Walk Around the World for Breast Cancer" and "Tomorrow for everyone"; "The Bulgarian Christmas", an initiative of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria; Pampers & UNICEF "1 pack = 1 vaccine". Desi also supports social projects of The International Art of Living Foundation for a healthy lifestyle and environmental care and doing positive changes in Bulgaria and wider.