Bogdana Karadocheva
Founder
Bogdana Karadocheva is one of the most loved and famous Bulgarian singers. Born in Sofia into a family of intellectuals, she was raised by a French governess.
Her musical career began when she was 14 years old. In 1969, she became the first Bulgarian performer to receive the Grand Prize in the International Golden Orpheus Competition, and the chairman of the jury, Bruno Coquatrix, also presented her with the Prize of the Association of French Musical Theatres. In the 1970s, she sang with world stars such as K. Frances, Adamo, Gilbert Bécaud, Cliff Richard, Charles Aznavour, Josephine Baker. She also participated in Emil Dimitrov's concert at the European theatre in Paris (1972). Bogdana has released several records with the companies "Pathe Marconi" and "Philips" and dozens with "Balkanton".
Her most famous songs are "Dano" ("If next to any good humanbeing", which became an anthem of the democratic changes in Bulgaria), "We age slowly", "Ivane, Ivane", "New year", "Hopeless case", "Bermuda triangle". Mrs. Karadocheva was declared an honorary citizen of Sofia in 2018.