Dara (singer)
| Dara | |
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| Birth name | Darina Yotova |
| Born |
September 9, 1998 Varna, Bulgaria |
| Origin | Varna, Bulgaria |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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Darina Yotova (Bulgarian: Дарина Йотова, born September 9, 1998), better known by her stage name Dara, (stylized also as DARA) is a Bulgarian pop singer, who rose to fame in late 2015 after reaching the final in the Bulgarian edition of The X Factor. She is currently signed to Virginia Records and in 2016 she released her debut single "K'vo Ne Chu" under the label.[1]
Career
2015–16: X–Factor
Born in Varna, in 2015 Darina participated in the Bulgarian version of the reality show The X Factor where she finished third, with Bulgarian rapper Krisko being her mentor.
2016–present: Early career
Following her departure from The X Factor, Darina signed a record deal with Bulgarian music label Virginia Records and adopted the stage name Dara. In the summer of 2016, she released her debut single "K'vo Ne Chu", accompanied by a music video. A few weeks later, the single peaked the Bulgarian charts and a subsequent English version of the song by the name of "Onto You" was released on September 29, directed towards an international audience.[2]
On March 12, 2017, Dara released her second single entitled "Rodena Takava", also accompanied by a music video.[3] A few months later, on July 21, she made her first guest appearance on a single named "Nyama Da Si Tragnesh S Drug" by labelmates Plamen & Ivo alongside Bulgarian hip-hop duo Pavell and Venci Venc'.[4] On September 29, Dara's third single "Nedei", with the official music video was released on YouTube.[5]
Discography
| Dara discography | |
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| Music videos | 4 |
| Singles | 3 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| BUL | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | ITA | NZ | SWE | UK | US | ||||
| "K'vo Ne Chu" | 2016 | 1[6] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Rodena Takava" | 2017 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nedei" | 2017 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUL | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | ITA | NZ | SWE | UK | US | ||||
| "Nyama Da Si Tragnesh S Drug" (Plamen & Ivo featuring Dara, Pavell & Venci Venc') |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| As main performer | |||
| 2016 | "K'vo Ne Chu" | Lyusi Ilarionov, Andrey Andreev | |
| 2017 | "Rodena Takava" | Lyusi Ilarionov, Georgi Markov[7] | |
| As featured performer | |||
| 2017 | "Nyama Da Si Tragnesh S Drug" | Lyusi Ilarionov, Georgi Markov | Plamen & Ivo featuring Dara, Pavell & Venci Venc' |
Personal life
In 2016 she briefly dated Bulgarian web-based comedian and video producer Kristian Tanev.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Дарина Йотова - Dara: Честити ми 18" [Darina Yotova - Dara: Happy 18th birthday]. Signal.bg (in Bulgarian). September 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV8ebbaW_yA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuHSmAw2jrU
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3I_TGwdI-4
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0QeuHoGeg
- ↑ https://acharts.co/song/100910
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WbP9WFXmDc
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9hrNIUqT7A
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpuFXfpI7A8