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SUMMARY
»» 13 years singing & recording career in diverse genres and styles
»» Hundreds of concerts, gigs & performances
»» More than 100 TV appearances and performances
»» 25 years classical piano career, numerous international prizes and awards
»» 8 classical piano compositions
»» 2nd Prize for piano performance at Oberlin International Piano Festival and Competition, USA
»» 1 pop album released (2nd currently in production) + 5 stand-alone singles
»» Winner of 2003 “Debut of the Year” award by Bulgarian National Television
»» Single “Platonichno” was No. 1 in Bulgaria for 6 weeks + named 3rd biggest Bulgarian pop hit of the
half-decade
»» Performance at New Year’s Eve Concert of Bulgarian National TV in downtown Sofia (more than 10,000
audience + several million LIVE TV viewers)
»» Bachelor’s Degree in Music
SELECTED VOCAL PERFORMANCES
»» I Put a Spell on You - youtube.com/watch?v=WulLHOGePRA
»» I Feel Good - youtube.com/watch?v=GhN26KxfWJ8
»» Something’s Got a Hold on Me - youtube.com/watch?v=RHUlvoFqrcM
SELECTED PIANO PERFORMANCES
»» Mix of Classical Performances - youtube.com/watch?v=kiRsVenHwZg
»» Chopin – Fantasia-Empromptu - youtube.com/watch?v=GNLHawArKYY
»» Chopin – Nucturne No. 20 - youtube.com/watch?v=ZksvgQ3pSe8
Stratiya I. Stratiev
Lyulin 027-D-76
Sofia 1336, Bulgaria
stratia.stratiev@gmail.com
+359.898.582.548
facebook.com/stratia.stratiev
facebook.com/stratiamusic
youtube.com/user/stratiastratiev
instagram.com/stratia
soundcloud.com/stratia
S T R A T I A
SINGER/SONGWRITER
PIANIST/KEYBOARD PLAYER
indie/pop/rock • jazz/blues/soul
classical piano

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SELECTED SINGING EXPERIENCE
»» Summer club tour in Bulgaria – more than 40 concerts, with dance troupe (6 - 8/2003)
»» 3 concerts with Russian pop duo TATU, with dance troupe – Sofia, Varna & Burgas (8/2003)
»» Summer club tour in Bulgaria – more than 60 concerts, with dance troupe (6 - 9/2004)
»» More than 20 pop concerts with band (piano, percussions, guitar) – Bulgaria (2005)
»» Winter club tour in Bulgaria – 8 shows, with dance troupe (12/2007)
»» 2 pop concerts, with dance troupe – Plovdiv & Dimitrovgrad (11/2008)
»» 3 piano & voice concerts at “Studio 5” music club: jazz standards & evergreens – Sofia (2011)
»» Acoustic piano & voice pop concert at “Studio 5” music club – Sofia (6/2012)
»» Piano & voice performance at Dazibao Publishing Gala at “Sofia Live Club” – Sofia (11/2012)
»» 3 Jazz, Blues & Soul concerts at “Studio 5” music club – Sofia (2013)
»» Jazz, Blues & Soul concert with band (piano, percussions, guitar) at “Studio 5” music club – Sofia (3/2014)
»» Regular nightly piano & vocal performances at elite “Moskovska 15” restaurant: pop, jazz standards, ever-
greens – Sofia (7 - 9/2014)
LIVE TV PERFORMANCES
»» Performed debut single “Po-Blizo” at Song of the Year Music Contest – LIVE on MSAT TV (9/2002)
»» Performed at Bulgarian Manager of the Year Awards – LIVE on Nova TV (2003)
»» Performed at “Ford Models Supermodel of the World - Bulgaria” annual model search competition – LIVE
on bTV (9/2003)
»» Performed at 2 New Year’s Eve Concerts of Bulgarian National Television in downtown Sofia (more than
10,000 audience + several million TV viewers) – LIVE on Channel 1 (12/2003, 12/2004)
»» Performed at Miss Bulgaria annual national beauty contest – LIVE on Channel 1 (Bulgarian National Televi-
sion) (3/2004)
»» Performed at Bulgarian Car of the Year Awards – LIVE on Channel 1 (Bulgarian National Television) (2004)
»» Performed at Bulgarian Football Player of the Year Awards – LIVE on Nova TV (2004)
SINGING AWARDS & CHART POSITIONS
»» 1st Prize at Children’s Singing Contest - Svilengrad (1986)
»» 2nd Prize (as a soloist) at National Choral Singing Competition – Yambol (1988)
»» 1st Prize (as a soloist) at European Choral Singing Competition – Athens, Greece (1992)
»» Winner of “Debut of the Year” Award for new singers of Bulgarian National Television (2003)
»» Nominated for Bulgarian Artist of the Year at Annual Music Awards of BG Radio (2004)
»» Debut single “Po-blizo” (Closer) reached No. 1 in most Bulgarian music charts (2003)
»» 2nd single “Platonichno” (Platonically) was No. 1 for 6 weeks in most Bulgarian music charts (2003)
»» “Platonichno” named 3rd biggest Bulgarian pop hit of the half-decade (2000 - 2005) by BG Radio (2005)
»» Singles “S Teb” (With You), “Nevazmozhno” (Impossible) and “Otnovo” (Again) reach top 10 in most Bul-
garian pop music charts (2004, 2005, 2007)
»» Single “Silent Night” – most played Christmas song on Bulgarian National Radio & BG Radio (2007)
SELECTED PIANO EXPERIENCE
»» 1st Piano Recital at age 14 – Bach, Mozart, Bartók, Vladigerov, Pipkov – Dimitrovgrad (1990)
»» Piano Recital – Bach, Beethoven & Schuman – Dimitrovgrad (1991)
»» Performed at Student Clavier Festival – Plovdiv (1992)
»» 7 Piano Recitals – my own works – Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo, Plovdiv, Sofia (1992)
»» 2 Piano Concerts – Chopin, Liszt & Rachmaninoff – Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo (1993)
»» 3 Piano Concerts – Beethoven sonatas – Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo, Plovdiv (1995)
»» Performed at Plovdiv Music Academy Commencement Ceremony – Plovdiv (1995)
»» 2 Piano Concerts at the Plovdiv Music Academy and Sofia Music Academy – Liszt, Cesar Franck,
Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Scriabin, Debussy – Plovdiv, Sofia (1996)
»» Performed at National Chamber Music Awards – Sofia (1997)

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»» Piano concert – Baroque music (Scarlatti, Rameau, Handel, Bach) – Plovdiv (1998)
»» 3 piano concerts at “Studio 5” music club – Chopin, Liszt – Sofia (2011)
»» Piano concert at “Studio 5” music club – Chopin, Liszt, my own works – Sofia (6/2012)
»» Piano concert – Bach, Mozart, my own works – Sofia (2013)
»» Piano performance in pop duo – concert at “365” Club – Sofia (5/2015)
PIANO AWARDS & COMPETITIONS
»» 1st Prize at Regional Competition for Young Pianists – Haskovo (1986)
»» Jury Prize for best piano composition at National Festival of Instrumental Arts – Tryavna (1991)
»» Special Jury Prize for best piano composition at 1st National Academic Competition of General Art – Plo-
vdiv (1993)
»» 2nd Prize for piano performance at Oberlin International Piano Festival and Competition at The Oberlin
Conservatory of Music – Oberlin, USA (1996)
OTHER TV APPEARANCES
»» Highlight: More than 100 TV appearances, performances and interviews over 13 years
»» Selected: “Good morning, Bulgaria” (TV7), “Hello, Bulgaria” (Nova TV), “Sweet Revenge” (bTV), “Up
Close” (Channel 1), “Flight over the Night” (Channel 1), “Over Coffee” (Nova TV), “Alarm Clock” (TV7),
“Hot” (Nova TV), “Lifestyle” (Eurocom), “Night Shift” (MM TV), “Interactive” (MM TV), “This Morning”
(bTV), and others.
»» At “Azis’s Show”, TV2 (12/2007): youtube.com/watch?v=pD5fQFvfAa0
»» At “Good Morning, Bulgaria”, TV7 (4/2012): youtube.com/watch?v=OZArpZ3IDXQ
»» At “Good Morning, Bulgaria”, TV7 (12/2012): youtube.com/watch?v=5n4vBq6hLVI
»» At “Up Close”, Channel 1 (4/2014): youtube.com/watch?v=l1vy7NWXqzw
DISCOGRAPHY
»» Debut album: Don’t You Believe – in Bulgarian, 9 original songs (2003)
»» 2nd album (in production): Resurrection – in English, 12 original songs (2016)
»» Stand-alone singles: Отново/Otnovo (Again) (2007), Man from the Moon (2012), Real Love (2012), Тиха
Нощ/Tiha nosht (Silent Night) (2007)
»» Unreleased single: ДНК Спирали/DNA Spirals (2010)
»» Non-studio (concert) recordings: Transcendence (2013), I Love You (2011), Имаш право на мечти/Imash
Pravo na Mechti (You Have a Right to Dream) (2008), Skin to Skin (2013)
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOS
»» Man from the Moon - youtube.com/watch?v=J-GXa07EoUs
»» Real Love - youtube.com/watch?v=-tvx1aA3I5E
»» По-близо/Po blizo (Closer) - youtube.com/watch?v=9UpOFi2Q_l4
»» Отново/Otnovo (Again) - youtube.com/watch?v=BlMHbh9wK8Q
»» С теб/S teb (With You) - youtube.com/watch?v=1D-HI__yplo
»» Няма да спра/Niama da spra (I Won’t Stop) - youtube.com/watch?v=wxl4vytLwbQ
»» Невъзможно/Nevazmozhno (Impossible) - youtube.com/watch?v=v6-jKuUTjWM
»» Mega-mix - youtube.com/watch?v=PoqttK1oPp0
PIANO COMPOSITIONS
»» Etude in A minor (1992)
»» Etude in C minor (1993)
»» Waltz in F minor (1993)
»» Waltz in A minor (1993)
»» Confession – modern composition (1993)

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»» Furioso – modern composition (1994) - youtube.com/watch?v=LjWeUfoJufY
»» Etude in C-sharp minor (1994)
»» Storm and Sunshine – modern composition (1995)
LABELS, CONTRACTS & ENDORSEMENTS
»» Record labels: Degris Ltd. (2002 - 2005), Dazibao Publishing (2012 - 2015)
»» 360 degree contract: Emstra Ltd. (2015 - 2018)
»» Distribution contract: Vitosha Entertainment Ltd. – for Don’t You Believe album and all singles thereof
»» Official sponsor: BBB Group (one of the biggest fruit juice companies in Bulgaria) – for Don’t You Believe
album publishing, as well as “S Teb” & “Nevazmozhno” music videos
»» Media partners: BG Radio, TV Channel 8, TV 7 Days – for Don’t You Believe album
»» Digital distribution contract: Silvernoise & KVZ Music (2012 - 2015)
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
»» Co-producer of MO’s debut single “The One and Only”
»» Producer of Toria’s song “Sebe Si”
»» Maria Ilieva – back vocals in “Niama Da Spra” & “Platonichno” remix
»» Maria Ignatova – duet in “Nevazmozhno”
»» Magga – producer of “Platonichno” and “Po-blizo”
»» Vania Shtereva – author of “Platonichno” lyrics
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
»» DANCER at Degris dance troupe (10/2000 - 3/2002)
Highlight: More than 100 concerts and clubs performances
Key events: LIVE performances at Annual Music Awards of MMTV (3/2001, 3/2002)
Format: Modeled after Russian dance troupe Todes, with instructors from Todes
Style: hip-hop, jazz, contemporary
»» PRODUCER at “Shared with Kamelia”, TV7 National Television – the most popular daily talk show at the
time (9/2010 - 11/2011)
Highlight: Helped create more than 80 shows with more than 320 guests
Show format: 1 host, 3-5 guests; duration: 60 min.
As a Producer: chose topics, decided structure, wrote scripts, found guests, wrote questions for guests
»» CO-AUTHOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER at “The Secret of Happiness”, TV7 National Television – a
weekly TV program on popular psychology and wellness (11/2011 - 5/2013)
Highlight: Created more than 80 shows with more than 130 guests
Show format: 1 host, 2-4 guests, feature story (documentary style), duration: 40 min.
As a Co-author: created the show concept, scope of content & range of topics
As an Executive Producer: chose topics, determined structure, created content, wrote scripts, edited
scripts, found guests, wrote questions for guests, managed staff, oversaw filming
Managed 13 people: a creative team of 4 (host, reporter, producer, script-writer) + a technical staff of 9
Maintained show’s Facebook page
»» PRODUCER at “Veneta’s Diary”, TV7 National Television – a daily talk show (5/2015)
Highlight: Helped create 3 shows with 12 guests
Show format: 1 host, 4 guests; duration: 60 min.
As a Producer: chose topics, decided structure, wrote scripts, found guests, wrote questions for guests
»» TEACHER
Piano: Taught piano to 20 students (beginner to intermediate level) ages 6-17 for 5 hours/day, 6 days/
week at Dimitrovgrad Arts Center – Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria (9/1998 - 3/2000)

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Vocal: Couched 2 students (pop, jazz, soul & funk style) for 3 hours/week total (11/2014 - present)
EDUCATION
»» ACADEMY OF MUSIC, DANCE AND FINE ARTS, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Degree: Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Piano) (7/2000)
Certificate: Piano Teaching
Piano instructors: Prof. Roksna Bogdanova and Prof. Rostislav Yovchev
Major coursework: Harmony, Polyphony, Music Theory, Solfeggio, Music Analysis, Symphonic
Orchestration, Vocal Technique, Choral Conducting, History of Music, Methodology of Piano Teaching,
Methodology of Teaching Music Theory and Solfeggio
»» VASSIL LEVSKI SECONDARY SCHOOL, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
Degree: Diploma of secondary education with a major in Music Theory and Piano (6/1995)
Certificate (Minor): Music Management
»» PIANO MASTER CLASSES
Prof. Sedmara Rutstein (Oberlin Conservatory of Music, USA) – Oberlin, USA (1996)
Prof. Günter Reinhold (Academy of Music Karlsruhe, Germany) – High performance mastery of Bee-
thoven’s clavier sonatas – Plovdiv (1997)
»» MAJOR TEACHERS
Piano: Tonka Teneva (1982 - 1989), Valentina Hadzhipetrova (1989 - 1990), Sijka Stefanova (1990 -
1991), Ilza Mincheva (1992 - 1995)
Vocal: Maria Klincheva (1998 - 2000), Milka Dragneva (2000 - 2003), Radiana Zaduma (2011), Georgi
Simeonov (2012)
OTHER SKILLS & ABILITIES
»» Personal: Highly responsible, conscientious, detail-oriented, self-guided, self-disciplined, hard-working
»» Interpersonal: Friendly, patient, tolerant, respectful, positive
»» Technical: Arranging (Cubase)
»» Languages: Bulgarian – native. English – very good understanding; good speaking and writing. Russian –
very good understanding; good speaking
»» Other: Driver’s Licence, Non-smoker
SELECTED REVIEWS & PRESS COVERAGE
»» “The silent perfectionist Stratia” - on the cover of “I” (07/2003) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/10.jpg
“Мълчаливият перфекционист Стратия.”
»» “Stratia: if my happiness were contagious, the planet would be a smile” - on the cover of “Teenager
Love” (10/2007) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/11.jpg
“Стратия: Ако щастието ми е заразно, планетата би била една усмивка.”
»» “When his childhood dream to become a singer comes true, he quickly reaches the top in pop-mu-
sic. His hits “Platonically”, “Po-blizo” and “S teb” are favorites of the audience.” - ”For the Woman”
(10/2004) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/1.jpg
“Когато сбъдва детската си мечта да стане певец, бързо достига върховете в попмузиката. Хитовете
му “Платонично”, По-близо” и “С теб” са любими на публиката.”
»» “He dazzles with exotic presence, seductive voice and incredibly graceful movements. His most valu-
able qualities however cannot be perceived from the TV screen. Stratia is a natural, sincere and very
spiritual person.” - ”For the Woman” (10/2004) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/2.jpg
“Замайва с екзотично излъчване, съблазнителен глас и невероятни пластични движения. Най-ценните

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му качества обаче не могат да бъдат забелязани от телевизионния екран. Стратия е естествен, искрен
и много духовен човек.”
»» “The rising star Stratia Stratiev made an indisputable boom on the Bulgarian pop scene. His first
single “Po-blizo” became a smash hit in a couple of weeks’ time and occupies the top positions in the
domestic charts of leading radio stations.” - ”Paparazzo” (2/2003) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/3.jpg
“Безспорен бум на българския поп-подиум направи новоизгряващия певец Стратия Стратиев.
Неговият първи сингъл „По-близо“ за няколко седмици стана хит и е в челните места на родните
чартове на водещи радиостанции.”
»» “Stratia already has under his belt 3 singles and 2 official videos, which reached popularity in an as-
toundingly short period of time.” - ”Candidly and personally” (2/2004) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/4.jpg
“Стратия има зад гърба си вече три сингъла и два видеоклипа, добили популярност за изумително
кратко време.”
»» Stratia is among the few [artists] who have the makings and preparation for this. ...I was very glad
that at the end of last year Stratia took the prize of “Melomania” for [most] successful debut. His tal-
ent and efforts deserve to be rewarded. This guy doesn’t spare himself for the audience. – Fan letter to
“Candidly and Personally” (2/2004) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/5.jpg
“Стратия е един от малкото, които имат данните и подготовката за това. ...Много се зарадвах, че в края
на миналата година Стратия взе наградата за успешен дебют на предавеното “Меломания”. Талантът
и усилията му заслужават да бъдат възнаградени. Това момче знае как да се раздава на публиката.”
»» For a very long time there hasn’t been such an aggressive debut on the Bulgarian pop scene. - “For the
Woman” (9/2002) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/6.jpg
“Отдавна на българската поп-сцена не е имало толкова агресивен дебют.”
»» “He has all that it takes to be a star with a global name. I am convinced [in that] and I strongly believe
in him. There are people who are born to be stars. He is always in the process of improving himself.”
- Victoria Garmashevskaya (President of Degris), in “Teenager Love” (10/2002) stratia.s3.amazonaws.
com/i/7.jpg
„Той има всичко, за да бъде звезда със световно име. Аз съм убедена и вярвам много в него. Има хора,
които са се родили да бъдат звезди. Той постоянно е в процес на самоусъвършенстване.“
»» “He is very different from all the others – both in music style and in stage presence. I had only heard
about him but when he came on stage I was speechless. …This artist has an incredible voice. His pos-
itive qualities are so many that there isn’t even anybody I can compare him with. - “Personal Drama”
(10/2002) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/8.jpg
“Той е много по-различен от всички останали и като стил в музиката, и като сценично поведение. За
него само бях чувала, но когато се появи пред публиката, аз онемях. ... Този певец има невероятен
глас. Положителните му качества са толкова много, че дори няма с кого да го сравня.”
»» “After a pause of more than two years, he returned with “Otnovo” and the ambition to be extremely
frank and genuine.” - “BRAVO” (10/2007) stratia.s3.amazonaws.com/i/9.jpg
“След повече от две години пауза той се завърна с “Отново” и амбицията да е крайно откровен и
истинкси.”
REFERENCES
»» Prof. Roksna Bogdanova – Piano professor at Plovdiv Music Academy
»» Prof. Rostislav Yovchev – Piano professor at Plovdiv Music Academy
»» Victoria Garmashevskaya – President of Degris Ltd.
»» Boris Bonchev – President of Toxity Records
»» Hilda Kazasyan – Owner of “Studio 5” Music Club & Jazz Singer
»» Yana Ivanova – Manager at Dazibao Publishing