Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2026 All Rights Reserved

“Kafal sviri” is the latest project by talented Gabriela Ivanova from Dublin

Photo: personal archive

Gabriela Ivanova is a 13-year-old teenage singer who lives in Dublin. The young talent has had several successful musical projects with famous Bulgarian musicians. Her latest project has been recently released, showing the entire palette of her vocal capabilities, supplemented with arrangement by Krasimir Marchev. There are four voices in the song but actually all of them are Gabby's voice. The song is a new reading of the classic work "Kafal Sviri" by Bulgarian composer Petar Lyondev, created for choral performance.

Check out the video to "Kafal sviri" - Gabi's latest project:

The young singer has over 40 Bulgarian and international singing awards and is one of Bulgaria's talented children, supported by the Dimitar Berbatov Foundation. She is known to the Bulgarian audience with her song "S men i teb" that she performs together with Bulgarian hip-hop and R'n'B singer, producer and host VenZy. Last year, at the International Charity Bazaar in Dublin, Gabriela Ivanova made an audience of more than 2,000 people dance by singing two Bulgarian folk songs with great emotion.

"Although Gabriela lives and studies in Dublin, she does not forget her roots and the magic and charm in Bulgarian folklore and the fact it does not get old, but can always be relevant to the future generations, depending on how it is presented," says her mother Liliana Dancheva.

More about the talented young Bulgarian:

Gabriela Ivanova’s path to success in music and her life in Dublin

Compiled by: Veneta Nikolova

English: Al. Markov




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Nadejda Tzanova

Leading Bulgarian musicians join Estonia’s Evgeny Mravinsky festival

On 23 and 24 November, in Narva and Tallinn, the Narva City Symphony Orchestra (Narva Linna Sümfooniaorkester) under chief conductor Anatoli Shchura presents an intriguing programme featuring works by Mozart, Alfred Schnittke, and Bulgarian composer..

published on 11/21/25 9:35 AM

"Against Time" … The return of Factor Band

“Friends”, “The Main Street”, “The Tall Girl”, “Till the Last Hour”, “Guitar on the Platform”, and many more… Rock hits with deep lyrics and messages that shaped more than one generation — this is what we find in the new double live album by the band..

published on 11/20/25 1:12 PM

Unique opera and ballet festivities in Stara Zagora to start on November 21

One of the most significant events on Bulgaria’s cultural calendar - the Festival of Opera and Ballet Art in Stara Zagora - traditionally will open with a premiere by the host company, the Stara Zagora State Opera .  On November 21 and 22,..

published on 11/20/25 7:25 AM