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sofi final marinova after winning the bulgarian eurovision 2012 national 1992 -- present sofia , bulgaria ara audio-video , sunny music sofi marinova 5 december 1975 solo_singer vocals pop-folk , ethno-pop , dance sofi_marinova_after_winning_bulgarian_national_final . jpg sofi marinova
 sofiya marinova kamenova singer-songwriter
sofi marinova

sofiya marinova kamenova , better known as sofi marinova -lrb- , -rrb- , -lrb- born 5 december 1975 in sofia , bulgaria -rrb- is a bulgarian pop-folk and ethno-pop singer of romani descent .
she is one of the most popular singers in bulgaria , famed for her extreme five-octave vocal range .
she has won multiple music awards and contests .
Оften called `` the romani pearl '' and `` the romani nightingale '' , she is compared to bulgarian pop singer , lili ivanova .
in february 2012 she won the bulgarian eurovision national final with the song `` love unlimited '' , thus becoming the representative of bulgaria in the 2012 eurovision song contest in baku , azerbaijan .
