Golden Orpheus
{{Short description|Former Bulgarian song contest}}
{{Infobox music festival
| name = Golden Orpheus
| image = Golden Orpheus Logo.svg
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| location = Sunny Beach, Bulgaria
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| years_active = 1965–1999
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| organized = Bulgarian National Television
| genre = Various
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Golden Orpheus ({{langx|bg|Златният Орфей}}, Zlatniyat Orfey) was an international vocal competition and song contest, held annually from 1965 to 1999 in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.{{Cite web |title=Достопримечательности Солнечного Берега - Настоящая Болгария |url=http://www.bulgariareal.ru/kurorty_bolgarii/solnechniy-bereg/dostoprimechatelnosti.php |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.bulgariareal.ru}}
The festival program included a Bulgarian song competition, an international vocal competition and concerts outside the festival's competitive program. The event quickly grew into one of the most prestigious festivals in Eastern Europe during socialism. Among the winners of the vocal competition are Alla Pugacheva and Etta Scollo. Over the years, the festival has featured international pop stars such as Tina Turner and Julio Iglesias as guests. The event has been broadcast by the International Radio and Television Organisation on the Intervision network since 1967 with a viewership of nearly 200 million viewers.{{Cite web |title=Концерт с песните на "Златния Орфей" в памет на Генко Генов |url=https://btvnovinite.bg/predavania/tazi-sabota-i-nedelia/koncert-s-pesnite-na-zlatnija-orfej-v-pamet-na-genko-genov.html |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=bTV Новините |language=bg}}
Since the 2010s, instead of the Golden Orpheus, the Discovery pop music festival has been organized in Varna, where performers from around the world perform, including In-Grid and Il Volo.{{Cite web |date=2016-05-23 |title=Шариф стал триумфатором экс-«Золотого Орфея» |url=https://www.intermedia.ru/news/295688 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.intermedia.ru |language=ru}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXQBg8zdmOY |title=IN-GRID "Discovery Festival" Varna - Bulgaria |date=2012-01-15 |last=ingridalberini |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2EN_BNMUzg |title=Il Volo, Gianluca Ginoble - Can't Help Falling In love (Sofia, Bulgaria 14/07/2022) |date=2022-07-22 |last=vesselotovessy |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}
Selected winners of the Grand Prix
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- 1966: Yordanka Hristova (Bulgaria)
- 1971: Maria Pakhomenko (USSR)
- 1974: Lili Ivanova (Bulgaria)
- 1975: Alla Pugachova (USSR){{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u96_8lMxTY |title=Алла Пугачева - Ты снишься мне (Золотой Орфей, 1975 г.) |date=2015-06-04 |last=Alla Pugacheva Fan Channel |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2TbUq38Y0 |title=Алла Пугачёва получила в 1975 году приз "Золотой Орфей" |date=2009-08-17 |last=A |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9l1_k3mSCo |title=Репортаж Болгарского ТВ о "Золотом орфее" - 1975. |date=2010-04-09 |last=k-ole-99 |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}
- 1976: Farah Maria (Cuba)
- 1977: Roza Rymbayeva (USSR)
- 1981: {{ill|Dagmar Frederic|de}} (GDR)
- 1984: Debbie Campbell (USA)
- 1988: Tamara Gverdtsiteli (USSR){{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsZGpFdgRFo |title=Музыкальный фестиваль "Золотой Орфей" в Болгарии, с участием Т. Гвердцители. Эфир 20.06.1988 г. |date=2018-06-20 |last=Советское телевидение. ГОСТЕЛЕРАДИОФОНД |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}
- 1990: Etta Scollo (Italy){{Cite web |date=2012-03-24 |title=Фестиваль "Песня года". Золотой Орфей |url=http://pesnyagoda.nm.ru/zolotoj_orfei.htm |access-date=2024-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324233648/http://pesnyagoda.nm.ru/zolotoj_orfei.htm |archive-date=2012-03-24 }}
- 1992: Henry Winter (Ireland)
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Selected first prize winners
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- 1968: Marion Rung (Finland)
- 1970: Biser Kirov (Bulgaria)
- 1971: Omara Portuondo (Cuba) and Ben Cramer (The Netherlands), (shared)Billboard (10 July 1971) [https://books.google.com/books?id=tggEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Ben+Cramer%22+%22Orpheus%22&pg=PA42-IA20 Song Contest is Without 1st Prize Winner]
- 1973: Sofia Rotaru (USSR)
- 1974: Sergei Zakharov (USSR)
- 1974: Nereyda Naranjo (Cuba)
- 1975: Lee Towers (Netherlands)
- 1976: Enzo Gusman (Malta)
- 1979: Albert Asadullin (USSR)
- 1980: Valery Leontiev (USSR)
- 1981: Argelia Fragoso (Cuba)
- 1986: Albita Rodriguez (Cuba)
- 1988: Marusha (Cuba)
- 1992: Henry Winter (Ireland)
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Selected second prize winners
- 1969: Yuri Bogatikov (USSR)
- 1975: Elizabeth de Gracia (Cuba)
- 1976: Eugene Martynov (USSR)
- 1992: Philipp Kirkorov (Russia)
Selected third prize winners
- 1968: Joseph Kobzon (USSR)
- 1972: Lev Leshchenko (USSR)
- 1982: Miguel Chávez (Cuba)
- 1984: María de Jesus (Cuba)
Notable interval act performers
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- Ornella Vanoni – 1969
- Josephine Baker – 1970
- Gilbert Bécaud – 1971
- Salvatore Adamo - 1972
- Rosita Fornés – 1972
- Gianni Morandi – 1973
- Ricchi e Poveri – 1973
- Julio Iglesias – 1973
- Karel Gott – 1974, 1986
- Al Bano and Romina Power – 1975, 1984
- Iva Zanicchi - 1976
- Alla Pugacheva – 1976, 1982, 1986, 1995
- Irakere – 1976
- Eruption – 1979
- Farah Maria – 1981
- Tina Turner – 1982
- Mungo Jerry – 1987
- Paco de Lucía – 1988
- Boney M. – 1990
- Toto Cutugno – 1993
- Boy George – 1994
- La Toya Jackson – 1994
- Demis Roussos - 1995{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PVvRbnAYZo |title=Demis Roussos - Forever And Ever (Golden Orpheus, 1995) |date=2017-04-26 |last=Elek Lispas |access-date=2024-07-27 |via=YouTube}}
- The Temptations – 1995
- Paul Rodgers – 1995
- Alannah Myles – 1996
- 2 Unlimited – 1996
- Philipp Kirkorov – 1998
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References
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