Golden Orpheus

{{Short description|Former Bulgarian song contest}}

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| location = Sunny Beach, Bulgaria

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| years_active = 1965–1999

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| organized = Bulgarian National Television

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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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Selected second prize winners

Selected third prize winners

Notable interval act performers

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References

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