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Duet Mania ((ブルガリア語:Дует Мания)) is a Bulgarian pop duet formed in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1999 and consisting of two sisters: Daniela Atanasova and Julia Dimitrova. Duet Mania members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens in their home town Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria, as members of a children choir called "Happy Childhood" and as lead vocalists of a band called "Sparkles". After years of performing underground they were signed to "PolySound" as Duet Mania. In 1999 they released their first best-selling album called ''It's Not True'', which contained the number one singles "The World is For Two", "Cricket's Song", "It's Not True", "I Don't Want, I Can't".〔()〕 The album went on to become a critical and commercial success, with estimated sales of more than 50 thousand. They are the most successful Bulgarian female duet in the history of pop music, topping the charts all over the country from 1999 to present All the songs from the album became part of the series hit-song compilations of "PolySound" called ''Club Attack''. In the year of 2000 Duet Mania was pronounced "Best Bulgarian Pop Duet", by "Art Rock Center". In 2001 the song "I Don't Want, I Can't" became hit song of the BG radio compilation "Love songs for loved people". Their second album ''Cold Eyes'', released in 2003 was produced by the sisters, released by Select Music and distributed by Stefko’s Music. The album contained the hit songs "Cold Eyes", "Forever in Love" and "Signs of Love". "Forever in Love" was pronounced “Golden Hit” of Planeta TV in 2003. In 2005 after taking a short break Daniela and Julia released the single "Whatcha Waiting For", written by Ivan Dinev and Simeon Somlev, followed by the single "Bitter-sweet", written for the most prestigious song contest in Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest.〔()〕 Duet Mania’s performance on Eurovision brought them popularity all over Europe. In 2007 they released "I Didn't Know You". The sisters had worked with the most famous Bulgarian artists - Lili Ivanova, Vasil Naydenov, B.T.R., Tonika, Orlin Goranov, Kristina Dimitrova, Silvia Katzarova, (Vassil Petrov ), Margarita Hranova, Yordanka Hristova, Petia Buiuklieva, Kamelia Todorova and Ilia Angelov. They had recorded background vocals for Georgi Hristov, Kamelia Todorova, Petia Buiuklieva and Ilia Angelov. They were invited by the diva of the Bulgarian pop music Lili Ivanova to open her concert in 2003, attended by her close friend Jean-Claude Van Damme. In the year of 2000 during their Macedonian tour, they opened a concert for the Serbian star Zeljko Samardzic. In the summer of 2011 they were the opening act for ABBA at a private event in Bulgaria. Daniela and Julia had been touring all over the world and had captured the hearts of millions of fans in Norway, Germany, Denmark, Russia, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, Czech Republic, England, Ireland, Switzerland, Macedonia, China, South Korea, USA. In April 2007, Julia and her husband Emil Dimitrov welcomed their first child, Vanesa Dimitrova. The same year Daniela married the former pianist of the band Latin Partizans, Ivelin Atanasov and the couple moved to New York. ==Early life== Daniela and Julia were born and raised in a small town situated in the south part of Bulgaria, called Dimitrovgrad They grew up in a musician’s family. Their father is a guitarist and a singer. He was the one who inspired the girls to start singing from an early age. Their grandmother was a singer and their grandfather was a kaval player. Their mother is a former model and an artist. They both attended PMG Ivan Vazov high school. At the age of 11 and 13 Julia and Daniela started singing in a choir called "Happy Childhood". They were part of many music festivals and competitions around the country and they always came back with the 1st prize. At the same age Julia and Daniela influenced by the movie “Heavenly Bodies” fell in love with the aerobics and in 2003 they became certified aerobics and fitness instructors. In high school they became lead singers of a band called Sparkles. When the sisters graduated high school one after another became lead singers of their father’s band Consonance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duet Mania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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