After 63 years on stage
The big star of Bulgarian music, Lily Ivanova, is planning her farewell tour in the summer, after which she will stop her concert activities, “Bulgaria Today” learned from a source from the primate’s team.
The singer, who has become a living legend and a symbol of her native pop music, has already told her colleagues that she intends to do a series of concerts all over Bulgaria in the summer and autumn. And before Christmas, he raised his voice in Hall 1 of the NDK as for the last time. The reason for the intention of Little Big Lily, as the star was called in Germany in the 80s of the twentieth century, is her already advanced age.
A member of the team told Bulgaria Today: “We don’t know all the dates yet, nor the locations, but Lily has warned everyone that this will be her last tour. She told us that she is already at an age where work is starting to weigh on her, it’s hard to recover after a concert”.
Outside of the tours, Ivanova gives at least two concerts every month, sometimes in halls, sometimes in large clubs, where the attendees pay serious sums for envelopes.
The star born in Kubrat is famous for being extremely demanding and an incredible professional who leaves nothing unturned down to the smallest detail.
“Lily keeps her performance, as well as the entire team of musicians, stagehands, sound, lighting, special effects and every single aspect of every concert, to the highest level. And she makes sure everything is right “During the tours, when the concerts are every other day or every day, and she travels, she tries to find time to be alone and rest,” says the person from her team.
Lili Ivanova has always led an ascetic life, dedicated to her music and audience, which is the main reason why she is still a rage on the stage these years. The Primate never drank alcohol, never smoked, never ate heavy food and was careful about her diet, she goes to bed no later than 10:30 p.m., except on days when she has a concert, she keeps her voice down and hardly speaks until the early afternoon, and observes a bunch more restrictions throughout his life.
Although there are all sorts of rumors about her material condition, Lili Ivanova is extremely generous to the people close to her, such as those from her team. “She always makes sure that everyone is fed, has water and soft drinks, has time for rest, to be comfortable when traveling. We feel like little children. Never spare money from the team. But it is time to do our work. Although very well-mannered, it is clear , that they must be strictly observed,” our source added.
According to him, the only requirement that must be strictly followed by everyone is the non-use of alcohol.
“Lily is an absolute enemy of alcohol and insists that no one licks on the day of a concert. When the performance is over, she immediately retires, and the dinner is paid for by her. Everyone can order alcohol, but at their own expense. However, drinking is beer or wine. Her professionalism is contagious and no one allows themselves to swallow concentrates simply out of respect for this perfect woman and professional,” the “Bulgaria Today” insider also claims.
Lili Ivanova herself kept her life in her younger years a secret from her current companions. But she is known to have suffered because of the promiscuous behavior of some of her ex-husbands and lovers over the years. One of her husbands, with whom she was married in the mid-70s of the last century – Yancho Takov, 10 years younger than the primate, always talked about how he gathered her team for drinking parties, and Ivanova paid for their parties In the morning. And that this was the reason for their separation, even though at that time Jancho’s father, Peko Takov, was a member of the ruling communist party.
Chocho Vladovski, the cult first vocalist of the group “Tangra”, was also taken to heaven by alcohol in 2006, which was also the reason for their separation. Asen Gargov, with whom Lily spent 16 years of her life, was also a heavy drinker at one time, say in the music circles.
Legend sold out
concert at the National Theatre
The legendary Lili Ivanova sold out the Ivan Vazov National Theater. The pop star will sing at the National Cultural Institute on May 20 at 8 p.m.
This is part of her tour, having sold out summer and autumn concerts in Silistra (June 6) and Kyustendil (November 18). Lily recently blew up the audience in Brussels, and until the end of the year her concert schedule is filled to the max.
