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Liliya Ilieva is a Bulgarian jazz singer, composer and educator.
Lilly was only 3 years old, when she performed for the first time on the stage and never stopped ever since. Her childhood was filled with music and concerts, being part of a children group. She had the great opportunity to sing on one stage with many of the well known local Bulgarian musicians.
With time, the young singer decided that she wants to turn her hobby into a profession.
Her passion for Jazz music appeared in 2005 and in 2008 she won a 2­nd place at the "European Competition For Jazz Vocalists" that took place in Bulgaria. The same year Lilly was honoured with the "Special Award" of the famous Greek jazz singer Vicky Almazidu.
In 2009 Lilly Ilieva decided to move to the Netherlands, so she could dive deeper into Jazz Music.
Accepted in the "Prince Claus Conservatory", the young singer had the wonderful opportunity to gain experience by studying with musicians such as John Clayton, Jd Walter, Alex Sipiagin, David Berkman , Robin Eubanks, Ralph Peterson, Dena DeRose, Joris Teepe, Francien van Tuinen, Freddie Bryant, Gene Jackson,Kurt Weiss and Michael Moore among others.
While in there, vocal teaching and composition became her passion. Lilly formed her own jazz quartet, that performed her compositions and arrangements of jazz standards. After a while her roots drove her into a new direction with the folk/jazz project "Songs Of Aeon", where she is a co­leader. Bulgarian folklore melodies are the main source of inspiration and basis for the jazz oriented arrangements. The singer was asked to join two Big Band formations, which realised concerts in Germany. Other than that she performed regularly in the Netherlands with her projects.
In 2012 she moved to Barcelona, Spain where she explored the local jazz scene.
She gathered a small group of singers and called it "Acapella". Once again the folk influence came along and the singer found herself composing a choir pieces with folk/jazz direction and arranging Bulgarian folklore melodies to be sang Acapella.
After she finalised her studies in the Netherlands in 2013, Lilly is keeping herself busy ­ working on her new projects, which involves both ­ Bulgarian and foreign musicians.



Contact me:
http://www.facebook.com/lilly.ilieva.jazz
https://soundcloud.com/lillyilieva
http://www.facebook.com/SongsOfAeon

e-mail: lilly.ilieva.jazz@gmail.com

Multi-awarded saxophonist, composer and arranger Tobias Hoffmann. 

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