Creatives thrive around creative people. And it seems that Bulgaria’s Eurovision 2021 singer VICTORIA appreciates that, as she recently spent ten days with around 25 artists, songwriters and music producers at the Black Sea Eurovision Songwriting Camp.
Speaking to Wiwiblogger Cinan on-the-ground in Bulgaria, she had a lot to say about the camp, which took place between August 16 and 26 in the gorgeous Bulgarian cities of Burgas and Primorsko. It’s the first stop on her trip to ESC 2021 in Rotterdam, and our girl is ready.
“It was very good,” she says of her time at the camp. “I really waited for that moment because of Covid-19 and stuff like that. I really wanted to make new music, to write songs and to be with other artists and composers and songwriters. It was wonderful.”
“The first song I made was really funny, so I can’t wait to share it with people. It was a hard working process, but it was worth it.”
So is that song for Eurovision?
“No, it’s more for my album,” she says. The album doesn’t have a release date yet because of the ongoing pandemic, but she hopes to release it next year before Eurovision.
Germany’s Ben Dolic, who is collaborating with composer Borislav Milanov to submit another entry in Germany, was also at the camp. VICTORIA says she didn’t feel any sense of rivalry. “There’s no competition on my side,” she says. “I really like his music, the way he sings — it’s magical.”
She’s proud of have completed three songs, with a fourth almost ready to go.
“I see potential in two of the songs [for Eurovision], and I’m going to use them for the [internal] selection.”
Black Sea Eurovision Songwriting Camp 2020
The event was organised by Ligna Studios, with the creative support of Entiendo, Symphonix International and Ostereo. The event was supported by the fintech company iCard, who were the main sponsor of the 2020 Bulgarian participation in Eurovision, and the Municipalities of Burgas and Primorsko, Forest Beach and BNR Burgas.
Among the songwriters and music producers at the camp were: Cesár Sampson from Austria, Borislav Milanov from Symphonix International, Lukas Oscar, who VICTORIA previously collaborated with on “Tears Getting Sober,” the popular Swedish artist and songwriter Skott, the Swedish-Bulgarian music producer Martin Masarov, Chris Samuels from Sweden, Joe Traxler from Austria and Olle Tidblom from Sweden.
The event also included two free public concerts in Burgas and Primorsko, which helped give the songwriting camp a celebratory feel. It took music into the community, whereas at most camps music is simply made behind-closed-doors.
Speaking about the experience, VICTORIA said: “At Black Sea Eurovision Songwriting Camp I had the opportunity to work with many different artists, songwriters, composers — many different and colourful people.”
“I think for now I have two favourites from the songs we’ve created that can be part of the Eurovision 2021 selection for Bulgaria. And I’m very happy that we’ve been able to write such strong songs. And I also have one that could make it into my upcoming album.”
Are you excited to hear the various songs that VICTORIA created? Are you hoping for something along the lines of “Tears Getting Sober” or would you like to see VICTORIA go in a whole new direction? Let us know down below!
Just saying but you guys really do give her a lot of coverage, even when she hasn’t really done anything of note. Ben Dolic “was also at the camp”? Well, isn’t that nice? Hope he had a good time!
Totally. I grew to be annoyed by her at this point already. Why such favoritism
I can’t wait to hear it
A Queen indeed. Rooting for her new songs big time ??
Not another ballad, hopefully. I’m so tired of these Billie Eilish copycats… A little bit of originality won’t hurt. She’s young and talented, hope she’l pick up a dance song, we need a banger!
we don’t need a banger, we have enough already, we need a song that she really connects with and that it spreads a powerful message and she feels comfortable singing it, which was the case with Tears Getting Sober
We don’t need every song to be a banger, Armand, and I love songs like Fuego as much as the next guy. Victoria can bring whatever she wants to bring, and we will all just have to deal with it. I, for one, cannot wait for what she will do.
i genuinely hope she doesn’t pick a dance track… her vocals and musical style just dont work with it. she is a star and doesnt need a cheap schlager dance track to showcase herself
Armand, I totally agree with you. Victoria and Roxen are impressively talented singers, they don’t need that Billie Eilish halo. Eurovision entrants shouldn’t follow the year’s hype. Bring some dignity to Eurovision!