Gery-Nikol Nikolaeva Georgieva (Bulgarian: Гери-Никол Николаева Георгиева, born 30 July 1998), better known mononymously as Gery-Nikol, is a Bulgarian recording artist who rose to fame in late 2014 after participating in the third season of the singing competition X Factor Bulgaria.
Gery-Nikol Гери-Никол | |
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| Birth name | Gery-Nikol Nikolaeva Georgieva |
| Born | 30 July 1998 Varna, Bulgaria |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | gerynikol |
Career
editGery-Nikol was born on July 30, 1998, in Varna, Bulgaria.[1][2]
In 2014, she auditioned in the Bulgarian version of the reality show The X Factor as part of the Sweet 16 girl band alongside Hristina Hristova and Mishel Straminski.[3] During the show they received mentorship by Bulgarian rapper Krisko. They left the competition after being eliminated in the seventh live show.[4]
In 2015, a few months after her departure from The X Factor, Gery-Nikol signed a record deal with the Bulgarian-German label Facing The Sun. She began her solo career shortly, following the release of her debut single "Ela I Si Vzemi" ("Come and Get It") featuring her former X Factor Bulgaria mentor Krisko. The song quickly peaked the Bulgarian charts during the summer of 2015 and enjoyed successful commercial performance throughout the rest of the year. In late 2015 she revealed her second single "Momiche Kato Men" ("Girl Like Me"), supported by a music video. Both videos of the two singles were watched by a record number of viewers on the VBOX7 and YouTube video platforms.
In 2016, her impact was followed-up by the songs "I'm The Queen" on April 3 and "Gotina & Luda" on December 20 ("Cool and Crazy").[5][6] Both singles were also accompanied with two English versions directed towards an international audience, the second of which was renamed specifically to "One of a Kind" for the upcoming target group.[7][8]
On July 20, 2017, Gery-Nikol premiered her fifth overall single "Naprao Gi Ubivam",[9] which features fellow Varna-based rapper 100 Kila.[10][11]
Discography
edit| Gery-Nikol discography | |
|---|---|
| Singles | 12 |
| Music videos | 10 |
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUL | |||
| "Ela i si vzemi" (featuring Krisko) |
2015 | 1[12] | Non-album singles |
| "Momiche kato men" | 5[13] | ||
| "I'm the Queen" (Bulgarian version) |
2016 | 13[14] | |
| "I'm the Queen" (English version) |
— | ||
| "Gotina & luda" | — | ||
| "One of a Kind" | 2017 | — | |
| "Naprao gi ubivam" (featuring 100 Kila) |
6[15] | ||
| "Nad zakona" | 2018 | — | |
| "Ustni" | — | ||
| "Shefe, shefe" (featuring Bandata Na Ruba) |
2019 | — | |
| "Drujte se mujki" (featuring 100 Kila) |
— | ||
| "Gledai me" (featuring Slatkatistika) |
2020 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| As main performer | |||
| 2015 | "Ela i si vzemi" | Valeri Milev | featuring Krisko |
| "Momiche kato men" | |||
| 2016 | "I'm the Queen" | Nikolay Nankov | Bulgarian and English versions |
| "Gotina & luda" | Aleksandar Mollov | ||
| 2017 | "One of a Kind" | ||
| "Naprao gi ubivam" | Georgi Markov | featuring 100 Kila | |
| 2018 | "Nad zakona" | ||
| "Ustni" | Viktor Antonov – Rikk | ||
| 2019 | "Shefe, shefe" | Viktor Antonov – Rikk, Martin Velkov | featuring Bandata Na Ruba |
| "Drujte se mujki" | Viktor Antonov – Rikk | featuring 100 Kila | |
| 2020 | "Gledai me" | Georgi Salparov, Simeon Mihalkov | featuring Slatkaristika |
Personal life
editIn 2015 the Bulgarian State Agency for Child Protection lodged a complaint against Gery-Nikol's music video for "Momiche Kato Men" for depicting and promoting obscene content. A few months later, the Bulgarian Council of Electronic Media refused to consider the case due to lack of legal norms.[16]
Gery-Nikol has several times cited Rihanna as her biggest idol and musical influence.[17][18]
References
edit- ^ "Гери-Никол Георгиева". Sweet16official.alle.bg. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "ЗА GERY-NIKOL : 243102 : ГЕРИ-НИКОЛ". Gerynikol.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ телевизия, Нова. "X FACTOR". Nova.bg. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Sweet 16 напуснаха "Х фактор"". Vesti.bg. December 4, 2014.
- ^ Gery-Nikol Official Channel (June 30, 2016). "Gery-Nikol – I'm The Queen /BG Official HD Video, 2016/". Retrieved October 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Gery-Nikol Official Channel (December 6, 2016). "Gery-Nikol – Gotina & Luda / Готина и луда [Official 4K Video, 2016]". Retrieved October 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Gery-Nikol Official Channel (November 16, 2016). "Gery-Nikol – I'm The Queen [English Version] Official HD video". Retrieved October 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Gery-Nikol Official Channel (May 30, 2017). "Gery-Nikol – One of a kind [Official 4K Video, 2017]". Retrieved October 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ телевизия, Нова. ""Направо ги убивам" – новото парче на Гери-Никол и 100 Кила". Nova.bg. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Gery-Nikol Official Channel (July 20, 2017). "Gery-Nikol – Naprao Gi Ubivam feat. 100 KILA [Official Video, 2017]". Retrieved October 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Gery-Nikol Official Channel (July 19, 2017). "Gery-Nikol – Naprao Gi Ubivam feat. 100 Kila ( Official Teaser )". Retrieved October 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Ela I Si Vzemi by Gery-Nikol and Krisko – Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Momiche Kato Men by Gery-Nikol – Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "I'm The Queen by Gery-Nikol – Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Naprao Gi Ubivam by Gery-Nikol and 100 Kila – Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Гери-Никол – рекорд в БГ музиката или поредният скандал". Vesti.bg. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Гери Никол: Мечтая за песен с Риана". Bgonair.bg. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ "Гери-Никол: От малка съм шантава, не съм любовна личност". Frognews.bg. Retrieved October 18, 2017.