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Deep Zone Project
Background information
GenresHouse/Electro
Years active1998–present
LabelsDeep Zone Records, Roton
MembersDJ Dian
JuraTone
Nelina Georgieva
Past membersRossko
Yoanna
Alex Kiprov
Nadia[1]
Websitewww.deepzoneproject.com

Deep Zone Project is a Bulgarian house/electro band formed in 2000 by DJ Dian Solo, JuraTone and Rossko. Eventually Rosko was replaced by Startrax. Deep Zone are most famous for their collaboration with DJ Balthazar, when they represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "DJ, Take Me Away". The band has released five albums and has had a number of successful singles on the Bulgarian charts and has won many national and international awards. Their vocalist until early 2011 was Joanna Dragneva; after leaving for a solo career, she was replaced by Eva Maria Petrova.

Formation

Making music and history since the beginning of the new millenium, Deep Zone Project is one of Europe’s favorite and most innovative pop/dance live projects over the last years. Voted "Best Group", "Best Track", "Best Album", "Best Club Track", "Best DJ", MTV Chart toppers, "Best Remix", BG Eurovision 2008 Winners and many more awards. Formed by three musicians, DJ’s and studio engineers, recognized in Eastern Europe for their successful Club /Pop/House hits and classy dancefloor anthems, Deep Zone are also one of the best remixers, working with various music stars and talents all over the world.

Career

After the release of their debut album Ela Izgrei in 2002, Deep Zone Project were nominated in five categories at the 2002 MM TV Music Awards. They won the award for "Best Song". In 2003, they won "Best Club Track of the Year" at the MM TV Awards Ceremony for their track "Caffeine-free".[2]

Yoanna performing "DJ, Take Me Away" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Belgrade, 22 May 2008.

Their hit "DJ, Take Me Away" reached the number 2 position at MTV Europe's World Chart Express[2] and won the Bulgarian Eurovision 2008 song contest selection process. At the Eurovision semi-finals, however, the song finished 12th and did not make it to the finals.[2]

The collaboration with DJ Balthazar took the group to another dimension with their national club tours Welcome To The Loop and Red Line (20 dates each), which gathered an audience of nearly 80,000 people.

In 2010, they released "On Fire", a big-budget production in Bulgaria terms with cooperation from actor Fahradin Fahradinov.

In 2011, Joanna left the Deep Zone Project to develop a solo career. She was replaced by vocalist Nadia (full name Nadia Petrova), with recording of "I Love My Dj" as her debut with Deep Zone. The song won the 2012 "Bulgarian Best Track of the Year".

In February 2015 it was announced that Alex and Nadia had left the band to develop solo careers.[3]

Members

  • DJ Dian Solo (Dian Savov) — DJ, composer / beat creator, keyboards
  • Eva Maria Petrova — vocals
  • Danny Dimitroff - guitars
  • JuraTone (Lyubomir Savov) — guitar (special guest member)
Former members
  • Rossko (Rosen Stoev) — DJ, sound engineer, Laser Harp
  • Joanna (Yoanna Dragneva) — vocals
  • Startrax (Alex Kiprov) — keyboards, studio engineer
  • Nadia (Nadhezda Petrova)— vocals
  • Nelina - vocals[1]

Discography

Albums

  • 2002: Ela Izgrei
  • 2003: Vlizam v teb
  • 2006: Ledeno kafe
  • 2008: DJ, Take Me Away
  • 2010: Dance Energy
  • 2014: Niama NE
  • 2017: "Longest Album" (World Record for Longest Album)

Singles

Year Title Peak Album
BUL
2007 "Clap Yo Hands" — Ledeno Kafe
"Mystika" —
"DJ, Take Me Away" — DJ, Take Me Away)
2009 "Lyatoto Doyde" —
2010 "Play" — Dance Energy
2012 "I Love My DJ" 20 Nyama NE
2013 "Made For Loving You" 22
"Nikoy Drug"

(Deep Zone featuring Krisko)

4
"Nyama Ne"

(Deep Zone featuring Bobo)

15
2014 "Vyarvam V Teb"

(Deep Zone featuring Boyana)

22
"Zig Zag"

(Deep Zone featuring Atanas Kolev)

—
2015 "Neka Silata E S Nas" — -
"Leten Kadar"

(Deep Zone featuring Vessy Boneva)

1 -
2016 "Maski Dolu" 12 Maski Dolu EP

Sources

  1. ^ a b deepzoneproject.com - about
  2. ^ a b c Eurovision participants page (2008)
  3. ^ http://www.bliasak.bg/news/p3_31084_0.html
Preceded by Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
2008 		Succeeded by
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