{"id":967,"date":"2021-02-14T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T11:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/?p=967"},"modified":"2021-03-08T20:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:29:23","slug":"victoria-and-her-imaginary-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/2021\/02\/14\/victoria-and-her-imaginary-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria and Her &#8216;Imaginary Friend&#8217; \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddec"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>The Bulgarian Delegation just released following press release:<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":968,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VICTORIA_imaginary_friend_Eurovision_2021-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VICTORIA_imaginary_friend_Eurovision_2021-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VICTORIA_imaginary_friend_Eurovision_2021-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VICTORIA_imaginary_friend_Eurovision_2021-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VICTORIA_imaginary_friend_Eurovision_2021-1232x924.jpg 1232w, https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/VICTORIA_imaginary_friend_Eurovision_2021.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:image-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>\u201cImaginary Friend\u201d is the first song from VICTORIA\u2019s debut EP \u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eurovision.icard.com\/en\/news\/VICTORIA-represents-Bulgaria-at-Eurovision-2021-with-song-from-1st-EP\" target=\"_blank\">a little dramatic<\/a>\u201d and her second potential Eurovision 2021 song for Bulgaria. The singer-songwriter says the track sets the mood of the entire mini-album. The chosen release date for the lyric video is not a coincidence. \u201cImaginary Friend\u201d is not a typical love story, focusing on how unrequited love makes you feel.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:embed {\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ksZv5VeOo_4\",\"type\":\"video\",\"providerNameSlug\":\"youtube\",\"responsive\":true,\"className\":\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"}--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class='embed-container'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VICTORIA - imaginary friend - Bulgaria - Eurovision 2021 - Potential Song\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ksZv5VeOo_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:embed-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>VICTORIA about \u201cImaginary Friend\u201d: <\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:quote--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Everyone can relate to this story because we all experience something like this. Loving someone with all your heart does not always mean they will love you back. Sometimes the love is unrequited and you just have to move on with your life. The process of moving forward will be told by another song from the album. The stories of \u201ca little dramatic\u201d are well connected and I am sure when we present all the songs the pieces of the puzzle will come together.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:quote-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>The 2021 Bulgarian artist says that she had a key role in the creative journey. \u201cImaginary Friend\u201d is written by VICTORIA, Cornelia Wiebols and Irma Eriksson Wadstr\u00f6m and is produced by Cornelia Wiebols and Oliver Bj\u00f6rkvall. The song was written during a songwriting session at the Bulgarian seaside in the summer of 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>\u201cDive Into Unknown\u201d will be the next release from VICTORIA\u2019s potential Eurovision 2021 songs. The premiere of the lyric video will be on Monday at 20:00 Bulgarian time (19:00 CET) via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovision.icard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">eurovision.icard.com and via&nbsp;<\/a>the official&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/VictoriaGeorgieva?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel of VICTORIA.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>After all the songs are released, a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eurovision.icard.com\/en\/news\/you-can-help-VICTORIA-and-her-team-choose-her-Eurovision-2021-entry\" target=\"_blank\">special online platform<\/a>\u00a0will be launched which will allow music fans around the world to leave comments and feedback about the 6 potential songs. This will be part of Bulgaria\u2019s selection process for Eurovision 2021. VICTORIA and her team will also look for feedback from focus groups specialising in music, TV, radio and Eurovision experts to make their final decision.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph--><div class=\"gridContainer\">\n<p>How do you like Victoria&#8217;s &#8216;Imaginary Friend&#8217;?<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- \/wp:paragraph-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bulgarian Delegation just released following press release: \u201cImaginary Friend\u201d is the first song from VICTORIA\u2019s debut EP \u201ca little dramatic\u201d and her second potential Eurovision 2021 song for Bulgaria. The singer-songwriter says the track sets the mood of the entire mini-album. The chosen release date for the lyric video is not a coincidence. \u201cImaginary&nbsp;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[103,89],"class_list":["post-967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","tag-bulgaria","tag-eurovision-2021"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=967"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":970,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967\/revisions\/970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}