Kameliya Vladimirova Veskova (; born 10 January 1971), better known mononymously as Kamelia, is a Bulgarian singer, actress and TV presenter. Early years Kamelia was born on 10 January 1971 in the town of Chiprovtsi. Her musical debut was at the age of 11, as a soloist in the school choir with which she performed a Russian song. She appeared in public for the first time, becoming the winner of the Miss Chiprovtsi and Miss Montana beauty pageants organized around that time. At the same time, Kamelia took her first steps as a singer. She started singing at weddings and baptisms in Northwestern Bulgaria as a soloist in a band led by Plamen Velinov. In the spring of 1996, Kamelia was noticed by the conductor of the Vidin Orchestra, Veni Petkov, and became part of the orchestra. Musical career 1997–1999 Kamelia was seriously involved in singing from the start of 1997. In August of that year, she signed a contract with the music company Payner in Dimitrovgrad. Her popularity was growing significantly, and performances in clubs and discothèques were becoming an integral part of her daily life. In 1998, preparation for her debut album was completed and, in September, the album was released on the music market. She made videos for the songs "", "", "", "", "" and "". The hit "" from the album was a great success. The song was declared #1 by Payner and New Folk magazine in 1999. The album reached a circulation of 90,000 copies. These professional successes motivated Kamelia to make an even better album. On 7 December 1999, the album appeared on the music market. The first song was "", better known as "Ya habibi". The song occupied the top places in all charts. The album sold in record numbers. 2000–2004 At the beginning of 2000, videos promoted some of the biggest hits of her career, "" and "" (the first black-and-white video in pop-folk). On her birthday, the singer was promoting her latest album, , which took place in the complex near Harmanli. In April 2000, Payner and the Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (BAMP) certified gold for sales. Its total circulation reached 200,000 copies. 30,000 of them are on CD and this makes it the best-selling for the year in the country, and at the end of the year, it even reached platinum circulation. Kamelia recorded the song "", which