a duet with Tony Carreira In 2012 at the Top of the Top festival in Poland Maria Ilieva met Tony Carreira, a multi platinum Portuguese singer-songwriter who later invited her to record a duet for his upcoming album "Essencial" orchestrated by the London Symphonic Orchestra. "O Primeiro Grande Amor" (The first big love) is recorded in studio Guillaume Tell in Paris, and the album became four times platinum within three months of its release. 2013 singles – "Wanna Be The Best", "Igraya stilno", "Uslovie #1" In 2013 Maria released three singles, two in collaboration and one solo. "Wanna Be The Best" by KNAS and the Swedish hip-hop artist Bacardy featuring Maria Ilieva took over the clubs in Bulgaria and quickly turns into a summer hit. "Igraya stilno", Maria's long anticipated solo single carries the singer's unique vibe and style. A remix by the Bulgarian musician/composer Dexter turned into a massive club hit. Maria's next project, the reggae hit "Uslovie #1" (Rule #1) took Maria's fans to a whole new experience. The song is a duet with Zafayah, part of the best Eastern European reggae band Roots Rocket. "Vidimo dovolni" – a duet with Krisko In 2014 Maria records a duet with the hip-hop artist / beatmaker in the country – Krisko. Their song "Vidimo dovolni" was the most rotated song for 2014 and one of the biggest Bulgarian internet hit of all times back in the days with over 35 million views on YouTube (as of July 2022). "Neka Vali" (2016 single) One of Maria's most distinguished ballads cowritten by her. "Vsichko" & "Ne si gotov (Vsichko p. 2)" (2018 singles) Both songs cowritten by Maria, and the latter features the hottest Bulgarian trap musicians V:RGO & TRF. "Vsichko - nay-dobroto ot Maria Ilieva" (2018 Greatest hits album) Maria's first Greatest hits album features 16 original tracks and four remixes, including 11 unreleased hit singles. It is referred to as the "music gem". "Fuego" & "Contigo" / "Tvoya" (2019 & 2020 singles) Maria's music style got a twist into the dancehall / latin genres with the two songs she released in Spanish one of which got a Bulgarian language version as well. Both were written by the Romanian producers Global Records. "Ostani Tazi Nosht" (2021 single) Maria starred in and performed the OST of a Bulgarian TV show Portalat (The Portal, 2021 Miramar Films / BNT). "Ostani Tazi Nosht" is