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El Ma

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El Ma
El Ma in February 2026
El Ma in February 2026
Background information
Born
Elmira Marinova

(2007-05-21) 21 May 2007 (age 19)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Genre
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2023–present
Labels

Elmira Marinova (Bulgarian: Елмира Маринова, born 21 May 2007), known professionally as El Ma (Bulgarian: Ел Ма), is a Bulgarian singer-songwriter based in Italy.

Early life and education

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Born in 2007 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, she is the daughter of a former Bulgarian national youth soccer player and a former model committed to supporting charitable foundations.[1][2] Her brother is a drum and bass musician.[3][4]

At the age of nine, she began taking singing lessons, joining a children's choir taught by Adelina Koleva.[5] At fourteen, she moved to Italy to pursue her musical career, and at fifteen, she released her first original song, recorded at Dariana Koumanova's Studio20 Milano.[6][7]

Career

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In 2023 she collaborated with MD DJ releasing the songs "Tired of Loving You (MD DJ Remix)" , "Stop This Flame" and "Say My Name".[8] In the same year she won the title of European Champion in the singing category, during the European Championship of Performing Arts, held in Rome.[9]

In 2024 she released the songs "Going Down", "Domino" and "Blow Your Mind", the latter two featuring MD DJ.[10] In the same year she decided to sign up for the casting of the eighteenth edition of the talent show X Factor, hosted by Giorgia, where she took part in Jake La Furia's team.[11][12] She was then eliminated during the third episode on 26 September.[13][14] In 2025 with MD DJ she released the singles "Blow Your Mind", "Beautiful Life", "Dilema" and "Sky" and the solo singles "Give it to me",[15] "Beats again"[16] and "Julie".[17]

El Ma joined a trio with Blind and Soniko, and together they were among the ten winning acts of the Area Sanremo contest on 12 December 2025.[18] The trio was selected to compete in the Newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2026.[19][20] Their entry, titled "Nei miei DM",[21] was eliminated in the semi-final.[22] On 13 February 2026, the single "Dicitencello vuje" was released.[23][24] On 24 April the single "Mille sguardi" together with Garelli was released.[25]

Discography

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Singles

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List of singles, with chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
ITA
[26]
"Tired of Loving You (MD DJ Remix)"
(with MD DJ)		 2023 — Non-album singles
"Stop This Flame"
(with MD DJ)		 —
"Say My Name"
(with MD DJ)		 —
"Going Down" 2024 —
"Domino"
(with MD DJ)		 —
"Blow Your Mind"
(with MD DJ)		 —
"Beautiful Life"
(with MD DJ)		 2025 —
"Give it to me" —
"Beats again" —
"Dilema"
(with MD DJ)		 —
"Sky"
(with MD DJ)		 —
"Julie" —
"Nei miei DM"
(with Blind and Soniko)		 67
"Dicitencello vuje" 2026 —
"Mille sguardi"
(with Garelli)		 —
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Television programs

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Year Title Network Notes
2024 X Factor Sky Uno Contestant (season 18)

References

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  1. ↑ "X Factor, chi è Elmira Marinova in arte El Ma. Da Sofia a Milano per diventare una pop-star". Il Riformista (in Italian).
  2. ↑ "Chi è Elmira Marinova, talento di X Factor 2024". Donna Glamour (in Italian).
  3. ↑ "Chi è El Ma di X Factor 2024? Età, vero nome e Instagram". Novella 2000 (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "X Factor 2024, la scheda di El Ma: intervista e biografia". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian).
  5. ↑ "Nuova puntata del podcast Moda&Lifestyle, dedicata alla cantante El Ma". Radio Eterea Digital (in Italian).
  6. ↑ "Chi è El Ma, protagonista di X Factor". Notizie Musica (in Italian).
  7. ↑ "Musica, X Factor mette in vetrina la giovanissima El Ma". vetrina tv (in Italian).
  8. ↑ "El Ma è la stella di X Factor! Sapete che origini ha e da dove viene? Conosciamo la sua famiglia". DonnaPOP (in Italian).
  9. ↑ "Chi è El Ma, in gara al Festival di Sanremo 2026 nelle Nuove proposte con Blind e Soniko". TAG24 (in Italian).
  10. ↑ "Alla scoperta di Elmira "El Ma" Marinova, il talento bulgaro che ha già conquistato X Factor". Euromusica (in Italian).
  11. ↑ "Elmira Marinova: il talento di X Factor che ha conquistato i giudici volando da Sofia a Milano". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  12. ↑ "Chi è El Ma Elmira Marinova concorrente X Factor 2024? / La cantante bulgara di 17 anni di Jake La Furia". ilsussidiario.net (in Italian).
  13. ↑ "X Factor 2024, El Ma eliminata: cosa è successo nella terza puntata dei Live Show". Fanpage.it (in Italian).
  14. ↑ "X Factor, El Ma eliminata. E sui social un po' di critiche per il "buonismo" dei quattro giudici". la Repubblica (in Italian).
  15. ↑ "El Ma celebra la bellezza della vita nel brano Give it to me". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  16. ↑ "El Ma, in arrivo il singolo estivo Beats again". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian).
  17. ↑ "El Ma racconta un'estate di passione e segreti nel suo primo singolo in italiano: Julie". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  18. ↑ "Area Sanremo 2025: scelti i dieci vincitori, da Albe a Tomasi. Tra loro i due che andranno al Festival". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  19. ↑ "Sanremo 2026: i finalisti di Area Sanremo e le altre novità". Rockol (in Italian).
  20. ↑ "Area Sanremo 2025, annunciati i due vincitori: Mazzariello e il trio Blind, El Ma & Soniko vanno al Festival". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  21. ↑ Da Area Sanremo al Festival, Blind, El Ma & Soniko cantano Nei miei DM. Rai News (in Italian). RAI.
  22. ↑ Gugliotta, Jacopo (25 February 2026). "Nuove proposte, subito fuori Area Sanremo". Riviera24 (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "El Ma in gara al Festival di Sanremo esce con Dicitencello vuje". Radio Subasio (in Italian).
  24. ↑ "Dicitencello vuje El Ma". BitSound (in Italian).
  25. ↑ "Musica, il nuovo brano Mille sguardi di El Ma in radio e in digitale dal 24 aprile 2026". vetrina tv (in Italian).
  26. ↑ "El Ma in FIMI charts" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
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