Tanya Tocheva is a vocal coach with 30-year experience on the job.

She started her career in music at 10, when she was cast in children’s roles and sang at performances at the Sofia National Opera. In 1984 she graduated as an opera singer. In 1990 she set up the “Sgushena Zvezditsa” Vocal Studio in Petrich, Bulgaria.

For 26 years already her singers have been making notable entries in international competitions in Bulgaria and abroad. Director of the "Rising Stars" International Festival, which has been held for 20 years in the town of Petrich, Bulgaria