She grew up and finished her primary education in Varna, the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.
Her vocal coach is Adelina Koleva, a well-recognized name among Bulgarian music professionals.
[3] Ana-Maria's first major TV appearance was at the age of 11 on bTV's Bulgaria's Got Talent in 2010, but unfortunately she didn't reach the final stage, despite her amazing performance of the song "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera.
Although the rules of the show state that participants should be at least 16 years old, Ana-Maria was admitted by the executive producers to join the contest at the age of 15.
After a series of astonishing live performances, she reached the final along with Zhana Bergendorff (winner) and Atanas Kolev (runner-up).