Dora Draganova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, the daughter of composer Illya Draganov.
She studied composition at the State Academy of Music with Parashkev Hadjiev and Vesselin Stoyanov.
She won the first prize in Dobrich in 1999 for the musical play Pippi Long-Stocking after Astrid Lindgren.
Her piano collection Children’s Corner also received an award from the Union of Bulgarian Composers.
[1][2] Dora Draganova composes for stage and chamber ensemble, choral and pop performance and film soundtrack.