Vulkana Stoyanova (Bulgarian: Вълкана Стоянова; born July 7 1922, died January 11 2009) was a Bulgarian folk singer from the Thracian village of Lyulin (Eni Mahle) in the Yambol district. She began her professional singing career at the tender age of 14. Overheard by chance while singing in her back yard by a talent scout for a local record company, she was entreated to travel immediately to Sofia to record. Her family reluctantly agreed, and she was accompanied by her father to her first session. Read more on Last.fm