Maria Panayotova Kirova-Sokolova, better known simply as Maria, is a Bulgarian pop-folk singer. She has been singing since she was a child and is known from the show "Like the Lions" on BNT, where she performed the song "Clovers" from Lili Ivanova's repertoire. She signed a contract with "Piner" in 2000 and became one of the most popular faces of Bulgarian pop folk.