Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Bulgaria was represented at Eurovision 2005 by the group Kaffe and the song "Lorraine", written by Vesselin Vesselinov-Eko and Orlin Pavlov and composed by Vesselin Vesselinov-Eko.
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | EuroBGVision 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 22 January 2005 Final: 12 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Kaffe | |||
| Selected song | "Lorraine" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (19th, 49 points) | |||
| Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
EuroBGVision 2005
EuroBGVision 2005 was the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 22 January and 12 February 2005 respectively. The semi-final took place at the BNT studios in Sofia and the final took place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. Both shows were hosted by Aleksandra Surchadzhieva and Deyan Slavchev.[1]
Format
The competition consisted of a semi-final on 22 January 2005 and a final on 12 February 2005. Twenty-four songs competed in the semi-final and the top twelve qualified by the votes of an expert jury. Twelve songs consisting of the twelve semi-final qualifiers competed in the final, where public televoting determined the winner.
Competing entries
BNT received 93 entries, and an expert committee selected twenty-four songs for the competition. The list of competing artists and songs were released on 18 January 2005.[2]
Semi-final
The semi-final took place on 22 January 2005. Twenty-four songs competed and the top twelve entries as determined by an expert jury advanced to the final.[3]
| Semi-final – 22 January 2005 | |||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Relax | "Tyrsia teb" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Kaffe | "Lorraine" | Finalist |
| 3 | Doni & Neti | "Pokazi mi" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Vasil Naydenov, Roberta, Mariana Popova, Orlin Goranov | "Az znam" | Finalist |
| 5 | Grafa | "Ako ima rai" | Finalist |
| 6 | Slavi Trifonov & Sofi Marinova | "Edinstveni" | Finalist |
| 7 | Nona Yotova | "Ke te molam" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Krystina Kokorska | "Call On Me" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Nina Nikolina | "Ne moga" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Darina Ivanova & United Voices | "United" | Eliminated |
| 11 | Sashka Vittau | "Kissing Your Lips" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Ivan Georgiev-Ustata | "Vsichki drehi mi prechat" | Finalist |
| 13 | Stoian Roianov | "Taodos" | Finalist |
| 14 | Aija | "My Love" | Finalist |
| 15 | N.G. | "Nyakoy te chaka" | Eliminated |
| 16 | Deep Zone Project feat. Aiya & Vesela | "The Dance of the World" | Finalist |
| 17 | Veselin Marinov | "Sleda po piasyka" | Eliminated |
| 18 | Duet Mania | "Bitter Sweet" | Finalist |
| 19 | Vasko Ivanov | "Samo edin moment" | Eliminated |
| 20 | Galina Dimitrova-Kali | "Molitva" | Finalist |
| 21 | L.A. | "Lyubov na snimka" | Eliminated |
| 22 | Gravity Co. | "What I Want" | Finalist |
| 23 | Melody | "Otkriy me sega" | Finalist |
| 24 | Vesela Zheleva | "Vyarvay" | Eliminated |
Final
The final took place on 12 February 2005. Twelve songs consisting of the twelve semi-final winners competed and the winner was determined by public televoting. Slavi Trifonov & Sofi Marinova refused to perform as they believed that the final was fixed in favour of Kaffe. At the conclusion of the voting, "Lorraine" performed by Kaffe was indeed the winner. Only the results of the top two were known, while the other results presented below were those that were on screen 10 minutes before the voting ended.[4]
| Final – 12 February 2005 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Kaffe | "Lorraine" | 52.83% | 1 |
| 2 | Vasil Naydenov, Roberta, Mariana Popova, Orlin Goranov | "Az znam" | 2.58% | 5 |
| 3 | Grafa | "Ako ima rai" | 5.11% | 3 |
| 4 | Slavi Trifonov & Sofi Marinova | "Edinstveni" | 28.33% | 2 |
| 5 | Ivan Georgiev-Ustata | "Vsichki drehi mi prechat" | 2.12% | 6 |
| 6 | Stoian Roianov | "Taodos" | 2.85% | 4 |
| 7 | Aija | "My Love" | 0.37% | 11 |
| 8 | Deep Zone Project feat. Aiya & Vesela | "The Dance of the World" | 0.31% | 12 |
| 9 | Duet Mania | "Bitter Sweet" | 0.69% | 10 |
| 10 | Galina Dimitrova-Kali | "Molitva" | 2.02% | 7 |
| 11 | Gravity Co | "What I Want" | 1.73% | 8 |
| 12 | Melody | "Otkriy me sega" | 1.16% | 9 |
At Eurovision
Bulgaria made their debut, so the country was forced to compete in the semi-final. Bulgaria performed 21st, following Croatia and preceding Ireland. They came 19th with 49 points, failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Therefore, Bulgaria had to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2006.
The spokesperson who revealed Bulgaria's votes for other countries was BNT employee Evgenia Atanasova.[5]
Points awarded by Bulgaria[6]
Semi final
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Final
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Points awarded to Bulgaria
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- "EuroBGVision 2005". 4lyrics.
- Bakker, Sietse (18 January 2005). "Bulgaria: 24 semifinal participants revealed". Esctoday.
- "BULGARIAN SEMI-FINAL 2005".
- "BULGARIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2005".
- Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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