Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Bulgaria was represented by Mariana Popova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Let Me Cry", written by Elina Gavrilova and composed by Dani Milev. The song is only the country's second entry, after they débuted at the contest last year.

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country Bulgaria
National selection
Selection processEuroBGVision 2006
Selection date(s)Semi-final
25 February 2006
Final
11 March 2006
Selected entrantMariana Popova
Selected song"Let Me Cry"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (17th, 36 points)
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

EuroBGVision 2006

EuroBGVision 2006 was the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 25 February and 11 March 2006 respectively. Both shows took place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hosted by Dragomir Simeonov.[1]

Format

The competition consisted of a semi-final on 25 February 2006 and a final on 11 March 2006. 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. Voting lines were open for 10 minutes.

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries until 23 January 2006. BNT received 126 entries, and an expert committee selected twenty-four songs for the competition.[2] The list of competing artists and songs were released on 4 February 2006.[3] After the list was released, Vanya Kostova & Boyan Mihaylov withdrew from the competition. As a result of this, Plamen Petrev & Angel participated in the national final instead.[4]

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 3 February 2007. Twenty-four songs competed and the top twelve entries as determined by an expert jury advanced to the final.[5]

Semi-final – 25 February 2006
Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Result
1 Safo "Land of Regret" Vladimir Mikhailov Eliminated
2 Sunnie "I Can't Stop" Sunnie Eliminated
3 Sonya Todorova "Trust Yourself" Maxim Hristov, Sonya Todorova Finalist
4 Ivaylo Kolev "Every Dream at Night" Vladi Tozetta, Paula Pavlova Finalist
5 Vasil Petrov & Instinkt "Da mozhesh da chakash" (If you can wait) Kamen Drandiyski, Ivan Tenev Eliminated
6 Big Mama Scandal "All This Time" Ivailo Gochev Finalist
7 Deyan Nedelchev "Na teb" (On you) Krasimir Gulmezov, Silvia Mikhailova Eliminated
8 Ralitsa Grudeva "With You" Alex Nushev, Alexandr Kiprov Eliminated
9 Plamen Petrev & Angel "V nyakoi drug zhivot" (In another life) Petr Pesev, Plamen Penev Eliminated
10 Neda Karova & Da "Wish" Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg Finalist
11 Nemo "Za mig" (For a moment) Alek Kireev Eliminated
12 Stalker "Faces" Militsa Gladnishka, Kiril Dobrev Eliminated
13 Violeta Jeknich "Tants na noshtta" (Dance of the night) Goran Jeknic, Sunnie Eliminated
14 Stoyan Zakhariev "Karmic Love" Stoyan Zakhariev, Jessy Steal Finalist
15 Mastilo "Next to You" Desislav Simeonov, Viktoria Terziyska Finalist
16 Vesela Boneva & Plamen Pyatov "That’s Me" Ivaylo Terziev Finalist
17 D'a Voices "Celebrate Tonight" Ognyan Ivanov Eliminated
18 GEPPY "A Matter of Time" Gospodin Gospodinov - GEPPY, Nikolay Vasilev Finalist
19 Sunrise "Going to Sofia" Georgi Marholev Eliminated
20 Melody Тraffic "Love That You Can’t See" Melody Traffic, Neli Shishkova Finalist
21 Mariana Popova "Let Me Cry" Dani Milev, Elina Gavrilova Finalist
22 Ani Lozanova "Shte te zapalya" (I will set you on fire) Rosen Cheshmedzhiev, Ani Lozanova Finalist
23 Vesela Boneva "Let Me Live Again" Stamen Yanev, Desislava Sofranova Finalist
24 Martin Aleksandrov "Te vas" (You leave) Martin Alexandrov, Svetla Panteva Eliminated

Final

The final took place on 11 March 2006. Twelve songs consisting of the twelve semi-final qualifiers competed and the winner was determined by public televoting. At the conclusion of the voting, "Let Me Cry" performed by Mariana Popova was the winner.[6]

Final – 11 March 2006
DrawSingerSongTelevotePlace
1Stoyan Zakhariev"Karmic Love"6589
2Vesela Boneva"Let Me Live Again"1,4375
3Mariana Popova"Let Me Cry"4,7001
4Neda Karova & Da"Wish"7178
5Sonya Todorova"Trust Yourself"17311
6Ani Lozanova"Shte te zapalya"25310
7Ivailo Kolev"Every Dream at Night"3,9933
8Mastilo"Next to You"4,0002
9Vesela Boneva & Plamen Pyatov "That’s Me"9916
10Melody Тraffic"Love That You Can’t See"1,6814
11GEPPY"A Matter of Time"7737
12Big Mama Scandal"All This Time"16712

At Eurovision

Because Bulgaria failed to qualify in 2005 Mariana was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. She performed 2nd, following Armenia and preceding the Slovenia. She came 17th with 36 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Therefore, Bulgaria will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2007.

Points awarded by Bulgaria[7]

Points awarded to Bulgaria
Points awarded to Bulgaria (semi-final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
  •  Macedonia
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. "EuroBGVision 2006". 4lyrics.
  2. Bakker, Sietse (23 January 2006). "126 songs for Bulgarian selection". Esctoday.
  3. West-Soley, Richard (4 February 2006). "Bulgarian song titles published". Esctoday.
  4. "Bulgaria 2006".
  5. "BULGARIAN SEMI-FINAL 2006".
  6. "BULGARIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2006".
  7. Eurovision Song Contest 2005

See also
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