Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Bulgaria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Bulgarian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Sofi Marinova represented Bulgaria with the song "Love Unlimited", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final, achieving 11th place with 45 points.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Bulgaria
National selection
Selection processBylgarskata pesen za Evroviziya 2012
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
14 January 2012
Final:
29 February 2012
Selected entrantSofi Marinova
Selected song"Love Unlimited"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (11th, 45 points)
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Bylgarskata pesen za Evroviziya 2012

Bylgarskata pesen za Evroviziya 2012 was the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 14 and 29 February 2012 respectively. Both shows took place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hosted by Milenita, Alexander Sano and Dragomir Draganov.[3]

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries from 25 August 2011 to 11 November 2011.[4][5] BNT received 64 entries, and a jury committee, titled Academy, selected twenty-two songs for the competition in two rounds: the first to shortlist 33 songs and the second to select the 22 competing entries. The list of competing artists and songs were released on 24 November 2011.[6][7]

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 14 January 2012. Twenty-two songs competed and twelve entries advanced to the final. The winners of the Academy and the SMS vote automatically advanced to the final. The remaining twenty entries then faced an additional vote which determined ten additional qualifiers by a 50/50 combination of points awarded by SMS voting and the members of the Academy.[8]

  Jury qualifier   Public vote qualifier   Academy and televote qualifier

Semi-final – 14 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points Votes Points
1 New 5 "Chance for Better Life" 124 12 1,547 12 24 1
2 Vyara Pantaleeva "Vyara" 58 4 289 0 4 10
3 Sonya Ivanova "Finalna lyubov" 24 0 95 0 0 19
4 Monika Kirovska "You Are My Angel" 10 0 40 0 0 20
5 Margarita Hranova "Proshka" 57 3 92 0 3 11
6 Sunnie "Shut Your Mouth and Do It" 15 0 130 0 0 17
7 Tsvetelin Atanasov-Elvisa ft. DZ "Love Goes Around" 77 5 541 5 10 5
8 Steliyana Hristova "Putyat" 88 7 774 8 15 3
9 Viktoriya Dimitrova "Novo nebe" 47 0 128 0 0 18
10 Teni Omede "Without You" 31 0 226 0 0 14
11 Alex & 4Give "Dream" 46 0 180 0 0 15
12 Todor Gadzhalov "Still Love You" 95 8 517 4 12 4
13 Dess "Love Is Alive" 148 — 2,396 — — —
14 Georgi Varbanov "This Is My Green Wave" 13 0 333 1 1 12
15 Sofi Marinova "Love Unlimited" 93 — 2,162 — — —
16 Better Than Grey "Dream" 33 0 296 0 0 13
17 Svetozar Hristov "Keep Me Down" 82 6 505 3 9 6
18 Rene Ranev "Alone" 53 2 476 2 4 9
19 Bee in the Bonnet "You Are the World" 22 0 136 0 0 16
20 Simona Sivanio "Eternal" 11 0 770 7 7 7
21 Ivaylo Kolev feat. Hypnotick "Searching for the Words" 97 10 1,249 10 20 2
22 Go Week "The Way You See the World" 52 1 667 6 7 8

Final

The final took place on 29 February 2012. Twelve songs consisting of the twelve semi-final winners competed and the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of points awarded by SMS voting and the members of the Academy.[9]

Final – 29 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Go Week "The Way You See the World" 6 1,033 5 11 6
2 Todor Gadzhalov "Still Love You" 10 532 2 12 4
3 Steliyana Hristova "Putyat" 3 1,708 6 9 7
4 Rene Ranev "Alone" 1 331 0 1 11
5 Dess "Love Is Alive" 5 3,730 10 15 3
6 Svetozar Hristov "Keep Me Down" 7 530 1 8 8
7 Simona Sivanio "Eternal" 0 556 3 3 10
8 Ivaylo Kolev ft. Hipnotik "Searching for the Words" 4 1,785 7 11 5
9 Sofi Marinova "Love Unlimited" 8 6,910 12 20 1
10 Vyara Pantaleeva "Vyara" 0 366 0 0 12
11 New 5 "Chance for Better Life" 12 2,861 8 20 2
12 Tsvetelin Atanasov-Elvisa ft. DZ "Love Goes Around" 2 713 4 6 9

At Eurovision

Bulgaria competed in the first half of the second semi-final (8th on stage), on 24 May 2012, following Ukraine and preceding the Slovenia. Bulgaria received 45 points and placed 11th, thus failing to qualify for the final on 26 May.[1] Bulgaria tied for 10th place with Norway, however, under tiebreak rules, the number of countries that voted for Norway (11) was higher than the number for Bulgaria (10). This resulted in Norway qualifying to the final over Bulgaria.

Split results
  • In the semi-final, Bulgaria came 11th with 45 points: the public awarded Bulgaria 9th place with 59 points and the jury awarded 17th place with 27 points.[10]

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

Points awarded by Bulgaria

See also

References
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  2. Escuerdo, Victor M. (29 February 2012). "Sofi Marinova to represent Bulgaria in Baku!". Eurovision.tv.
  3. Storvik-Green, Simon (25 August 2011). "Bulgaria gears up for 2012". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. Busa, Alexandru (25 August 2011). "Bulgaria: BNT calls for songs". EscToday.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. Toronidis, Theofilos (24 August 2011). "Bulgaria: Call for songs to start in September". EscDaily.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. M. Escudero, Victor (16 November 2011). "33 songs selected in Bulgaria". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  7. "Bulgaria: one step closer to deciding". Eurovision.tv.
  8. M. Escudero, Victor (10 January 2012). "Bulgarian semi-final next Saturday. Final announced". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  9. Storvik-Green, Simon (30 September 2011). "Rules published for Bulgarian selection". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  10. Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". Eurovision.tv.
  11. "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv.
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