Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Bulgaria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Phase 1: Be a Star Phase 2: BG Song for Eurovision 2009 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Be a Star Heats & Monthly finals: 2 October – 18 December 2008 BG Song for Eurovision 2009 Semi-final: 24 January 2009 Final: 21 February 2009 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Krassimir Avramov | |||
| Selected song | "Illusion" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th, 7 points) | |||
| Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bulgaria and Bulgarian National Television (BNT) once again decided to produce a special show to pick the Bulgarian entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, but in a different format than 2008's EuroBGVision. For 2009, a two-part process was used: the first part, Be a Star, consisting of a nine heats and three monthly finals chose the participants for Evroviziya 2009 which consisted of a semi-final and final and ultimately chose the Bulgarian entrant.
Before Eurovision
The national final to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 took place over two phases. The first phase was Be a Star held between October and December 2008. Nine songs were selected to advance to the second phase, BG Song for Eurovision 2009, where the Bulgarian entry was selected.[1]
Be a Star
Be a Star was the first phase of the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The competition consisted of six heats and three monthly finals between 2 October and 18 December 2008. All shows took place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hosted by Neli Atanasova and Dragomir Draganov and broadcast on BNT 1 as well as online via the broadcaster's website bnt.bg.
Format
The competition consisted of three heats and a finals taking place each month from October to December 2008. Five songs competed in each heat and three were selected to qualify to the final. The entry placed first by an expert jury panel automatically advanced, while the other two were selected by a public vote from the remaining four entries. In the final, the three entries that advanced to the second phase of the national final were determined exclusively by the public vote. Viewers were able to vote via SMS.[2]
Competing entries
BNT opened a submission period for artists and songwriters to submit their entries from 6 July 2008 to 19 September 2008. Artists were required to have Bulgarian nationality, however songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit songs.[3] The broadcaster received 54 submissions by the end of the deadline, of which 45 were eligible for the competition.[4][5] The list of competing artists and songs were announced on 20 September 2008.[6] "Don’t Kiss for Money" performed by Sahara, which was originally allocated to perform in the fourth heat, was later withdrawn from the competition in order to be selected for the second phase of the national final, however it was revealed to be disqualified due to the song having been performed before 1 October 2008.[7][8]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Anna Star | "Stranger" | Johannes Carlsson, Anna Star |
| Annayah | "Az te chakam" | Rosi Ovcharova |
| Antoniya Markova | "Don't Leave by the Day" | Pepi Pisarski |
| Biby Michael & Friends | "Valshebni noti" | Biby Michael, Zhiva Kyuldzhieva |
| Bobi Kokera, Blei, & Sunnie | "Tozi pat" | Pepi Kostov, Bobi Kokera |
| Deyan Dzhenkov | "Imam tvoeto ime" | Rumyana Ivanova, Dani Milev |
| Emil Sokolov | "Deystvitelnost ili izmama" | Emil Sokolov, Petar Kamenovski |
| Emiliya Valenti | "S teb" | Sunnie, Aleks Husev |
| Fanagora & Milena Peeva | "Love Never Ends" | Ivan Tsanov, Kalina Nanovska |
| Freeway | "Sama" | Ivan Popov-Iven, Zlatoela Dimitrova |
| Georgi Varbanov | "Europe Is My Home!" | Georgi Varbanov |
| Gergana Dimova | "Yasno slantse" | Dimcho Delev |
| Hari Ot Balgaryia | "Bez dumi" | Hari |
| Iliyan Tsvetanov | "Tozi ritam" | Alexander Kiprov jr., Alexander Kiprov |
| Iskra & Misha Iliev | "Dokosni me" | Andro Stubel, Stoyan Stoyanov |
| Iskren Petsov | "Zashto se varna" | Iskren Petsov |
| Itso Petroff & Priyateli | "Rokendrol izkustvo" | Itso Petroff, Konstantin Pashkulev |
| Ivelina | "Ready for Love" | Lubomir Boyanov, Ivan Laskov |
| Just Elly | "My Song" | Kiril Yanev, Elka Yankova |
| Konkurent | "Placha v noshtta" | Konkurent |
| Lazar Kisyov | "You're Not Alone" | Lazar Kisyov |
| Lorado | "More ot mechti" | Krassimir Krastev, Lorado |
| Mario Denev | "Lipsvash mi tatko" | Mario Denev |
| Mario Marinov | "La ragazza che ho lasciato" | Mario Marinov |
| Martin Aleksandrov | "Mi fai male" | Zhanet |
| Monika Kirovska | "I Won" | Tsvetan Vlaykov |
| Moto | "Razstoyaniya" | Nikolay Tomov |
| Perfect Stranger | "I Promise" | Konstantin Varbanov |
| Petya Hristova | "Sacred Journey" | Petya Hristova, Arnold Herman |
| Plamen Penev | "Dalechen svyat" | Plamen Penev, Petar Penev |
| Prima Vista | "Let's Spread Love" | Ilko Drenkov, Valentin Penzov |
| Ruth | "Sometimes" | Tomi Stefanov, Zhana Dushkova |
| Stefan Ilchev | "Get Up" | Veselin Kalchev, Iordanka Ivanova |
| Sunay Chalakov | "Neshto ludo" | Alexander Kiprov, Sunay Chalakov |
| Svetozar Hristov | "Borrow from the Shadow" | Svetozar Hristov, Ventsislava Tumangelova |
| Tedi Slavcheva feat. Teni & Iva | "Don't Look for Me" | Tedi Slavcheva, Teni Omede |
| Teodora Kutsarova | "Droga" | Petko Ivanov, Teodora Kutsarova |
| Tereza Kolarova | "Samo endo more" | Kamen Nikolov |
| Tsetso Vlaykov | "What Does It Take" | Tsetso Vlaykov |
| Vatticana | "Sun Is Shining" | Detelin Dimitrov, Rosen Neshkov, Lubomir Dyulgerov, Jan Lund Dahlgren |
| Venelina Milanova | "Neka s pesen" | Simeon Smolev, Venelina Milanova |
| X-R@Y | "We" | Nikolay Dimitrov, Veselin Kirev, Nikolay Nikolov |
| Zheni Karavachebva | "Dumi" | Ivan Lechev, Vanya Shtereva |
| Zona | "Senki" | Zona |
Heat 1
The first heat took place on 2 October 2008. Five entries competed and three qualified to the October selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "I Promise" performed by Perfect Stranger. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining four entries by a public vote: "Ready for Love" performed by Ivelina and "Neka s pesen" performed by Venelina Milanova.[9][10]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 1 – 2 October 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Monika Kirovska | "I Won" | 2.28% | 5 |
| 2 | Emil Sokolov | "Deystvitelnost ili izmama" | 4.86% | 4 |
| 3 | Ivelina | "Ready for Love" | 32.22% | 2 |
| 4 | Perfect Stranger | "I Promise" | 38.60% | 1 |
| 5 | Venelina Milanova | "Neka s pesen" | 22.04% | 3 |
Heat 2
The second heat took place on 9 October 2008. Five entries competed and three qualified to the October selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "Dokosni me" performed by Iskra & Misha Iliev. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining four entries by a public vote: "Samo endo more" performed by Tereza Kolarova and "Let's Spread Love" performed by Prima Vista. Konkurent was announced during the heat as the public vote qualifier, however due to an error by the company that processed the votes Prima Vista qualified to the final instead.[9][10]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 2 – 9 October 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Iskra & Misha Iliev | "Dokosni me" | 41.26% | 1 |
| 2 | Prima Vista | "Let's Spread Love" | 17.14% | 3 |
| 3 | Konkurent | "Placha v noshtta" | 4.23% | 5 |
| 4 | Mario Marinov | "La ragazza che ho lasciato" | 14.40% | 4 |
| 5 | Tereza Kolarova | "Samo endo more" | 22.97% | 2 |
Heat 3
The third heat took place on 16 October 2008. Five entries competed and three qualified to the October selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "Sometimes" performed by Ruth. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining four entries by a public vote: "Imam tvoeto ime" performed by Deyan Dzhenkov and "Tozi ritam" performed by Iliyan Tsvetanov.[11]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 3 – 16 October 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Iliyan Tsvetanov | "Tozi ritam" | 28.52% | 2 |
| 2 | Teodora Kutsarova | "Droga" | 11.42% | 4 |
| 3 | Ruth | "Sometimes" | 6.25% | 5 |
| 4 | Deyan Dzhenkov | "Imam tvoeto ime" | 37.21% | 1 |
| 5 | Moto | "Razstoyaniya" | 16.60% | 3 |
October selection final
The October selection final took place on 23 October 2008.[12][13] The nine qualifiers from the preceding three heats competed and three qualified to the second phase of the national final exclusively by a public vote: "Imam tvoeto ime" performed by Deyan Dzhenkov, "Let's Spread Love" performed by Prima Vista and "Dokosni me" performed by Iskra & Misha Iliev.[14][15]
| October Final – 23 October 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Prima Vista | "Let's Spread Love" | 19.66% | 2 |
| 2 | Perfect Stranger | "I Promise" | 12.98% | 4 |
| 3 | Tereza Kolarova | "Samo endo more" | 9.10% | 6 |
| 4 | Ruth | "Sometimes" | 2.23% | 9 |
| 5 | Deyan Dzhenkov | "Imam tvoeto ime" | 24.14% | 1 |
| 6 | Ivelina | "Ready for Love" | 10.43% | 5 |
| 7 | Iliyan Tsvetanov | "Tozi ritam" | 2.55% | 8 |
| 8 | Iskra & Misha Iliev | "Dokosni me" | 13.46% | 3 |
| 9 | Venelina Milanova | "Neka s pesen" | 5.45% | 7 |
Heat 4
The fourth heat took place on 30 October 2008. Four entries competed and three qualified to the November selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "Rokendrol izkustvo" performed by Itso Petroff & Priyateli. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining three entries by a public vote: "Love Never Ends" performed by Fanagora & Milena Peeva and "Yasno slantse" performed by Gergana Dimova.[16][17]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 4 – 30 October 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Lorado | "More ot mechti" | 2.78% | 4 |
| 2 | Fanagora & Milena Peeva | "Love Never Ends" | 28.61% | 2 |
| 3 | Itso Petroff & Priyateli | "Rokendrol izkustvo" | 16.67% | 3 |
| 4 | Gergana Dimova | "Yasno slantse" | 51.94% | 1 |
Heat 5
The fifth heat took place on 6 November 2008. Five entries competed and three qualified to the November selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "S teb" performed by Emiliya Valenti. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining four entries by a public vote: "Tozi pat" performed by Bobi Kokera, Blei, & Sunnie and "Dalechen svyat" performed by Plamen Penev.[18]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 5 – 6 November 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Plamen Penev | "Dalechen svyat" | 20.99% | 3 |
| 2 | Zheni Karavachebva | "Dumi" | 10.56% | 5 |
| 3 | Bobi Kokera, Blei, & Sunnie | "Tozi pat" | 23.01% | 2 |
| 4 | Emiliya Valenti | "S teb" | 32.94% | 1 |
| 5 | Hari Ot Balgaryia | "Bez dumi" | 11.66% | 4 |
Heat 6
The sixth heat took place on 13 November 2008. Five entries competed and three qualified to the November selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "You're Not Alone" performed by Lazar Kisyov. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining four entries by a public vote: "Az te chakam" performed by Annayah and "Don't Leave by the Day" performed by Antoniya Markova.[19]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 6 – 13 November 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Annayah | "Az te chakam" | 36.99% | 1 |
| 2 | Georgi Varbanov | "Europe Is My Home!" | 5.02% | 5 |
| 3 | Lazar Kisyov | "You're Not Alone" | 13.83% | 3 |
| 4 | Antoniya Markova | "Don't Leave by the Day" | 35.84% | 2 |
| 5 | Mario Denev | "Lipsvash mi tatko" | 8.22% | 4 |
November selection final
The November selection final took place on 20 November 2008.[20][21] Bobi Kokera, Bleki and Sunnie withdrew before the final due to illness of one of the performers. The eight qualifiers from the preceding three heats competed and three qualified to the second phase of the national final exclusively by a public vote: "Yasno slantse" performed by Gergana Dimova, "Dalechen svyat" performed by Plamen Penev and "S teb" performed by Emiliya Valenti.[22][23]
| November Final – 20 November 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Antoniya Markova | "Don't Leave by the Day" | 8.83% | 5 |
| 2 | Plamen Penev | "Dalechen svyat" | 14.26% | 2 |
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| 4 | Itso Petroff & Priyateli | "Rokendrol izkustvo" | 3.44% | 8 |
| 5 | Lazar Kisyov | "You're Not Alone" | 4.56% | 7 |
| 6 | Gergana Dimova | "Yasno slantse" | 41.42% | 1 |
| 7 | Annayah | "Az te chakam" | 8.97% | 4 |
| 8 | Fanagora & Milena Peeva | "Love Never Ends" | 6.06% | 6 |
| 9 | Emiliya Valenti | "S teb" | 12.46% | 3 |
Heat 7
The seventh heat took place on 27 November 2008. Five entries competed and three qualified to the December selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "Borrow from the Shadow" performed by Svetozar Hristov. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining four entries by a public vote: "Sun Is Shining" performed by Vatticana and "Don't Look for Me" performed by Tedi Slavcheva feat. Teni & Iva.[24]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 7 – 27 November 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Vatticana | "Sun Is Shining" | 34.96% | 2 |
| 2 | Anna Star | "Stranger" | 4.87% | 4 |
| 3 | Svetozar Hristov | "Borrow from the Shadow" | 10.30% | 3 |
| 4 | Just Elly | "My Song" | 0.66% | 5 |
| 5 | Tedi Slavcheva feat. Teni & Iva | "Don't Look for Me" | 49.11% | 1 |
Heat 8
The eighth heat took place on 4 December 2008. Five entries competed and three qualified to the December selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "Zashto se varna" performed by Iskren Petsov. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining four entries by a public vote: "Neshto ludo" performed by Sunay Chalakov and "Sama" performed by Freeway.[25]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 8 – 4 December 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Freeway | "Sama" | 30.71% | 2 |
| 2 | Biby Michael & Friends | "Valshebni noti" | 7.47% | 3 |
| 3 | Iskren Petsov | "Zashto se varna" | 5.81% | 4 |
| 4 | Sunay Chalakov | "Neshto ludo" | 53.11% | 1 |
| 5 | Tsetso Vlaykov | "What Does It Take" | 2.90% | 5 |
Heat 9
The ninth heat took place on 11 December 2008. Five entries competed and three qualified to the December selection final. The jury first selected one entry to advance: "Mi fai male" performed by Martin Aleksandrov. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining four entries by a public vote: "Get Up" performed by Stefan Ilchev and "Senki" performed by Zona.[26]
Jury qualifier Public vote qualifier
| Heat 9 – 11 December 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | X-R@Y | "We" | 15.09% | 3 |
| 2 | Stefan Ilchev | "Get Up" | 37.12% | 1 |
| 3 | Petya Hristova | "Sacred Journey" | 3.77% | 5 |
| 4 | Zona | "Senki" | 32.70% | 2 |
| 5 | Martin Aleksandrov | "Mi fai male" | 11.32% | 4 |
December selection final
The December selection final took place on 18 December 2008.[27][28][29] The nine qualifiers from the preceding three heats competed and three qualified to the second phase of the national final exclusively by a public vote: "Senki" performed by Zona, "Don't Look for Me" performed by Tedi Slavcheva feat. Teni & Iva and "Get Up" performed by Stefan Ilchev.[30]
| December Final – 18 December 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Freeway | "Sama" | 8.84% | 6 |
| 2 | Martin Aleksandrov | "Mi fai male" | 8.35% | 7 |
| 3 | Svetozar Hristov | "Borrow from the Shadow" | 1.80% | 8 |
| 4 | Sunay Chalakov | "Neshto ludo" | 11.62% | 5 |
| 5 | Tedi Slavcheva feat. Teni & Iva | "Don't Look for Me" | 18.33% | 2 |
| 6 | Zona | "Senki" | 20.45% | 1 |
| 7 | Iskren Petsov | "Zashto se varna" | 0.98% | 9 |
| 8 | Vatticana | "Sun Is Shining" | 12.77% | 4 |
| 9 | Stefan Ilchev | "Get Up" | 16.86% | 3 |
BG Song for Eurovision 2009
BG Song for Eurovision 2009 was the second phase of the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 24 January and 21 February 2009, respectively. Both shows took place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hosted by Neli Atanasova and Dragomir Draganov and broadcast on BNT 1 as well as online via the broadcaster's website bnt.bg.
Format
The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final. Eighteen songs consisting of the nine Be a Star qualifiers and nine additional songs competed in the semi-final on 24 January 2009 and twelve were selected by an expert jury panel to qualify to the final on 21 February 2009.[31] In the final, twelve songs consisting of the nine semi-final qualifiers and three pre-qualified finalists competed and the winner was determined exclusively by public televoting. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or SMS.
Competing entries
BNT opened a submission period for artists and songwriters to submit their entries from 1 October 2008 to 19 December 2008. Artists were required to have Bulgarian nationality, however songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit songs. The broadcaster received 38 submissions by the end of the deadline. A jury committee reviewed the received submissions as well as the non-qualifying songs in the heats and finals of Be a Star and selected eighteen songs to advance to the national final. The list of competing artists and songs were announced on 20 December 2008 and among the competing artists, "Ready for Love" performed by Ivelina and "Razstoyaniya" performed by Moto were non-qualifiers of Be a Star. On 10 January 2009, "Ring the Bells" performed by Vesela Boneva was withdrawn from the competition and replaced with "Don't Break My Heart" performed by Erilien & Najam Sheraz.[32][33][34]
Semi-final
The semi-final took place on 24 January 2009. Eighteen entries competed and nine qualified to the final as determined by a jury panel.[35] "Get Up" performed by Stefan Ilchev was the only finalist that advanced from Be a Star.[36]
| Semi-final – 24 January 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | Ivelina | "Ready for Love" | Lyubomir Boyanov, Ivan Laskov | Finalist |
| 2 | Moto | "Razstoyaniya" | Nikolay Tomov | Finalist |
| 3 | Deyan Dzhenkov | "Imam tvoeto ime" | Dani Milev, Rumyana Ivanova | Eliminated |
| 4 | Gergana Dimova | "Yasno slantse" | Dimcho Delev | Eliminated |
| 5 | Stefan Dobrev | "Everlasting Love" | Vladi Tosetto, Diana Winter | Finalist |
| 6 | Prima Vista | "Let's Spread Love" | Valentin Penzov, Ilko Drenkov | Eliminated |
| 7 | Erilien & Najam Sheraz | "Don't Break My Heart" | Erilien, Najam Sheraz | Eliminated |
| 8 | Iskra & Misha Iliev | "Dokosni me" | Stoyan Stoyanov, Andro Stubel | Eliminated |
| 9 | Sahara | "Don’t Kiss for Money" | Stefaan Yves Geert Fernande, Ingrid Mank | Finalist |
| 10 | Plamen Penev | "Dalechen svyat" | Petar Pesev, Plamen Penev | Eliminated |
| 11 | JuraTone feat. Lady B | "Chance to Love You" | JuraTone, Michael Johnson | Finalist |
| 12 | Zona | "Senki" | Zona | Eliminated |
| 13 | Stefan Ilchev | "Get Up" | Veselin Kalchev, Iordanka Ivanova | Finalist |
| 14 | Nora | "It's Not Right" | Biser Ivanov, Nora Karaivanova | Finalist |
| 15 | Emiliya Valenti | "S teb" | Alex Nushev, Sunnie | Eliminated |
| 16 | Krassimir Avramov | "Illusion" | Krassimir Avramov, William Tabanou, Casie Tabanou | Finalist |
| 17 | Tedi Slavcheva feat. Teni & Iva | "Don't Look for Me" | Teni Omede, Tedi Slavcheva | Eliminated |
| 18 | Dani Milev | "Nyama vreme" | Dani Milev, Doni | Finalist |
Final
The final took place on 21 February 2009. The nine qualifiers from the semi-final and the three pre-qualified entries competed and the winner, "Illusion" performed by Krassimir Avramov, was determined exclusively by public televoting.[2]
| Final – 21 February 2009 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Stefan Ilchev | "Get Up" | Veselin Kalchev, Iordanka Ivanova | 1,038 | 7 |
| 2 | Moto | "Razstoyaniya" | Nikolay Tomov | 132 | 12 |
| 3 | Poli Genova | "One Lifetime Is Not Enough" | Ivan Kutikov, Jim Peterik | 4,135 | 2 |
| 4 | Dani Milev | "Nyama vreme" | Dani Milev, Doni | 843 | 9 |
| 5 | Ivelina | "Ready for Love" | Lyubomir Boyanov, Ivan Laskov | 890 | 8 |
| 6 | Grafa | "Vrag" | Vladimir Ampov-Grafa, Gergana Turiyska | 1,377 | 5 |
| 7 | Sahara | "Don’t Kiss for Money" | Stefaan Yves Geert Fernande, Ingrid Mank | 1,128 | 6 |
| 8 | Mariana Popova | "Crazy" | Zheni Dzhambazova, Ivan Ivanov, Elina Gavrilova | 2,976 | 3 |
| 9 | JuraTone feat. Lady B | "Chance to Love You" | JuraTone, Michael Johnson | 715 | 10 |
| 10 | Stefan Dobrev | "Everlasting Love" | Vladi Tosetto, Diana Winter | 408 | 11 |
| 11 | Krassimir Avramov | "Illusion" | Krassimir Avramov, William Tabanou, Casie Tabanou | 19,553 | 1 |
| 12 | Nora | "It's Not Right" | Biser Ivanov, Nora Karaivanova | 2,023 | 4 |
At Eurovision
Since Bulgaria is not one of the "Big Four" and was not the host of the 2009 contest, it had to compete in one of the two semi-finals. It competed in the first semi-final but failed to reach the final.
Points awarded by Bulgaria[37]
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See also
References
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