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Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Bulgaria
National selection
Selection processPesen Na Evrovizija 2007
Selection date(s)Semi-final
3 February 2007
Final
24 February 2007
Selected entrantElitsa Todorova and
Stoyan Yankoulov
Selected song"Water"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (6th, 146 points)
Final result5th, 157 points
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2006 • 2007 • 2008►

Bulgaria was represented by Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Voda".

Before Eurovision

Pesen Na Evrovizija 2007

Bulgaria held national selection called Pesen Na Evrovizija 2007, which included a semi-final and final. 18 songs took part in the semi-final on 3 February 2007, where a jury picked 9 to go to the final, with 3 "wildcards" being added in by BNT. The winner from those 12 was decided on 24 February 2007 by televoting only.

Semi-final

18 songs took part in a semi final on 3 February 2007, where a jury picked 9 to go to the final.

Semi-final – 3 February 2007
Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Result
1 Svetozar Christov & Lora Vladova "If You Come Baby" Svetozar Christov, Lora Vladova Eliminated
2 Toni Dimitrova & Goresht Pyasak "Say You Would" Stefan Diomov, Plamen Stavrev Advanced
3 Petya Pavlova "Runaway" Petya Pavlova, Peter Godwin Eliminated
4 Grupata "Back In Your Heart" Johan Stentorp, Soren Bregendal, Jascha Richter Advanced
5 Teddy Katsarova "Super Fire" Peter Gorski, Teddy Katsarova Advanced
6 Pantommind "Days of Old" Petr Mihailov, Toni Ivanov Eliminated
7 Sofi Marinova & Ustata "Ya tvoya" (I'm yours) Ivan Georgiev-Ustata, Daniela Stoichkova Advanced
8 Svetla Ivanova "No No" Yasen Kozev, Krum Georgiev Eliminated
9 Mastilo "Gettin' Crazy" Desislav Danchev, Spas Dimitrov Advanced
10 Dilyana Tsenova "Confession" Nivelin Mirkov, Dilyana Tsenova Eliminated
11 Bella "Falling Angel" Yasen Kozev, Krum Georgiev Eliminated
12 Aksinia "Az znam" (I know) Dani Milev, Vanya Schereva Advanced
13 S-lavina "Higher (Balkan heart)" Thomas Thörnholm, Clauss Attlerud, Dan Attlerud, Petr Panov Advanced
14 Margarita Hranova "Moya lyubov" (My love) Alexandr Miladinov Advanced
15 Charlene & Natasha "Open Your Eyes" Jonas Gladnikoff, Niall Mooney, Brendan McCarthy, Galya Marinova Eliminated
16 Dimitar Atanasov "Only Way Back Home" Dimitar Atanasov, Scherion Urumov Advanced
17 Krum "Dokoga" (How long) Miro Gechev, Krum Sirakov Eliminated
18 Galin Raychev "V ochakvane" (In expectance) Petr Pesev, Galin Raichev Eliminated

Final

The final was held on 24 February 2007 at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hosted by Dragomir Simeonov and Iva Doichinova. The qualifiers from the semi-final were joined by 3 wildcard acts for the final. The winner was chosen by televoting, being "Voda" performed by Stoyan Yankoulov & Elitsa Todorova.[1] The win for the duo was very convincing as they won by over 26,000 more votes than the song in second place, "Fool for You" performed by KariZma.

Final – 24 February 2007
Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Mastilo "Gettin' Crazy" Desislav Danchev, Spas Dimitrov 1,772 8
2 Toni Dimitrova & Goresch Pyasak "Say You Would" Stefan Diomov, Plamen Stavrev 1,703 9
3 Aksiniya "Az znam" (I know) Dani Milev, Vanya Schereva 562 12
4 Sofi Marinova & Ustata "Ya tvoya" (I'm yours) Ivan Georgiev-Ustata, Daniela Stoichkova 4,345 3
5 Kalki "Freedom and Love" Kalki 3,253 4
6 Margarita Hranova "Moya lyubov" (My love) Alexandr Miladinov 629 11
7 Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov "Voda" (Water) Elitsa Todorova, Stoyan Yankulov 31,376 1
8 S-lavina "Higher (Balkan heart)" Thomas Thörnholm, Clauss Attlerud, Dan Attlerud, Petr Panov 1,256 10
9 KariZma "Fool for You" Galina Kurdova, Miroslav Kostadinov 5,232 2
10 Tedi Kazarova "Super Fire" Peter Gorski, Teddy Katsarova 2,174 7
11 Grupata "Back In Your Heart" Johan Stentorp, Soren Bregendal, Jascha Richter 2,574 5
12 Dimitar Atanasov "Only Way Back Home" Dimitar Atanasov, Scherion Urumov 2,386 6

Promotion

Prior to the contest, Elitsa and Stoyan made a promotional tour in countries such as Greece, Croatia, and Serbia. Also, the duo will perform at the "Stars of Europe" concert in Italy, which will present the entry in a number of European nations.

At Eurovision

As Bulgaria failed to qualify from the semi-final for the second time in a row, Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov had to compete in the semi-final on 10 May. The Bulgarian entry was performed first, preceding Israel. Bulgaria finished 6th in the semi-final, and therefore qualified for the final on 12 May, where they performed 21st following Romania and preceding Turkey. The entry finished in 5th place with 157 points. With changes to the format of the competition coming into effect for 2008, Bulgaria would have to compete in one of two semi-finals for qualification into the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. As Bulgaria was not the winner of the 2007 Contest and was not a member of the Big Four, other results in the previous contest no longer pre-qualified nations to the final of the forthcoming contest.

Points awarded by Bulgaria[2]

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

References

  1. ^ "BULGARIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2007".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2007

See also

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