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Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest

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Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest

Bulgaria has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 15 times since making its debut at the 2005 contest in Kyiv. The country won the contest for the first time in 2026 with the song "Bangaranga" performed by Dara. The Bulgarian participating broadcaster in the contest is Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Bulgaria has failed to qualify for the final in nine out of 15 appearances at the contest, most narrowly in 2012, when "Love Unlimited" by Sofi Marinova lost out on the 10th qualifying place from the second semi-final in a tie-break with Norway. On three of the five occasions it has reached the final prior to its first win, Bulgaria finished in the top five: placing fifth with "Water" by Elitsa and Stoyan in 2007, fourth with "If Love Was a Crime" by Poli Genova in 2016, and second with "Beautiful Mess" by Kristian Kostov in 2017.

Infobox

Participating broadcaster
Bulgarian National Television (BNT)
Appearances
15 (6 finals)
First appearance
2005
Highest placement
1st: 2026
Host
2027

Tables

Table key · Participation overview
2
2
1
2
First place
Second place
3
3
1
3
First place
Third place
X
X
1
X
First place
Entry selected but did not compete
†
†
1
†
First place
Upcoming event
1
First place
2
Second place
3
Third place
X
Entry selected but did not compete
†
Upcoming event
· Participation overview
2005
2005
Year
2005
Artist
Kaffe
Song
"Lorraine"
Language
English
Final
Failed to qualify
Points
19
Semi
49
2006
2006
Year
2006
Artist
Mariana Popova
Song
"Let Me Cry"
Language
English
Final
17
Points
36
2007
2007
Year
2007
Artist
Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov
Song
"Water"
Language
Bulgarian
Final
5
Points
157
Semi
6
Points
146
2008
2008
Year
2008
Artist
Deep Zone and Balthazar
Song
"DJ, Take Me Away"
Language
English
Final
Failed to qualify
Points
11
Semi
56
2009
2009
Year
2009
Artist
Krassimir Avramov
Song
"Illusion"
Language
English
Final
16
Points
7
2010
2010
Year
2010
Artist
Miro
Song
"Angel si ti" (Ангел си ти)
Language
Bulgarian, English
Final
15
Points
19
2011
2011
Year
2011
Artist
Poli Genova
Song
"Na inat" (На инат)
Language
Bulgarian
Final
12
Points
48
2012
2012
Year
2012
Artist
Sofi Marinova
Song
"Love Unlimited"
Language
Bulgarian
Final
11
Points
45
2013
2013
Year
2013
Artist
Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov
Song
"Samo shampioni" (Само шампиони)
Language
Bulgarian
Final
12
Points
45
2016
2016
Year
2016
Artist
Poli Genova
Song
"If Love Was a Crime"
Language
English, Bulgarian
Final
4
Points
307
Semi
5
Points
220
2017
2017
Year
2017
Artist
Kristian Kostov
Song
"Beautiful Mess"
Language
English
Final
2
Points
615
Semi
1
Points
403
2018
2018
Year
2018
Artist
Equinox
Song
"Bones"
Language
English
Final
14
Points
166
Semi
7
Points
177
2020
2020
Year
2020
Artist
Victoria
Song
"Tears Getting Sober"
Language
English
Final
Contest cancelled X
2021
2021
Year
2021
Artist
Victoria
Song
"Growing Up Is Getting Old"
Language
English
Final
11
Points
170
Semi
3
Points
250
2022
2022
Year
2022
Artist
Intelligent Music Project
Song
"Intention"
Language
English
Final
Failed to qualify
Points
16
Semi
29
2026
2026
Year
2026
Artist
Dara
Song
"Bangaranga"
Language
English
Final
1
Points
516
Semi
1
Points
278
2027
2027
Year
2027
Artist
Confirmed intention to participate †
Year
Artist
Song
Language
Final
Points
Semi
Points
2005
Kaffe
"Lorraine"
English
Failed to qualify
19
49
2006
Mariana Popova
"Let Me Cry"
English
17
36
2007
Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov
"Water"
Bulgarian
5
157
6
146
2008
Deep Zone and Balthazar
"DJ, Take Me Away"
English
Failed to qualify
11
56
2009
Krassimir Avramov
"Illusion"
English
16
7
2010
Miro
"Angel si ti" (Ангел си ти)
Bulgarian, English
15
19
2011
Poli Genova
"Na inat" (На инат)
Bulgarian
12
48
2012
Sofi Marinova
"Love Unlimited"
Bulgarian
11
45
2013
Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov
"Samo shampioni" (Само шампиони)
Bulgarian
12
45
2016
Poli Genova
"If Love Was a Crime"
English, Bulgarian
4
307
5
220
2017
Kristian Kostov
"Beautiful Mess"
English
2
615
1
403
2018
Equinox
"Bones"
English
14
166
7
177
2020
Victoria
"Tears Getting Sober"
English
Contest cancelled X
2021
Victoria
"Growing Up Is Getting Old"
English
11
170
3
250
2022
Intelligent Music Project
"Intention"
English
Failed to qualify
16
29
2026
Dara
"Bangaranga"
English
1
516
1
278
2027
Confirmed intention to participate †
2005
2005
Year
2005
Selection process
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2005” with 24 participants (12 in the final)
2006
2006
Year
2006
Selection process
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2006” with 24 participants (12 in the final)
2007
2007
Year
2007
Selection process
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2007” with 21 participants (12 in the final)
2008
2008
Year
2008
Selection process
EuroBGvision with 56 participants (14 qualified for the finals) (Auditions)Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2008” with 21 participants (12 in the final) (Finals)
2009
2009
Year
2009
Selection process
Bŭdi zvezda with 45 participants (10 qualified for the finals) (Auditions)Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2009” with 21 participants (12 in the final) (Finals)
2010
2010
Year
2010
Selection process
Internal selection (Artist)Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2010” with 5 songs (Song)
2011
2011
Year
2011
Selection process
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2011” with 19 participants
2012
2012
Year
2012
Selection process
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2012” with 22 participants (12 in the final)
2013
2013
Year
2013
Selection process
Internal selection (Artist)Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2013” with 3 songs (Song)
2016
2016
Year
2016
Selection process
Internal selection
2017
2017
Year
2017
2018
2018
Year
2018
2020
2020
Year
2020
2021
2021
Year
2021
2022
2022
Year
2022
2026
2026
Year
2026
Selection process
Natsionalna selektsiya with 15 participants (8 in the final) (Artist)Izbor na pesen with 3 songs (Song)
Year
Selection process
2005
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2005” with 24 participants (12 in the final)
2006
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2006” with 24 participants (12 in the final)
2007
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2007” with 21 participants (12 in the final)
2008
EuroBGvision with 56 participants (14 qualified for the finals) (Auditions)Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2008” with 21 participants (12 in the final) (Finals)
2009
Bŭdi zvezda with 45 participants (10 qualified for the finals) (Auditions)Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2009” with 21 participants (12 in the final) (Finals)
2010
Internal selection (Artist)Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2010” with 5 songs (Song)
2011
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2011” with 19 participants
2012
Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2012” with 22 participants (12 in the final)
2013
Internal selection (Artist)Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2013” with 3 songs (Song)
2016
Internal selection
2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
2026
Natsionalna selektsiya with 15 participants (8 in the final) (Artist)Izbor na pesen with 3 songs (Song)
· Awards › Marcel Bezençon Awards
2018
2018
Year
2018
Category
Composer Award
Song
"Bones"
Composer(s)lyrics (l) / music (m)
Borislav Milanov, Trey Campbell, Joacim Persson, Dag Lundberg (m & l)
Performer
Equinox
Finalresult
14
Points
166
Host city
Lisbon
2026
2026
Year
2026
Category
Artistic Award
Song
"Bangaranga"
Composer(s)lyrics (l) / music (m)
Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova, Dimitris Kontopoulos
Performer
Dara
Finalresult
1
Points
516
Host city
Vienna
Year
Category
Song
Composer(s)lyrics (l) / music (m)
Performer
Finalresult
Points
Host city
Ref.
2018
Composer Award
"Bones"
Borislav Milanov, Trey Campbell, Joacim Persson, Dag Lundberg (m & l)
Equinox
14
166
Lisbon
2026
Artistic Award
"Bangaranga"
Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova, Dimitris Kontopoulos
Dara
1
516
Vienna
· Related involvement › Heads of delegation
2012, 2016–2022
2012, 2016–2022
Year
2012, 2016–2022
Head of delegation
Joana Levieva-Sawyer
2026
2026
Year
2026
Head of delegation
Boryana Gramatikova
Year
Head of delegation
Ref.
2012, 2016–2022
Joana Levieva-Sawyer
2026
Boryana Gramatikova
· Related involvement › Heads of delegation
2016–2021
2016–2021
Year
2016–2021
Head of press
Vasil Ivanov
Year
Head of press
Ref.
2016–2021
Vasil Ivanov
· Related involvement › Jury members
2016
2016
Year
2016
First member
Mihail Belchev
Second member
Joanna Dragneva [bg]
Third member
Tedy Katzarova [bg]
Fourth member
Stoyan Yankoulov
Fifth member
Angel Zaberski-son [bg]
2017
2017
Year
2017
First member
Milka Miteva
Second member
Orlin Pavlov
Third member
Maria Grancharova
Fourth member
Atanas Stoyanov
Fifth member
Nelly Rangelova
2018
2018
Year
2018
First member
Maya Raykova
Second member
Aleksey Vasilev
Third member
Maria Mutafchieva – Mary [bg]
Fourth member
Lora Kotseva
Fifth member
Kalin Veliov [bg]
2021
2021
Year
2021
First member
Tedy Katzarova (in the semi-final)Milka Miteva (in the final)
Second member
Katya Mihaylova
Third member
Krassimir Gyulmezov [bg]
Fourth member
Etien Levi [bg]
Fifth member
Christina Mateeva
2022
2022
Year
2022
First member
Georgi Simeonov – JJ
Second member
Zdravko Zhelyazkov
Third member
Maria Mutafchieva – Mary
Fourth member
VenZy [bg]
Fifth member
Nelly Rangelova
2026
2026
Year
2026
First member
Stefan Dimitrov [bg]
Second member
Joanna Dragneva
Third member
Krassimir Gyulmezov
Fourth member
Kostadin Filipov [bg]
Fifth member
Krisia Todorova
Sixth member
Valeria Voykova – Vall
Year
First member
Second member
Third member
Fourth member
Fifth member
Sixth member
Seventh member
Ref.
2016
Mihail Belchev
Joanna Dragneva [bg]
Tedy Katzarova [bg]
Stoyan Yankoulov
Angel Zaberski-son [bg]
2017
Milka Miteva
Orlin Pavlov
Maria Grancharova
Atanas Stoyanov
Nelly Rangelova
2018
Maya Raykova
Aleksey Vasilev
Maria Mutafchieva – Mary [bg]
Lora Kotseva
Kalin Veliov [bg]
2021
Tedy Katzarova (in the semi-final)Milka Miteva (in the final)
Katya Mihaylova
Krassimir Gyulmezov [bg]
Etien Levi [bg]
Christina Mateeva
2022
Georgi Simeonov – JJ
Zdravko Zhelyazkov
Maria Mutafchieva – Mary
VenZy [bg]
Nelly Rangelova
2026
Stefan Dimitrov [bg]
Joanna Dragneva
Krassimir Gyulmezov
Kostadin Filipov [bg]
Krisia Todorova
Valeria Voykova – Vall
· Related involvement › Commentators and spokespersons
1968
1968
Year
1968
Commentator
Unknown
Spokesperson
Did not participate
1969–1970
1969–1970
Year
1969–1970
Commentator
No broadcast
1971
1971
Year
1971
Commentator
Unknown
1972
1972
Year
1972
Commentator
No broadcast
1973–1974
1973–1974
Year
1973–1974
Commentator
Unknown
1975–1976
1975–1976
Year
1975–1976
Commentator
No broadcast
1977
1977
Year
1977
Commentator
Unknown
1978–1980
1978–1980
Year
1978–1980
Commentator
No broadcast
1981
1981
Year
1981
Commentator
Unknown
1982–1989
1982–1989
Year
1982–1989
Commentator
No broadcast
1990–1991
1990–1991
Year
1990–1991
Commentator
Unknown
1992–2004
1992–2004
Year
1992–2004
Commentator
No broadcast
2005
2005
Year
2005
Commentator
Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
Spokesperson
Evgenia Atanasova
2006
2006
Year
2006
Commentator
Dragomir Simeonov
2007
2007
Year
2007
Commentator
Mira Dobreva
2008
2008
Year
2008
Commentator
Valentina Voykova
2009
2009
Year
2009
Commentator
Yoanna Dragneva
2010
2010
Year
2010
Commentator
Desislava Dobreva
2011
2011
Year
2011
Commentator
Maria Ilieva
2012
2012
Year
2012
Commentator
Anna Angelova
2013
2013
Year
2013
Commentator
Yoanna Dragneva
2014
2014
Year
2014
Commentator
No broadcast
Spokesperson
Did not participate
Ref.
N/A
2015
2015
Year
2015
Commentator
Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
2016
2016
Year
2016
Commentator
Anna Angelova
2017
2017
Year
2017
Commentator
Boryana Gramatikova
2018
2018
Year
2018
Commentator
Yoanna Dragneva
2019
2019
Year
2019
Commentator
No broadcast
Spokesperson
Did not participate
Ref.
N/A
2021
2021
Year
2021
Commentator
Elena Rosberg and Petko Kralev
Spokesperson
Yoanna Dragneva
2022
2022
Year
2022
Commentator
Janan Dural
2023–2025
2023–2025
Year
2023–2025
Commentator
No broadcast
Spokesperson
Did not participate
2026
2026
Year
2026
Commentator
Elena Rosberg and Petko Kralev
Spokesperson
Vladimira Ilieva
Year
Commentator
Spokesperson
Ref.
1968
Unknown
Did not participate
1969–1970
No broadcast
1971
Unknown
1972
No broadcast
1973–1974
Unknown
1975–1976
No broadcast
1977
Unknown
1978–1980
No broadcast
1981
Unknown
1982–1989
No broadcast
1990–1991
Unknown
1992–2004
No broadcast
2005
Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
Evgenia Atanasova
2006
Dragomir Simeonov
2007
Mira Dobreva
2008
Valentina Voykova
2009
Yoanna Dragneva
2010
Desislava Dobreva
2011
Maria Ilieva
2012
Anna Angelova
2013
Yoanna Dragneva
2014
No broadcast
Did not participate
N/A
2015
Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev
2016
Anna Angelova
2017
Boryana Gramatikova
2018
Yoanna Dragneva
2019
No broadcast
Did not participate
N/A
2021
Elena Rosberg and Petko Kralev
Yoanna Dragneva
2022
Janan Dural
2023–2025
No broadcast
Did not participate
2026
Elena Rosberg and Petko Kralev
Vladimira Ilieva
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