Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Country |  Bulgaria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | EuroBGVision 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 22 January 2005 Final: 12 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Kaffe | |||
| Selected song | "Lorraine" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (19th) | |||
| Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bulgaria was represented at Eurovision 2005 by the group Kaffe and the song "Lorraine", written by Vesselin Vesselinov-Eko and Orlin Pavlov and composed by Vesselin Vesselinov-Eko.
Before Eurovision[]
EuroBGVision 2005[]
EuroBGVision 2005 was the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 22 January and 12 February 2005 respectively. The semi-final took place at the BNT studios in Sofia and the final took place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. Both shows were hosted by Aleksandra Surchadzhieva and Deyan Slavchev.[1]
Format[]
The competition consisted of a semi-final on 22 January 2005 and a final on 12 February 2005. 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.
Competing entries[]
BNT received 93 entries, and an expert committee selected twenty-four songs for the competition. The list of competing artists and songs were released on 18 January 2005.[2]
Semi-final[]
The semi-final took place on 22 January 2005. Twenty-four songs competed and the top twelve entries as determined by an expert jury advanced to the final.[3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relax | "Tyrsia teb" (Търся теб) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Kaffe | "Lorraine" | Finalist |
| 3 | Doni and Neti | "Pokazhi mi" (Покажи ми) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Vasil Naydenov, Roberta, Mariana Popova and Orlin Goranov | "Az znam" (Аз знам) | Finalist |
| 5 | Grafa | "Ako ima rai" (Ако има рай) | Finalist |
| 6 | Slavi Trifonov and Sofi Marinova | "Edinstveni" (Единствени) | Finalist |
| 7 | Nona Yotova | "Ke te molam" (Ке те молам) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Krystina Kokorska | "Call on Me" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Nina Nikolina | "Ne moga" (Не мога) | Eliminated |
| 10 | Darina Ivanova and United Voices | "United" | Eliminated |
| 11 | Sashka Vittau | "Kissing Your Lips" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Ivan Georgiev-Ustata | "Vsichki drehi mi prechat" (Всички дрехи ми пречат) | Finalist |
| 13 | Stoian Roianov | "Taodos" (Таодос) | Finalist |
| 14 | Aija | "My Love" | Finalist |
| 15 | N.G. | "Nyakoi te chaka" (Някой те чака) | Eliminated |
| 16 | Deep Zone Project feat. Aiya and Vesela | "The Dance of the World" | Finalist |
| 17 | Veselin Marinov | "Sleda po pyasuka" (Следа по пясъка) | Eliminated |
| 18 | Duet Mania | "Bitter Sweet" | Finalist |
| 19 | Vasko Ivanov | "Samo edin moment" (Само един момент) | Eliminated |
| 20 | Galina Dimitrova-Kali | "Molitva" (Молитва) | Finalist |
| 21 | L.A. | "Lyubov na snimka" (Любов на снимка) | Eliminated |
| 22 | Gravity Co. | "What I Want" | Finalist |
| 23 | Melody | "Otkriy me sega" (Открий ме сега) | Finalist |
| 24 | Vesela Zheleva | "Vyarvay" (Вярвай) | Eliminated |
Final[]
The final took place on 12 February 2005. Twelve songs consisting of the twelve semi-final winners competed and the winner was determined by public televoting. Slavi Trifonov and Sofi Marinova refused to perform as they believed that the final was fixed in favour of Kaffe. At the conclusion of the voting, "Lorraine" performed by Kaffe was indeed the winner. Only the results of the top two were known, while the other results presented below were those that were on screen 10 minutes before the voting ended.[4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Zone Project feat. Aiya and Vesela | "The Dance of the World" | Dian Savov, Ljubomir Savov, Aleksander Kiprov | 0.31% | 12 |
| 2 | Aija | "My Love" | Ljubomir Savov | 0.37% | 11 |
| 3 | Kaffe | "Lorraine" | Vesselin Vesselinov-Eko, Orlin Pavlov | 52.83% | 1 |
| 4 | Stoian Roianov | "Taodos" (Таодос) | Stoian Roianov | 2.85% | 4 |
| 5 | Slavi Trifonov and Sofi Marinova | "Edinstveni" (Единствени) | Evgeni Dimitrov, Slavi Trifonov, Georgi Milchev | 28.22% | 2 |
| 6 | Gravity Co. | "What I Want" | Gravity Co. | 1.73% | 8 |
| 7 | Duet Mania | "Bitter Sweet" | Stefan Shirokov | 0.69% | 10 |
| 8 | Melody | "Otkriy me sega" (Открий ме сега) | Boris Chakurov, Rozina Karaslovova | 1.16% | 9 |
| 9 | Galina Dimitrova-Kali | "Molitva" (Молитва) | Tzvetan Spasov, Georgi Kurtev, Ivailo Vilchev | 2.02% | 7 |
| 10 | Vasil Naydenov, Roberta, Mariana Popova and Orlin Goranov | "Az znam" (Аз знам) | Daniela Kuzmanova, Rumen Boyadzijev, Aleksander Burzitsov | 2.58% | 5 |
| 11 | Ivan Georgiev-Ustata | "Vsichki drehi mi prechat" (Всички дрехи ми пречат) | Ivan Georgiev-Ustata | 2.12% | 6 |
| 12 | Grafa | "Ako ima rai" (Ако има рай) | Vladimir Ampov | 5.11% | 3 |
At Eurovision[]
Bulgaria made their debut, so the country was forced to compete in the semi-final. Bulgaria performed 21st, following Croatia and preceding Ireland. They came 19th with 49 points, failing to qualify to the Grand Final.[5]
The spokesperson who revealed Bulgaria's votes for other countries was BNT employee Evgenia Atanasova.[6]
Voting[]
Points awarded to Bulgaria[]
| Score | Country |
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| 12 points | |
| 10 points |  Cyprus
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| 8 points |  Macedonia
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| 7 points | |
| 6 points |  Spain
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| 5 points |  Turkey
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| 4 points |  Albania
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| 3 points | |
| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
Points awarded by Bulgaria[]
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References[]
- ^ "EuroBGVision 2005". 4lyrics.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (18 January 2005). "Bulgaria: 24 semifinal participants revealed". Esctoday.
- ^ "BULGARIAN SEMI-FINAL 2005".
- ^ "BULGARIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2005".
- ^ "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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