Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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Country | Bulgaria | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | EuroBGVision 2006 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final 25 February 2006 Final 11 March 2006 | |||
Selected entrant | Mariana Popova | |||
Selected song | "Let Me Cry" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bulgaria was represented by Mariana Popova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Let Me Cry", written by Elina Gavrilova and composed by Dani Milev. The song is only the country's second entry, after they débuted at the contest last year.
Before Eurovision[]
EuroBGVision 2006[]
EuroBGVision 2006 was the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 25 February and 11 March 2006 respectively. Both shows took place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hosted by Dragomir Simeonov.[1]
Format[]
The competition consisted of a semi-final on 25 February 2006 and a final on 11 March 2006. 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. Voting lines were open for 10 minutes.
Competing entries[]
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries until 23 January 2006. BNT received 126 entries, and an expert committee selected twenty-four songs for the competition.[2] The list of competing artists and songs were released on 4 February 2006.[3] After the list was released, Vanya Kostova and Boyan Mihaylov withdrew from the competition. As a result of this, Plamen Petrev and Angel participated in the national final instead.[4]
Semi-final[]
The semi-final took place on 3 February 2006. Twenty-four songs competed and the top twelve entries as determined by an expert jury advanced to the final.[5]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result |
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1 | Safo | "Land of Regret" | Vladimir Mikhailov | Eliminated |
2 | Sunnie | "I Can't Stop" | Sunnie | Eliminated |
3 | Sonya Todorova | "Trust Yourself" | Maxim Hristov, Sonya Todorova | Finalist |
4 | Ivaylo Kolev | "Every Dream at Night" | Vladi Tozetta, Paula Pavlova | Finalist |
5 | Vasil Petrov and Instinkt | "Da mozhesh da chakash" (Да можеш да чакаш) | Kamen Drandiyski, Ivan Tenev | Eliminated |
6 | Big Mama Scandal | "All This Time" | Ivailo Gochev | Finalist |
7 | Deyan Nedelchev | "Na teb" (На теб) | Krasimir Gulmezov, Silvia Mikhailova | Eliminated |
8 | Ralitsa Grudeva | "With You" | Alex Nushev, Alexandr Kiprov | Eliminated |
9 | Plamen Petrev and Angel | "V nyakoi drug zhivot" (В някой друг живот) | Petr Pesev, Plamen Penev | Eliminated |
10 | Neda Karova and Da | "Wish" | Philip Vella, Gerard James Borg | Finalist |
11 | Nemo | "Za mig" (За миг) | Alek Kireev | Eliminated |
12 | Stalker | "Faces" | Militsa Gladnishka, Kiril Dobrev | Eliminated |
13 | Violeta Jeknich | "Tants na noshtta" (Танц на нощта) | Goran Jeknic, Sunnie | Eliminated |
14 | Stoyan Zakhariev | "Karmic Love" | Stoyan Zakhariev, Jessy Steal | Finalist |
15 | Mastilo | "Next to You" | Desislav Simeonov, Viktoria Terziyska | Finalist |
16 | Vesela Boneva and Plamen Pyatov | "That's Me" | Ivaylo Terziev | Finalist |
17 | D'a Voices | "Celebrate Tonight" | Ognyan Ivanov | Eliminated |
18 | Geppy | "A Matter of Time" | Gospodin Gospodinov "Geppy", Nikolay Vasilev | Finalist |
19 | Sunrise | "Going to Sofia" | Georgi Marholev | Eliminated |
20 | Melody Тraffic | "Love That You Can't See" | Melody Traffic, Neli Shishkova | Finalist |
21 | Mariana Popova | "Let Me Cry" | Dani Milev, Elina Gavrilova | Finalist |
22 | Ani Lozanova | "Shte te zapalya" (Ще те запаля) | Rosen Cheshmedzhiev, Ani Lozanova | Finalist |
23 | Vesela Boneva | "Let Me Live Again" | Stamen Yanev, Desislava Sofranova | Finalist |
24 | Martin Aleksandrov | "Te vas" | Martin Alexandrov, Svetla Panteva | Eliminated |
Final[]
The final took place on 11 March 2006. Twelve songs consisting of the twelve semi-final qualifiers competed and the winner was determined by public televoting. At the conclusion of the voting, "Let Me Cry" performed by Mariana Popova was the winner.[6]
Draw | Singer | Song | Televote | Place |
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1 | Stoyan Zakhariev | "Karmic Love" | 658 | 9 |
2 | Vesela Boneva | "Let Me Live Again" | 1,437 | 5 |
3 | Mariana Popova | "Let Me Cry" | 4,700 | 1 |
4 | Neda Karova and Da | "Wish" | 717 | 8 |
5 | Sonya Todorova | "Trust Yourself" | 173 | 11 |
6 | Ani Lozanova | "Shte te zapalya" (Ще те запаля) | 253 | 10 |
7 | Ivailo Kolev | "Every Dream at Night" | 3,993 | 3 |
8 | Mastilo | "Next to You" | 4,000 | 2 |
9 | Vesela Boneva and Plamen Pyatov | "That's Me" | 991 | 6 |
10 | Melody Тraffic | "Love That You Can't See" | 1,681 | 4 |
11 | Geppy | "A Matter of Time" | 773 | 7 |
12 | Big Mama Scandal | "All This Time" | 167 | 12 |
At Eurovision[]
Because Bulgaria failed to qualify in 2005 Mariana was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final. She performed 2nd, following Armenia and preceding the Slovenia. She came 17th with 36 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final.[7]
Voting[]
Points awarded to Bulgaria[]
Score | Country |
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12 points | |
10 points | |
8 points | |
7 points | |
6 points | Macedonia |
5 points | Spain |
4 points | France |
3 points | Greece |
2 points | |
1 point |
Points awarded by Bulgaria[]
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References[]
- ^ "EuroBGVision 2006". 4lyrics.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (23 January 2006). "126 songs for Bulgarian selection". Esctoday.
- ^ West-Soley, Richard (4 February 2006). "Bulgarian song titles published". Esctoday.
- ^ "Bulgaria 2006".
- ^ "BULGARIAN SEMI-FINAL 2006".
- ^ "BULGARIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2006".
- ^ "Semi-Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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