Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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Country | Bulgaria | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Pesen na Evrovizija 2007 | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 3 February 2007 Final: 24 February 2007 | |||
Selected entrant | Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov | |||
Selected song | "Water" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 146 points) | |||
Final result | 5th, 157 points | |||
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bulgaria was represented by Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Water".
Before Eurovision[]
Pesen na Evrovizija 2007[]
Pesen na Evrovizija 2007 was the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 3 and 24 February 2007 respectively. Both shows took place at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hosted by Dragomir Simeonov and Iva Doichinova.[1]
Format[]
The competition consisted of a semi-final on 3 February 2007 and a final on 24 February 2007. Eighteen songs competed in the semi-final and the top nine qualified by the votes of an expert jury. Twelve songs consisting of the nine semi-final qualifiers alongside three pre-qualified finalists competed in the final, where public televoting determined the winner.
Competing entries[]
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries until 12 January 2007. From all songs submitted to BNT, an expert committee selected eighteen songs for the competition. The list of competing artists and songs were released on 14 January 2007.[2] After the list was released, Una Healy and Orlin Goranov withdrew from the competition, while Pippo and Sasheto were disqualified. As a result of this, Toni Dimitrova and Goresch Pyasak, Galin Raichev, and Dimitar Atanasov participated in the national final instead.
Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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Aksiniya | "Az znam" (Аз знам) | Dani Milev, Vanya Schereva |
Bella | "Falling Angel" | Yasen Kozev, Krum Georgiev |
Dilyana Tsenova | "Confession" | Nivelin Mirkov, Dilyana Tsenova |
Dimitar Atanasov | "Only Way Back Home" | Dimitar Atanasov, Scherion Urumov |
Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov | "Voda" (Вода) | Elitsa Todorova, Stoyan Yankoulov |
Galin Raichev | "V ochakvane" (В очакване) | Petr Pesev, Galin Raichev |
Grupata | "Back in Your Heart" | Johan Stentorp, Soren Bregendal, Jascha Richter |
Kalki | "Freedom and Love" | Kalki |
KariZma | "Fool for You" | Galina Kurdova, Miroslav Kostadinov |
Krum | "Dokoga" (Докога) | Miro Gechev, Krum Sirakov |
Margarita Hranova | "Moya lyubov" (Моя любов) | Alexandr Miladinov |
Mastilo | "Gettin' Crazy" | Desislav Danchev, Spas Dimitrov |
Natasha and Charlene | "Open Your Eyes" | Jonas Gladnikoff, Niall Mooney, Brendan McCarthy, Galya Marinova |
Pantommind | "Days of Old" | Petr Mihailov, Toni Ivanov |
Petia | "Runaway" | Petya Pavlova, Peter Godwin |
S-lavina | "Higher (Balkan Heart)" | Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss, Danne Attlerud, Petr Panov |
Sofi Marinova and Ustata | "Ya tvoya" (Я твоя) | Ivan Georgiev-Ustata, Daniela Stoichkova |
Svetla Ivanova | "No No" | Yasen Kozev, Krum Georgiev |
Svetozar Hristov and Lora Vladova | "If You Come Baby" | Svetozar Hristov, Lora Vladova |
Tedi Kazarova | "Super Fire" | Peter Gorski, Teddy Katsarova |
Toni Dimitrova and Goresch Pyasak | "Say You Would" | Stefan Diomov, Plamen Stavrev |
Semi-final[]
The semi-final took place on 3 February 2007. Eighteen songs competed and the top nine entries as determined by an expert jury advanced to the final.
Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
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1 | Svetozar Hristov and Lora Vladova | "If You Come Baby" | Eliminated |
2 | Toni Dimitrova and Goresch Pyasak | "Say You Would" | Finalist |
3 | Petia | "Runaway" | Eliminated |
4 | Grupata | "Back In Your Heart" | Finalist |
5 | Tedi Kazarova | "Super Fire" | Finalist |
6 | Pantommind | "Days of Old" | Eliminated |
7 | Sofi Marinova and Ustata | "Ya tvoya" | Finalist |
8 | Svetla Ivanova | "No No" | Eliminated |
9 | Mastilo | "Gettin' Crazy" | Finalist |
10 | Dilyana Tsenova | "Confession" | Eliminated |
11 | Bella | "Falling Angel" | Eliminated |
12 | Aksiniya | "Az znam" | Finalist |
13 | S-lavina | "Higher (Balkan Heart)" | Finalist |
14 | Margarita Hranova | "Moya lyubov" | Finalist |
15 | Natasha and Charlene | "Open Your Eyes" | Eliminated |
16 | Dimitar Atanasov | "Only Way Back Home" | Finalist |
17 | Krum | "Dokoga" | Eliminated |
18 | Galin Raichev | "V ochakvane" | Eliminated |
Final[]
The final took place on 24 February 2007. Twelve songs consisting of the nine semi-final winners alongside three pre-qualified entries competed and the winner was determined by public televoting.[3] At the conclusion of the voting, "Voda" performed by Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov were the winners, receiving 26,000 more votes than the second place, "Fool for You" performed by KariZma.
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
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1 | Mastilo | "Gettin' Crazy" | 1,772 | 8 |
2 | Toni Dimitrova and Goresch Pyasak | "Say You Would" | 1,703 | 9 |
3 | Aksiniya | "Az znam" | 562 | 12 |
4 | Sofi Marinova and Ustata | "Ya tvoya" | 4,345 | 3 |
5 | Kalki | "Freedom and Love" | 3,253 | 4 |
6 | Margarita Hranova | "Moya lyubov" | 629 | 11 |
7 | Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov | "Voda" | 31,376 | 1 |
8 | S-lavina | "Higher (Balkan Heart)" | 1,256 | 10 |
9 | KariZma | "Fool for You" | 5,232 | 2 |
10 | Tedi Kazarova | "Super Fire" | 2,174 | 7 |
11 | Grupata | "Back In Your Heart" | 2,574 | 5 |
12 | Dimitar Atanasov | "Only Way Back Home" | 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.[4] The entry finished in 5th place with 157 points.[5]
Voting[]
Points awarded to Bulgaria[]
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References[]
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