The next five years saw Bulgaria again floundering out of the Contest in the Semi Final stages, after the double semi finals were set up for the 2008 Contest in Belgrade, to more fairly accommodate the increase in the number of participating countries. If the rule change had not been imposed that year, Bulgaria would have automatically qualified for the Final in 2008, but instead left with an 11th place finish leaving Bulgaria empty-handed. During last year's Baku Contest, Sofi Marinova's Love Unlimited (with lyrics in Bulgarian, English, Greek, Spanish and French), suffered a similar fate, tying for tenth place (Norway proceeded to the Final because they had received votes from more countries), and shutting the country out of the Final once again. This year Elitsa & Stoyan are back to represent Bulgaria in Malmo with their song Samo shampioni ("Only Champions") sung in the national language and hope to repeat their success from Kiev. Take a look and see if you can spot the similarities to the 2005 entry:
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Bulgaria
Starting in spot 7 on May 16 will be Bulgaria, who first debuted in the 2005 Contest in Kiev. The country's first entry, Lorraine by Kaffe, placed 19th in the Semi Final and missed out on being on the Final stage. Bulgaria's next entry in Athens followed a similar fate, but the country's 2007 entry in Helsinki, Water by Elitsa & Stoyan, finished sixth in the Semi Final and elevated the country into the Final for the very first time. After the points were distributed, Bulgaria finished with an impressive 157 points and nabbed fifth place (in a field of 24 Finalists). Here's the song that brought the country its best result and first (and so far only) Top Five finish:
The next five years saw Bulgaria again floundering out of the Contest in the Semi Final stages, after the double semi finals were set up for the 2008 Contest in Belgrade, to more fairly accommodate the increase in the number of participating countries. If the rule change had not been imposed that year, Bulgaria would have automatically qualified for the Final in 2008, but instead left with an 11th place finish leaving Bulgaria empty-handed. During last year's Baku Contest, Sofi Marinova's Love Unlimited (with lyrics in Bulgarian, English, Greek, Spanish and French), suffered a similar fate, tying for tenth place (Norway proceeded to the Final because they had received votes from more countries), and shutting the country out of the Final once again. This year Elitsa & Stoyan are back to represent Bulgaria in Malmo with their song Samo shampioni ("Only Champions") sung in the national language and hope to repeat their success from Kiev. Take a look and see if you can spot the similarities to the 2005 entry:
The next five years saw Bulgaria again floundering out of the Contest in the Semi Final stages, after the double semi finals were set up for the 2008 Contest in Belgrade, to more fairly accommodate the increase in the number of participating countries. If the rule change had not been imposed that year, Bulgaria would have automatically qualified for the Final in 2008, but instead left with an 11th place finish leaving Bulgaria empty-handed. During last year's Baku Contest, Sofi Marinova's Love Unlimited (with lyrics in Bulgarian, English, Greek, Spanish and French), suffered a similar fate, tying for tenth place (Norway proceeded to the Final because they had received votes from more countries), and shutting the country out of the Final once again. This year Elitsa & Stoyan are back to represent Bulgaria in Malmo with their song Samo shampioni ("Only Champions") sung in the national language and hope to repeat their success from Kiev. Take a look and see if you can spot the similarities to the 2005 entry:
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