| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | |||
| 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 & Stoyan Yankulov in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Voda".
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 & Sasheto were disqualified. As a result of this, Toni Dimitrova & Goresch Pyasak, Galin Raichev and Dimitar Atanasov participated in the national final instead.
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.
| Semi-final – 3 February 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) | Result |
| 1 | Svetozar Hristov & Lora Vladova | "If You Come Baby" | Svetozar Hristov, Lora Vladova | Eliminated |
| 2 | Toni Dimitrova & Goresch Pyasak | "Say You Would" | Stefan Diomov, Plamen Stavrev | Finalist |
| 3 | Petia | "Runaway" | Petya Pavlova, Peter Godwin | Eliminated |
| 4 | Grupata | "Back In Your Heart" | Johan Stentorp, Soren Bregendal, Jascha Richter | Finalist |
| 5 | Tedi Kazarova | "Super Fire" | Peter Gorski, Teddy Katsarova | Finalist |
| 6 | Pantommind | "Days of Old" | Petr Mihailov, Toni Ivanov | Eliminated |
| 7 | Sofi Marinova & Ustata | "Ya tvoya" (I'm yours) | Ivan Georgiev-Ustata, Daniela Stoichkova | Finalist |
| 8 | Svetla Ivanova | "No No" | Yasen Kozev, Krum Georgiev | Eliminated |
| 9 | Mastilo | "Gettin' Crazy" | Desislav Danchev, Spas Dimitrov | Finalist |
| 10 | Dilyana Tsenova | "Confession" | Nivelin Mirkov, Dilyana Tsenova | Eliminated |
| 11 | Bella | "Falling Angel" | Yasen Kozev, Krum Georgiev | Eliminated |
| 12 | Aksiniya | "Az znam" (I know) | Dani Milev, Vanya Schereva | Finalist |
| 13 | S-lavina | "Higher (Balkan heart)" | Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss, Danne Attlerud, Petr Panov | Finalist |
| 14 | Margarita Hranova | "Moya lyubov" (My love) | Alexandr Miladinov | Finalist |
| 15 | Charlene & Natasha | "Open Your Eyes" | Jonas Gladnikoff, Niall Mooney, Brendan McCarthy, Galya Marinova | Eliminated |
| 16 | Dimitar Atanasov | "Only Way Back Home" | Dimitar Atanasov, Scherion Urumov | Finalist |
| 17 | Krum | "Dokoga" (How long) | Miro Gechev, Krum Sirakov | Eliminated |
| 18 | Galin Raichev | "V ochakvane" (In expectance) | Petr Pesev, Galin Raichev | 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 & Stoyan Yankulov were the winners, receiving 26,000 more votes than the second place, "Fool for You" performed by KariZma.
| Final – 24 February 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Mastilo | "Gettin' Crazy" | Desislav Danchev, Spas Dimitrov | 1,772 | 8 |
| 2 | Toni Dimitrova & Goresch Pyasak | "Say You Would" | Stefan Diomov, Plamen Stavrev | 1,703 | 9 |
| 3 | Aksiniya | "Az znam" (I know) | Dani Milev, Vanya Schereva | 562 | 12 |
| 4 | Sofi Marinova & Ustata | "Ya tvoya" (I'm yours) | Ivan Georgiev-Ustata, Daniela Stoichkova | 4,345 | 3 |
| 5 | Kalki | "Freedom and Love" | Kalki | 3,253 | 4 |
| 6 | Margarita Hranova | "Moya lyubov" (My love) | Alexandr Miladinov | 629 | 11 |
| 7 | Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov | "Voda" (Water) | Elitsa Todorova, Stoyan Yankulov | 31,376 | 1 |
| 8 | S-lavina | "Higher (Balkan heart)" | Thomas Thörnholm, Clauss Attlerud, Dan Attlerud, Petr Panov | 1,256 | 10 |
| 9 | KariZma | "Fool for You" | Galina Kurdova, Miroslav Kostadinov | 5,232 | 2 |
| 10 | Tedi Kazarova | "Super Fire" | Peter Gorski, Teddy Katsarova | 2,174 | 7 |
| 11 | Grupata | "Back In Your Heart" | Johan Stentorp, Soren Bregendal, Jascha Richter | 2,574 | 5 |
| 12 | Dimitar Atanasov | "Only Way Back Home" | Dimitar Atanasov, Scherion Urumov | 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. The entry finished in 5th place with 157 points. With changes to the format of the competition coming into effect for 2008, Bulgaria would have to compete in one of two semi-finals for qualification into the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. As Bulgaria was not the winner of the 2007 Contest and was not a member of the Big Four, other results in the previous contest no longer pre-qualified nations to the final of the forthcoming contest.
Points awarded by Bulgaria[4]
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- ^ "Pesen na Evroviziya 2007". 4lyrics.
- ^ Kulpers, Michael (14 January 2007). "Bulgarian semifinalists announced". Esctoday.
- ^ "BULGARIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2007".
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2007