Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

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 held national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in a competition called Pesen Na Evroviziya 2007 (Песен На Евровизия 2007), which included a semi-final and final. 18 songs took part in a semi final on 3 February 2007, where a jury picked 9 to go to the final, with 3 "wildcards" being added in by BNT. The winner from those 12 was decided on February 24 by televoting only. From this selection, it was decided that Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov should represent Bulgaria with the song "Voda" ("Water"). The duo earned a convincing win as they triumphed by receiving 54.8 % of the 57 262 total televotes given, i.e. more votes than all the other eleven entries combined. The 31 376 votes received by the duo was six times as many as the runner up received.

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, Bulgaria sung in the Bulgarian language for the first time, however the song was presented under the English title, "Water". Bulgaria opened the semi-final, performing in the first position, preceding Israel's Teapacks with "Push The Button". They made it into the final of the competition where they finished in 5th place with 157 points.

Selection process

Bulgaria held national selection called Pesen Na Evrovizija 2007, which included a semi-final and final. 18 songs took part in a semi final on 3 February 2007, where a jury picked 9 to go to the final, with 3 "wildcards" being added in by Bulgarian National Television (BNT). The winner from those 12 was decided on February 24 by televoting only. Stoyan Yankoulov & Elitsa Todorova will represent Bulgaria with the song "Voda" ("Water") at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The win for the duo was very convincing as they won by over 26,000 more votes then the song in second place.

At Eurovision, Bulgaria sang in Bulgarian language for the first time, however the song was presented under the English title, "Water". Bulgaria opened the semi-final, performing in the first position, preceding Israel.

Result of national final

Semi-final

Final

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Bulgaria^[1]

Semi final 12 points  Macedonia 10 points  Turkey 8 points  Serbia 7 points  Cyprus 6 points  Belarus 5 points  Slovenia 4 points  Hungary 3 points  Georgia 2 points  Albania 1 point  Moldova

Final 12 points  Greece 10 points  Macedonia 8 points  Armenia 7 points  Turkey 6 points  Serbia 5 points  Russia 4 points  Moldova 3 points  Ukraine 2 points  Romania 1 point  Belarus

References

See also

• Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 to 2015 2016
Artists 2000s Kaffe Mariana Popova Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov Deep Zone & Balthazar Krassimir Avramov 2010s Miro Poli Genova Sofi Marinova Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov 2014 2015 Poli Genova
Songs 2000s "Lorraine" "Let Me Cry" "Water" "DJ, Take Me Away" "Illusion" 2010s "Angel si ti" "Na inat" "Love Unlimited" "Samo shampioni" 2014 2015 "If Love Was a Crime"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Bulgaria did not compete)