Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | Bulgarian National Television (BNT) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 7 |
First appearance | 2007 |
Last appearance | 2021 |
Highest placement | 2nd: 2014 |
Host | 2015 |
External links | |
Bulgaria's page at JuniorEurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 |
History
Bulgaria has entered the Junior Eurovision Song Contest six times, first entering in 2007. Bulgaria's first entry was Bon-Bon with "Bonbolandiya", which finished 7th at the 2007 contest in Rotterdam. Their second entry was Krestiana Kresteva with "Edna mechta", which finished 15th and last at the 2008 contest, receiving only 15 points. The Bulgarian broadcaster BNT withdrew from the 2009 contest, and Bulgaria did not compete in the contest in Kyiv or at the 2010 edition in Minsk. Bulgaria returned for the 2011 contest in Yerevan, then they took a break from the 2012 and the 2013 contests.
Bulgaria returned for the
On 26 January 2015, it was announced that Bulgaria would host the
Participation overview
2 | Second place |
◁ | Last place |
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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2007 | Bon-Bon | "Bonbolandiya" (Бонболандия) | Bulgarian | 7 | 86 |
2008 | Krestiana Kresteva | "Edna mechta" (Една мечта) | Bulgarian | 15 ◁ | 15 |
2011 | Ivan Ivanov | "Superhero" | Bulgarian | 8 | 60 |
2014 | Krisia, Hasan and Ibrahim | "Planet of the Children" | Bulgarian | 2 | 147 |
2015 | Gabriela Yordanova and Ivan Stoyanov
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" Colour of Hope "
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Bulgarian | 9 | 62 |
2016 | Lidia Ganeva | " Magical Day (Valsheben den) " (Вълшебен ден)
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Bulgarian, English | 9 | 161 |
2021 | Denislava and Martin
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" Voice of Love "
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Bulgarian, English | 16 | 77 |
Awards
Winners of the press vote
Year | Song | Artist | Place | Points | Host city | Ref. |
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2014 | "Planet of the Children" | Krisia, Hasan and Ibrahim | 2 | 147 | Marsa | [8] |
Commentators and spokespersons
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The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[9] The Bulgarian broadcaster, BNT, sent their own commentator to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Bulgarian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Bulgaria. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2007.
Year | Commentator | Spokesperson |
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2007 | Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev | Lyubomir Hadjiyski |
2008 | Marina Baltadzi | |
2009–2010 | No broadcast | Did not participate |
2011 | Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev | Samuil Sarandev-Sancho |
2012–2013 | No broadcast | Did not participate |
2014 | Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev | Ina Angelova |
2015 | Vladimir Petkov | |
2016 | Milen Pavlov | |
2017–2020 | No broadcast | Did not participate |
2021 | Elena Rosberg and Petko Kralev | Arianne |
2022–2023 | No broadcast | Did not participate |
Hostings
Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
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2015 | Sofia | Arena Armeec
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Poli Genova[10] |
See also
- Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
- Bulgaria in the Eurovision Young Dancers– A competition organised by the EBU for younger dancers aged between 16 and 21.
- Bulgaria in the Eurovision Young Musicians– A competition organised by the EBU for musicians aged 18 years and younger.
References
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (31 July 2014). "Bulgarian return confirmed". JuniorEurovision.tv. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (17 December 2014). "Not Just Conchita Wurst: Eurovision Stars Top Google Trends 2014". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Lockett, Katherine (30 March 2015). "Junior Eurovision 2015: 21 November in Sofia, Bulgaria". JuniorEurovision.tv. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ García, Belén (23 May 2017). "Bulgaria confirms participation at Junior Eurovision 2017". esc-plus.com. ESC+Plus. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (7 June 2017). "Bulgaria: Rescinds Confirmation of Participation in Junior Eurovision 2017". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Bulgaria: No comeback for the country in Junior Eurovision 2021 | INFE". 28 April 2021.
- ^ "19 participants for 19th Junior Eurovision Song Contest". 2 September 2021.
- ^ Adams, William Lee (17 November 2014). "Junior Eurovision 2014: Bulgaria's Krisia won the press vote". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ Fisher, Luke (21 October 2015). "Meet your host... Poli Genova!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 21 October 2015.