As more countries continue to confirm their presence in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, we have our second official withdrawal in the upcoming edition of the competition. BNT has announced that Bulgaria will not be participating in next year’s contest, following Montenegro and North Macedonia, which also announced its withdrawal.
“Program does present an interest for the broadcast any longer”
Bulgaria’s withdrawal from the competition was revealed by BNT to OGAE Greece via a Direct Message on Twitter from the official BNT Eurovision account, which mentioned that the program does not an interest for the broadcaster any longer.
Bulgaria will not be taking part at Eurovision 2023 and most probably in the future editions as well. After analysis, it was decided that this program does not present an interest for the broadcaster any longer.
BNT
With the withdrawal, it was not revealed if BNT will be airing the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, something which North Macedonia have confirmed they will despite their withdrawal. This is not the first time Bulgaria withdrew from the competition, BNT did not participate in 2014, 2015 and 2019 citing financial constraints as the reason.
Bulgaria’s Eurovision Journey
Bulgaria debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2005 with the song ‘Lorraine’ sung by Kaffe, the song came 19th in the semi-final scoring 49 points. Bulgaria’s best-ever result came in 2017 with ‘Beautiful Mess’ by Kristian Kostov, the song placed 2nd in the Grand Final that year scoring 615 points. In 2022, Bulgaria was represented by the Intelligent Music Project in Turin, where they sang the song “Intention”, placing 16th in the Semi-Final with 29 points.
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News Source: OGAE Greece
Photo Credit: EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett
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