Bulgaria’s hunt for it’s next Eurovision entrant kicked off tonight with the first show of Natsionalnata selektsiya, narrowing down the field of the artists wishing to go to Vienna.
Natsionalnata selektsiya Show One results
8 acts qualified tonight from a field of 15; decided by a jury and a televote. Krisia, Kristian Kostov, and Victoria were the interval acts, while Boryana Gramatikova, Georgi Lyubenov, and Vladimira Ilieva acted as hosts.
| Entrant | Result |
| Dara | Qualified |
| Dara Ekimova | Not Qualified |
| Dia | Not Qualified |
| Elizabet | Not Qualified |
| Fiki | Not Qualified |
| Innerglow | Qualified |
| Kerana and Kosmonavtite | Qualified |
| Mihaela Marinova | Qualified |
| Mihaela Fileva | Not Qualified |
| Molets | Qualified |
| Mona | Qualified |
| Preyah | Qualified |
| Roksana | Qualified |
| Vall | Not Qualified |
| Veniamin | Not Qualified |
Detailed votes
| Entrant | Televote | Jury Vote | Total |
| Dara | 14 | 25 | 39 |
| Dara Ekimova | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| Dia | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| Elizabet | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| Fiki | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| Innerglow | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| Kerana and Kosmonavtite | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| Mihaela Marinova | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| Mihaela Fileva | 6 | 22 | 28 |
| Molets | 12 | 24 | 36 |
| Mona | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| Preyah | 11 | 24 | 35 |
| Roksana | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| Vall | 2 | 19 | 21 |
| Veniamin | 5 | 21 | 26 |
What’s still to come?
- 31st of January – Show Two, deciding the artist
- 28th of February – Final, deciding the song
Bulgaria’s national selection
As we have previously reported, Bulgaria’s national selection will be held over three nights. The first will be held on January 24, when all fifteen acts will perform one of their original songs. On January 31, seven artists will remain and sing another one of their original songs. The winner will be decided by a combined vote of the television audience and a professional jury. The final will be held on February 28, where the selected artists will perform three original songs written for Eurovision. A jury of ten members and the public will decide on the winner.
Bulgaria’s Eurovision Journey
Bulgaria are a country that really want to win the Eurovision Song Contest, especially since their return in 2016. 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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Source: BNT
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