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Bulgaria debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 with the jazz band Kaffe and their song 'Lorraine'.

That inaugural entry failed to make it out of the Semi-Finals, and it would take a further two attempts for the delegation to reach a first Grand Final which came thanks to Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov who took their entry Water to an impressive 5th place finish in Helsinki 2007.

Other Bulgarian successes include Kristian Kostov’s Beautiful Mess (runner-up in 2017) and Poli Genova’s 4th place hit If Love Was A Crime.

Poli also presented Junior Eurovision in 2015 when the Bulgarian broadcaster BNT hosted the Contest in the capital city Sofia.

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Turin 2022
Intention
Semi-Final
16th - 29 points
Rotterdam 2021
Growing Up Is Getting Old
Semi-Final
3rd - 250 points
Grand Final
11th - 170 points
Rotterdam 2020
Tears Getting Sober
Lisbon 2018
Bones
Semi-Final
7th - 177 points
Grand Final
14th - 166 points
Kyiv 2017
Beautiful Mess
Semi-Final
1st - 403 points
Grand Final
2nd - 615 points
Stockholm 2016
If Love Was A Crime
Semi-Final
5th - 220 points
Grand Final
4th - 307 points
Malmö 2013
Samo Shampioni (Only Champions)
Semi-Final
12th - 45 points
Baku 2012
Love Unlimited
Semi-Final
11th - 45 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Na Inat
Semi-Final
12th - 48 points
Oslo 2010
Angel Si Ti
Semi-Final
15th - 19 points
Moscow 2009
Illusion
Semi-Final
16th - 7 points
Belgrade 2008
DJ, Take Me Away
Semi-Final
12th - 56 points
Helsinki 2007
Water
Semi-Final
6th - 146 points
Grand Final
5th - 157 points
Athens 2006
Let Me Cry
Semi-Final
17th - 36 points
Kyiv 2005
Lorraine
Semi-Final
19th - 49 points