Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Bulgaria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Bulgarian entry was selected through a national final, organised by the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Sofi Marinova represented Bulgaria with the song "Love Unlimited", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final, achieving 11th place with 45 points.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Bulgaria
National selection
Selection processBylgarskata pesen za Evroviziya 2012
Selection date(s)Semi-final:
14 January 2012
Final:
29 February 2012
Selected entrantSofi Marinova
Selected song"Love Unlimited"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (11th, 45 points)
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Bylgarskata pesen za Evroviziya 2012

Bylgarskata pesen za Evroviziya 2012 was the national final format developed by BNT in order to select Bulgaria's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final on 14 January and 29 February 2012, respectively. Both shows were hosted by Milenita, Alexander Sano and Dragomir Draganov and broadcast on BNT 1 and BNT World as well as online via the broadcaster's website bnt.bg.[3] The final was also streamed online at the Eurovision Song Contest official website eurovision.tv.[4]

Format

The competition consisted of a semi-final and a final. Twenty-two songs competed in the semi-final on 14 January 2012 and twelve were selected to qualify to the final on 29 February 2012. The entries placed first by a jury committee titled Academy and a public vote automatically advanced, while the other ten were selected by the 50/50 combination of Academy and public voting from the remaining twenty entries. The Academy was made up of between 20 and 35 composers, poets, producers, performers, music educators and members of the media, advertising agencies and professional organizations. In the final, the winner was determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from the public vote and the Academy. Viewers were able to vote via SMS.

Competing entries

BNT opened a submission period for artists and songwriters to submit their entries from 25 August 2011 to 11 November 2011.[5][6] Songs were required to be Bulgarian national product and each artist and songwriter was only able to submit up to three entries.[7] The broadcaster received 64 submissions by the end of the deadline. The Academy reviewed the received submissions and selected 33 entries to proceed to the audition round.[8] The live audition round took place on 23 and 24 November 2011 at the BNT studios where the Academy selected twenty-two songs to advance to the national final.[9] "Ima li put" performed by Ivaylo Kolev was later withdrawn from the competition and replaced with "You Are the World" performed by Bee in the Bonnet.

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Alex & 4Give "Dream" Emmanuel Totev
Bee in the Bonnet "You Are the World" Teodora Ilieva, Krassimir Tenev
Better Than Grey "Dream" Daniel Frank
Dess "Love Is Alive" Sebastian Arman, Borislav Milanov, Desislava Doneva
Georgi Varbanov "This Is My Green Wave" Georgi Varbanov
Go Week "The Way You See the World" Ventsislav Ivanov, Hristo Mikhalkov
Ivaylo Kolev "Ima li put" –
Ivaylo Kolev feat. Hypnotick "Searching for the Words" Jim Peterick, Ivan Kutikov
Margarita Hranova "Proshka" Atanas Kosev
Monika Kirovska "You Are My Angel" Tsvetan Vlaykov
New 5 "Chance for Better Life" Juro Tone, Dian Solo
Rene Ranev "Alone" Rene Ranev
Simona Sivanio "Eternal" Rita Pace, Yaron Malachi
Sofi Marinova "Love Unlimited" Doni Vasileva, Yasen Kozev, Krum Georgiev
Sonya Ivanova "Finalna lyubov" Sonya Ivanova
Steliyana Hristova "Putyat" Lora Dimitrova, Evgeni Parcalev
Sunnie "Shut Your Mouth and Do It" Sunnie, Yakim Diankov
Svetozar Hristov "Keep Me Down" Svetozar Hristov, Yana Grueva
Teni Omede "Without You" Krassimir Iliev, Teni Omede
Todor Gadzhalov "Still Love You" Katya Hristovska, Teodor Karokolev
Tsvetelin Atanasov-Elvisa ft. DZ "Love Goes Around" Mariela Neykova, Svetlin Kaslev
Viktoriya Dimitrova "Novo nebe" Viktoriya Dimitrova, Julian Janev
Vyara Pantaleeva "Vyara" Daniela Kuzmanova, Daniel Milev

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 14 January 2012 at the BNT studios in Sofia. Twenty-two entries competed and twelve qualified to the final. The entries placed first by the Academy and the public vote automatically advanced. An additional ten qualifiers were selected from the remaining twenty entries by the 50/50 combination of votes awarded by the public vote and the Academy.[10] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Gravity Co., StringS quartet and the "Diva" Ballet Group performed as guests.

  Academy qualifier   Public vote qualifier   Academy and public vote qualifier

Semi-final – 14 January 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points Votes Points
1 New 5 "Chance for Better Life" 124 12 1,547 12 24 1
2 Vyara Pantaleeva "Vyara" 58 4 289 0 4 10
3 Sonya Ivanova "Finalna lyubov" 24 0 95 0 0 19
4 Monika Kirovska "You Are My Angel" 10 0 40 0 0 20
5 Margarita Hranova "Proshka" 57 3 92 0 3 11
6 Sunnie "Shut Your Mouth and Do It" 15 0 130 0 0 17
7 Tsvetelin Atanasov-Elvisa ft. DZ "Love Goes Around" 77 5 541 5 10 5
8 Steliyana Hristova "Putyat" 88 7 774 8 15 3
9 Viktoriya Dimitrova "Novo nebe" 47 0 128 0 0 18
10 Teni Omede "Without You" 31 0 226 0 0 14
11 Alex & 4Give "Dream" 46 0 180 0 0 15
12 Todor Gadzhalov "Still Love You" 95 8 517 4 12 4
13 Dess "Love Is Alive" 148 — 2,396 — — —
14 Georgi Varbanov "This Is My Green Wave" 13 0 333 1 1 12
15 Sofi Marinova "Love Unlimited" 93 — 2,162 — — —
16 Better Than Grey "Dream" 33 0 296 0 0 13
17 Svetozar Hristov "Keep Me Down" 82 6 505 3 9 6
18 Rene Ranev "Alone" 53 2 476 2 4 9
19 Bee in the Bonnet "You Are the World" 22 0 136 0 0 16
20 Simona Sivanio "Eternal" 11 0 770 7 7 7
21 Ivaylo Kolev feat. Hypnotick "Searching for the Words" 97 10 1,249 10 20 2
22 Go Week "The Way You See the World" 52 1 667 6 7 8

Final

The final took place on 29 February 2012 at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. The twelve qualifiers from the semi-final competed and the winner, "Love Unlimited" performed by Sofi Marinova, was determined by the 50/50 combination of votes awarded by public voting and the Academy.[11] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, TE, Grafa, Nely Rangelova, Vassil Naydenov, 2007 Bulgarian Eurovision entrants Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov, 2012 Cypriot Eurovision entrant Ivi Adamou, 2012 Danish Eurovision entrant Soluna Samay, 2012 French Eurovision entrant Anggun and 2012 Maltese Eurovision entrant Kurt Calleja performed as guests.[4]

Final – 29 February 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Go Week "The Way You See the World" 6 1,033 5 11 6
2 Todor Gadzhalov "Still Love You" 10 532 2 12 4
3 Steliyana Hristova "Putyat" 3 1,708 6 9 7
4 Rene Ranev "Alone" 1 331 0 1 11
5 Dess "Love Is Alive" 5 3,730 10 15 3
6 Svetozar Hristov "Keep Me Down" 7 530 1 8 8
7 Simona Sivanio "Eternal" 0 556 3 3 10
8 Ivaylo Kolev ft. Hipnotik "Searching for the Words" 4 1,785 7 11 5
9 Sofi Marinova "Love Unlimited" 8 6,910 12 20 1
10 Vyara Pantaleeva "Vyara" 0 366 0 0 12
11 New 5 "Chance for Better Life" 12 2,861 8 20 2
12 Tsvetelin Atanasov-Elvisa ft. DZ "Love Goes Around" 2 713 4 6 9

At Eurovision

Bulgaria competed in the first half of the second semi-final (8th on stage), on 24 May 2012, following Ukraine and preceding the Slovenia. Bulgaria received 45 points and placed 11th, thus failing to qualify for the final on 26 May.[1] Bulgaria tied for 10th place with Norway, however, under tiebreak rules, the number of countries that voted for Norway (11) was higher than the number for Bulgaria (10). This resulted in Norway qualifying to the final over Bulgaria.

Split results
  • In the semi-final, Bulgaria came 11th with 45 points: the public awarded Bulgaria 9th place with 59 points and the jury awarded 17th place with 27 points.[12]

Points awarded to Bulgaria
Points awarded to Bulgaria (semi-final 2)[1]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Bulgaria

See also

References
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  4. Hondal, Victor (29 February 2012). "Watch now: National final in Bulgaria". Esctoday. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. Busa, Alexandru (25 August 2011). "Bulgaria: BNT calls for songs". EscToday.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. Toronidis, Theofilos (24 August 2011). "Bulgaria: Call for songs to start in September". EscDaily.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  7. "Българската песен на Евровизия 2012". BNT (in Bulgarian). 24 August 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. M. Escudero, Victor (16 November 2011). "33 songs selected in Bulgaria". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  9. "Bulgaria: one step closer to deciding". Eurovision.tv.
  10. M. Escudero, Victor (10 January 2012). "Bulgarian semi-final next Saturday. Final announced". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  11. Storvik-Green, Simon (30 September 2011). "Rules published for Bulgarian selection". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
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