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Bulgaria is a Balkan country of spectacular
mountains and a coastline on the Black Sea. From the 9th century
the Bulgarian Empire occupied much of the Balkan Pennsula. During
the 14th Century Bulgaria became part of the Ottoman Empire,
however following the example of the Greeks to the south and with
help from Russia, Bulgaria gained independence in 1878. The two
World Wars of the 20th Century brought border changes, abolition of
the monarchy and a communist take-over. Following the end of
communism the country endured economic turmoil in the 1990s
but the country recovered and is set to join the E.U. in
2007. Bulgarian television transmitted the Eurovision Song Contest
for a couple of years before its first participation in Kyiv in
2005, however after two attempts Bulgaria has yet to make it
through to the Eurovision final. With interest in the competition
not as high as in its neighbours, Bulgaria's long term
participation is in doubt.
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COUNTRY PROFILE |
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- Official name: Republic of Bulgaria
- Total area: 110,994 km².
- Population: 7.8 million (UN, 2005)
- Capital: Sofia
- Major language: Bulgarian
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 73 years
- Monetary unit: 1 lev = 100 stotinki
- GNI per capita: US $3,450 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .bg
- International dialling code: +359
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EUROVISION HISTORY |
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1956-2004: Did not enter
2005: "Lorraine" - Kaffe (19th in the semi-final)
2006: "Let Me Cry" - Mariana Popova (17th in the semi-final)
2007: Bulgaria is scheduled to take part in the semi-final
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Mariana Popova singing in 2006.  |
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EUROVISION RECORD |
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- Eurovision broadcaster: BNT (Bālgarska
Nationalna Televiizija)
First entry: 2005
Number of entries:
2
Number of winners: -
Top 3 finishes: -
Top 10 finishes:
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Best result: 17th in semi-final (2006)
Worst result: 19th
in semi-final (2006)
Number of last place finishes: -
Highest score:
49 (2005)
Lowest score: 36 (2006)
Number of contest hosted: -
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VOTING STATISTICS * |
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- Most points awarded to: Greece: 24, FYR Macedonia:
13, Rusiia & Cyprus: 10
Most points received from:
Bulgaria has yet to perform in the Eurovision final.
Least points awarded to:
Bulgaria has
not voted for any of the following countries in two finals;
Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Latvia, Malta, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United Kingdom
Least points received from:
Bulgaria has yet to perform in the Eurovision final.
Average
points awarded to the Eurovision winner: 8.5
Points Ratio #: 0
* Only points awarded and received in finals since 1975 are included.
# Points ratio is total points received in Eurovision finals divided by points awarded. The higher the number the better a country has done.
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