Bulgaria?! What songs did they sing?

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Three years of Eurovision history for Bulgaria and what do they have to show for it? A totally forgettable debut song, a mediocre song and an excellent song.

Bulgaria joined the Eurovision family in Kyiv 2005, but entered with a song which could send you to sleep and ended up nine positions out of the final qualification places. So, twelve months later they manage to gain two places and lose out by seven positions, but with 13 less points.

You could therefore have been forgiven for expecting another failure in the semi-final in Helsinki this year. How wrong could we be?! The Bulgarians chose a vibrant song with individuality and were rewarded with their first appearance in the final and an excellent fifth place finish.

So can Bulgaria continue to build on their success of 2007? Certainly, Bulgaria will be disappointed that they will not automatically qualify for the final in 2008. Under the one semi-final rules they would have qualified, but with the move to two semis, they again will have to qualify.

However, not to be downhearted, Bulgaria have already started their quest to find their 2008 entry with their selection process called "EuroBGvision". We already know three finalists, but whoever wins, I think they will find it hard to fill the shoes of Elitsa & Stoyan!

Good Luck Bulgaria!

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