Big Brother (Bulgarian TV series)

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Big Brother
Genre Reality competition
Based on Big Brother
by John de Mol Jr.
Presented by
Country of originBulgaria
Original languageBulgarian
No. of seasons7
Original release
Network Nova Television
Release18 October 2004 (2004-10-18)
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Big Brother is a reality show based on the Big Brother series by Endemol. The show originates from the Netherlands, where in 1999 the first season was aired.

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At present, the format is spread in a number of countries around the world. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in an isolated house. 24 hours a day their life is recorded by hidden cameras in all the rooms in the House. They do not have TV, Internet, newspapers, even watches on their wrists. The Housemates are completely isolated from the outside world. Every week, each one of them must enter the Diary room and nominate two of the other people for public eviction. The two or more housemates with most negative votes become nominated. For almost a week the TV viewers have to decide which of them to be evicted, voting via SMS or phone calls. Every week the Housemates have a week task. Depending on whether they perform their task successfully or unsuccessfully, their week budget is increased or decreased. During the final week, the viewers vote which one of the remaining people in the House to be the winner, who receives a large cash prize.

The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania.

In Bulgaria, the first season of Big Brother was aired in 2004 on Nova Television, and quickly became one of the most successful TV formats in the country. Niki Kanchev was the main presenter in all editions, except for Big Brother 4, where he was replaced by Milen Tsvetkov. Evelina Pavlova was a co-host in the period 2004–2006. Six main seasons, ten Celebrity seasons, four All-Stars seasons, two Most Wanted seasons, and a Family season have been produced so far. The sixth main season premiered on 8 October 2024 and was the first non-Celebrity season to be produced in nine years.

Seasons

Big Brother

SeasonLaunch dateFinal dateDaysHousematesWinner
Big Brother 1 18 October 200417 January 20059215Zdravko Vasilev
Big Brother 2 19 September 200519 December 20059219Miroslav Atanasov
Big Brother 3 18 September 200611 December 20068518Lyubov Stancheva
Big Brother 4 22 September 200814 December 20088426Georgi Alurkov
Big Brother 5 17 August 201511 September 20152613Nikita Jönsson
Big Brother 6 8 October 202430 November 20245416Mario Todorov
Big Brother 7 21 September 2025Decemder 202515

VIP Brother

SeasonLaunch dateFinal dateDaysHousematesWinner
VIP Brother 1 13 March 200610 April 20062912 Konstantin Slavchev
VIP Brother 2 26 March 200727 April 20073313Hristina Stefanova
VIP Brother 3 16 March 200910 May 20095617Deyan Slavchev - Deo
VIP Brother 4 16 September 201217 November 20126316 Orlin Pavlov
VIP Brother 5 15 September 201316 November 20136317 Stanka Zlateva
VIP Brother 6 15 September 201417 November 20146418Vladislav Karamfilov - Vladi Vargala
VIP Brother 7 13 September 201513 November 20156215Georgi Tashev - Gino Biancalana
VIP Brother 8 11 September 201611 November 20166219Miglena Angelova
VIP Brother 9 11 September 201710 November 20176118Yonislav Yotov - Toto
VIP Brother 10 10 September 20182 November 20185417 Atanas Kolev

Big Brother Family

SeasonLaunch dateFinal dateDaysFamiliesWinner
Big Brother Family 22 March 201010 June 20108115Eli & Veselin Kuzmovi

Big Brother All Stars & Most Wanted

SeasonLaunch dateFinal dateDaysHousematesWinner
Big Brother All Stars 2012 19 November 201217 December 20122911Nikola Nasteski - Lester
Big Brother All Stars 2013 18 November 201316 December 20132912Zlatka Dimitrova
Big Brother All Stars 2014 19 November 201415 December 20142710 Todor Slavkov
Big Brother All Stars 2015 16 November 201514 December 2015298 Desislava
Big Brother: Most Wanted 2017 13 November 201711 December 20172912Georgi Tashev - Gino Biancalana
Big Brother: Most Wanted 2018 5 November 201810 December 20183612Stefan Ivanov - Wosh MC

Big Brother: The Housemates Strike Back

On 7 June 2007, Big Brother brought former housemates from Big Brother and VIP Brother seasons together and gave them their last task — to destroy the House. Here are the housemates, who participated in the special edition of the show:

FromHousemates
Big Brother 1
  • Mariela "Mel" Kiselkova
  • Nayden Kiselkova
  • Stoyka Stefanova
  • Tihomir Georgiev (Also participated in VIP Brother 2)
  • Veneta Mileva-Ilieva
  • Zdravko Vasilev (Winner of Big Brother 1 and also participated in VIP Brother 2)
  • Zeyneb Madzhurova
Big Brother 2
  • Elena Georgieva
  • Ivan Hristov Naydenov
  • Leonardo "Leo" Bianchi
  • Miroslav Atanasov (Winner of Big Brother 2)
  • Nedyalko Petkov Lazarov
  • Silvia Dragoeva
  • Stefan Angelov Kemalov "Bat Sali"
  • Zvezdelin Kochev Minchev "Vego"
Stefan and Leonardo made a performance as a part of the concert in the House by some of the singer stars from VIP Brother.
VIP Brother 1
  • Damaskin "Dim" Stoyanov Dukov
  • Dimitar Vasilev Marinov "Mityo Pishtova"
  • Konstantin Ivanov Slavov (Winner of VIP Brother 1)
  • Rayna Terziyska
Rayna and Konstantin also made a performance. Damaskin also sang with Konstantin.
Big Brother 3
  • Borislav Nikolov Borisov
  • Eva Ivanova Miteva
  • Garo Edi Papazyan
  • Lilyana Yurieva Angelova
  • Panayot Aleksandrov Kyuchukov "Patso"
  • Penyo Todorov Daskalov
  • Svetlana Nikolaeva Stoycheva
  • The Triplets: Vyara, Nadezhda and Lyubov Ilieva Stancheva (Winners of Big Brother 3)
  • Violeta Tsvetanova Kondova "Vili"
Penyo participated in the concert.
VIP Brother 2
  • Desislava
  • Hristina Stefnova (Winner of VIP Brother 2. Zdravko's wife.)
  • Kalin Lubenov Velyov
  • Magdalena "Magi" Zhelyazkova
  • Petya Pavlova
  • Tihomir Georgiev
  • Zdravko Vasilev
Desislava and Petya participated in the concert. Kalin sang with his friend Nina Nikolina.

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