Big Brother 4 (Bulgarian season)

Big Brother 4
Season 4
Presented by	Milen Tsvetkov Rumen Lukanov
No. of days	84
No. of housemates	25
Winner	Georgi Alurkov
Runner-up	Natalia
Release
Original network	Nova television
Original release	22 September (2008-09-22) – 14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)
Season chronology
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Big Brother 4 was the fourth season of the reality show Big Brother in Bulgaria. ^[1] It was aired on Nova Television and Nova+. The show launched on 22 September 2008 and continued for 3 months (12 weeks), ended on 14 December 2008, lasted for total of 84 days which is the shortest regular Big Brother season so far in Bulgaria.

The prize was 300,000 leva, which was the highest in the history of Big Brother Bulgaria . Milen Tsvetkov was the host of the show.

Former VIP Brother 2 housemate Veneta Raykova was the host of a new late-night talk-show called Little sister. Rumen Lukanov was the host of the interactive part of the show.

The show was aired at 20:00 from Monday to Saturday. Weekly live shows are on Monday and Thursday. And after 22:30 on Sunday. Nova+ aired short live stream from the house at 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00 and 22:30. Replay episodes aired on Nova Television were broadcast at 18:00 the next day. The talk show Little sister was aired on Monday and Thursday at 23:45.

Georgi Alurkov is the winner of this season.

Housemates

From 22 June 2008 until 22 July 2008, auditions were held in the ten biggest cities in Bulgaria – Pleven, Veliko Tarnovo, Rousse, Shumen, Varna, Bourgas, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv, Blagoevgrad and Sofia. 13,955 candidates in total showed, 2,700 of which were in Sofia. The third and final round of the auditions was held in Sofia from 20 July 208 to 10 August 2008, with 415 candidates.

On 15 September 2008, ten of the selected housemates were isolated in separate secret places. Ten women entered the house on 22 September 2008. Originally, an eleventh housemate – Neli was expected to enter the house. However, she lost consciousness before entering the show and was decided not to take part. Instead, Violeta entered the show the next day.

Eleven men entered the house on Day 4. On Day 10, one of them – Tsvetan, was sent into the women's part of the house, and one of the women – Irena, into the men's.

Two new housemates – Ventsislav and Denislav, entered the house on Day 53. Denislav was chosen by the viewers, and Ventsislav – by the female housemates in the house.

Name	Age	Occupation	Residence	Day entered	Day exited	Status
Georgi Georgiev Alurkov	28	Gardener	Sofia	4	84	Winner
Natalia Atanasova Mihaylova	30	Shop manager	Shumen	1	84	Runner-up
Daniela Georgieva Kostova	28		Sofia	1	84	Third Place
Denislav Minev	23	Businessman	Shumen	53	84	Fourth Place
Tanya Kirilova Velkova	21	Unemployed	Altimir	1	81	Evicted
Samie Khyuseinova Dzheferova	56	Nurse and supermarket cashier	Ruse	1	78	Evicted
Ventsislav Nikolov Daskalov	27	Merchant	Plovdiv	53	74	Evicted
Ivanina Plamenova Koleva	21	Student	Haskovo	1	71	Evicted
Martin Rusev Ivanov	24	Tailor	Harmanli	4	67	Evicted
Filip Shterev Ralev	31	SSM mechanic	Sozopol	4	64	Evicted
Violeta Peneva Peneva	28	Croupier	Plovdiv	2	60	Evicted
Konstantin Antonov Mihaylov	32	Dry construction worker	Varna	12	57	Evicted
Umberto Nave Dasilva	27	Commercial	Paris, France	4	50	Evicted
Jeni Kraycheva Chervenkova	47	Sales manager	Shumen	1	50	Evicted
Tsvetan Dimitrov Hristov	40	Bodyguard, actor	Varna	4	43	Evicted
Ivan Iliev Gyumishev	58	Trader and tourist	Lom	4	39	Evicted
Vladimir Stanislavov Ivanov	28	Bank employee	Dobrich	4	38	Evicted
Kamen Nikolaev Tonov	22	Peacekeeper	Pleven	4	37	Evicted
Mila Zdravkova Petrova	35		Shumen	1	36	Evicted
Emilia Alexieva Arabadzhieva	29	Psychologist and sales coordinator	Veliko Turnovo	1	29	Evicted
Irena Vasileva Ivanova	24	Fashion agency owner	Burgas	1	22	Evicted
Petar Ivanov Georgiev	23	Assistant printer	Plovdiv	4	22	Evicted
Angelina Antonova Angelova	18	Student	Plovdiv	1	15	Walked
Danail Kirilov Panchev	37	Comedian	Sofia	4	8	Ejected
Daniel Ankov Delchev	25	Builder	Sliven	4	8	Ejected
Neli Nikolaeva Hristova	25	Unemployed	Plovdiv	Reserved; Guest on Day 81

Angelina

Angelina Angelova is from Plovdiv. She entered the house on Day 1 and left voluntarily on Day 15, just a few minutes after moving into the house.

Danail

Danail Panchev is from Sofia. He entered the house on Day 4 and was ejected on Day 8, after a fight with Daniel. ^{[2] [3]}

Daniel

Daniel Delchev is from Sliven. He entered the house on Day 4 and was ejected on Day 8, after a fight with Danail. ^{[2] [3]}

Daniela

Daniela Kostova is from Sofia. She entered the house on Day 1 and finished third in the finale on Day 84.

Denislav

Denislav Minev is from Shumen. He entered the house on Day 53, after being chosen by the viewers. His girlfriend is the Bulgarian pop-folk singer Sonya Nemska, who was in the house for a few minutes during one of the housemates' week task. He finished fourth in the finale on Day 84.

Emilia

Emilia Arabadzhieva is from Ruse. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the third evicted on Day 29.

Filip

Filip Ralev from Sozopol entered the show on Day 4, posing as the mentally disabled man Toshko from Grudovo. When he entered the studio, the viewers and audience were not told about this, and they only learned the truth about Toshko when Big Brother called him in the Diary Room to confirm his secret mission: to fool all housemates into thinking he really has mental disabilities. He was the thirteenth evicted on Day 64.

Georgi

Georgi Alurkov is from Sofia. He entered the house on Day 4 and became a winner on Day 84.

Irena

Irena Ivanova is from Burgas. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the second evicted on Day 22.

Ivan

Ivan Gyumishev is from Lom. He entered the house on Day 4 and was the seventh evicted on Day 39.

Ivanina

Ivanina Koleva is from Haskovo. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the fifteenth evicted on Day 71.

Jeni

Jeni Chervenkova is from Shumen. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the ninth evicted on Day 50.

Kamen

Kamen Tonov is from Pleven. He entered the house on Day 4 and was the fifth evicted on Day 37.

Konstantin

Konstantin Mihaylov is from Varna. He entered the show on Day 12 and was the first housemate to live in the new house. He was the eleventh evicted on Day 57.

Martin

Martin Ivanov is from Harmanli. He entered the house on Day 4 and was the fourteenth evicted on Day 67.

Mila

Mila Petrova is from Shumen. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the fourth evicted on Day 36. She was the first blind housemate in the history of Big Brother Bulgaria.

Natalia

Natalia Mihaylova is from Shumen. She entered the house on Day 1 and finished second in the finale on Day 84.

Neli

Neli Hristova is from Plovdiv. She was supposed to enter the house on Day 1, but she lost consciousness just before entering the show. The producers and the medical team decided that it was better not to take part in the show, and became a reserve. However, she entered the house on Day 81 for one night with all ex-housemates from the season.

Petar

Petar Georgiev is from Plovdiv. He entered the house on Day 4 and was the first evicted on Day 22.

Samie

Samie Dzheferova is from Ruse. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the seventeenth evicted on Day 78.

Tanya

Tanya Velkova is from Altimir. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the eighteenth evicted on Day 81 after receiving the fewest positive votes from the viewers.

Tsvetan

Tsvetan Hristov is from Varna. He entered the house on Day 4 and was the eighth evicted on Day 43.

Umberto

Umberto Dasilva is from Paris. He entered the house on Day 4 and was the tenth evicted on Day 50.

Ventsislav

Ventsislav Daskalov is from Plovdiv. He entered the house on Day 53, after he was chosen by the female housemates in the house. He was the sixteen evicted on Day 74.

Violeta

Violeta Peneva is from Plovdiv. She entered the house on Day 2, replaced Neli. She was the twelfth evicted on Day 60.

Vladimir

Vladimir Ivanov is from Dobrich. He entered the house on Day 4 and was the sixth evicted on Day 38.

Weekly summary and highlights

Week 1	Twists	Day 1 – 10 women entered the house. They were sent into the garden to live among an airplane's wrackage.
	Entrances	Angelina, Daniela, Emilia, Irena, Ivanina, Jeni, Mila, Natalia, Samie and Tanya entered the house on Day 1. Violeta entered the house on Day 2. 11 men entered the house on Day 4 – Danail, Daniel, Filip, Georgi, Ivan, Kamen, Martin, Petar, Tsvetan, Umberto and Vladimir. The men and the women lived separated into two different airplane wrackages.
	Up for eviction	The women nominated Irena and Jeni. They didn't know that viewers were voting which one of them to move into the men's place.
Week 2	Up for eviction	The men nominated Umberto and Kamen, Tsvetan was nominated by Big Brother. Viewers were voting which one of them to live with the women.
	Entrances	Konstantin entered the house on Day 12.
	Exits	Danail and Daniel were ejected on Day 8.
Week 3	Up for eviction	Irena, Umberto, Petar and Tsvetan
	Birthdays	On 11 October Jeni celebrated her 48th birthday. There was a party in the house.
	Exits	Angelina walked on Day 15, just a few minutes after moving into the house.

Nominations table

The first housemate listed is nominated for two points, while the second housemate is nominated for one point. The two or more housemates with the most nomination points face the public vote to evict.

On Day 81 all ex-housemates from this season entered the house for one night, including Neli, who was supposed to enter the show on Day 1. Meanwhile, the current housemates moved to the airplane wreckage again.

	Week 2		Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9		Week 10		Week 11		Final		Nominations Received
	Day 8	Day 9							Day 57	Day 60	Day 64	Day 67	Day 71	Day 74
Georgi	Exempt	Umberto, Kamen	Umberto, Kamen	Umberto, Konstantin	Nominated	Konstantin, Umberto	Umberto, Konstantin	Konstantin, Violeta	Filip, Violeta	Martin, Tanya	Martin, Natalia	Samie, Denislav	Denislav, Ventsislav	No Nominations	Winner (Day 84)		7
Natalia	Irena, Ivanina	Exempt	Irena, Tsvetan	Ivan, Tsvetan	Nominated	Konstantin, Tsvetan	Filip, Ivanina	Filip, Konstantin	Filip, Tanya	Denislav, Martin	Denislav, Martin	Ivanina, Denislav	Tanya, Denislav	No Nominations	Runner-up (Day 84)		34
Daniela	Tanya, Ivanina	Exempt	Irena, Tsvetan	Konstantin, Tsvetan	Nominated	Konstantin, Tsvetan	Konstantin, Filip	Konstantin, Filip	Filip, Martin	Martin, Denislav	Martin, Denislav	Denislav, Tanya	Denislav, Tanya	No Nominations	Third place (Day 84)		11
Denislav	Not in House								Exempt	Natalia, Daniela	Natalia, Daniela	Natalia, Daniela	Ventsislav, Georgi	No Nominations	Fourth place (Day 84)		17
Tanya	Emilia, Natalia	Exempt	Petar, Kamen	Emilia, Violeta	Nominated	Filip, Konstantin	Konstantin, Umberto	Konstantin, Filip	Filip, Samie	Samie, Ventsislav	Natalia, Samie	Natalia, Ivanina	Ventsislav, Natalia	Nominated	Evicted (Day 81)		13
Samie	Violeta, Angelina	Exempt	Jeni, Violeta	Jeni, Violeta	Nominated	Jeni, Violeta	Violeta, Konstantin	Violeta, Konstantin	Violeta, Daniela	Daniela, Ivanina	Ivanina, Daniela	Ivanina, Daniela	Ventsislav, Denislav	Nominated	Evicted (Day 78)		20
Ventsislav	Not in House								Exempt	Martin, Ivanina	Martin, Ivanina	Natalia, Ivanina	Tanya, Denislav	Evicted (Day 74)			8
Ivanina	Jeni Natalia	Exempt	Tsvetan, Kamen	Tsvetan, Filip	Nominated	Konstantin, Tsvetan	Umberto, Konstantin	Konstantin, Filip	Filip, Samie	Samie, Georgi	Natalia, Georgi	Georgi, Natalia	Evicted (Day 71)				25
Martin	Exempt	Kamen, Petar	Kamen, Petar	Tsvetan, Kamen	Nominated	Tsvetan, Konstantin	Konstantin, Ivanina	Konstantin, Violeta	Violeta, Filip	Natalia, Ivanina	Natalia, Daniela	Evicted (Day 67)					23
Filip	Exempt	Kamen, Petar	Petar, Irena	Kamen, Ivanina	Nominated	Umberto, Konstantin	Umberto, Konstantin	Violeta, Konstantin	Violeta, Ivanina	Ivanina, Martin	Evicted (Day 64)						34
Violeta	Irena, Samie	Exempt	Irena, Samie	Ivan, Tsvetan	Exempt	Tsvetan, Konstantin	Konstantin, Umberto	Filip, Konstantin	Natalia, Ivanina	Evicted (Day 60)							26
Konstantin	Not in House		Exempt	Mila, Samie	Nominated	Filip, Samie	Violeta, Filip	Filip, Violeta	Evicted (Day 57)								51
Umberto	Exempt	Kamen, Ivan	Filip, Petar	Vladimir, Martin	Nominated	Konstantin, Tsvetan	Ivanina, Daniela	Evicted (Day 50)									33
Jeni	Irena, Natalia	Exempt	Irena, Tsvetan	Tsvetan, Konstantin	Nominated	Konstantin, Samie	Konstantin, Umberto	Evicted (Day 50)									12
Tsvetan	Exempt	Umberto, Georgi	Natalia, Umberto	Emilia, Natalia	Nominated	Violeta, Konstantin	Evicted (Day 43)										30
Ivan	Exempt	Umberto, Petar	Umberto, Natalia	Natalia, Emilia	Nominated	Evicted (Day 39)											7
Vladimir	Exempt	Umberto, Tsvetan	Umberto, Jeni	Umberto, Emilia	Nominated	Evicted (Day 38)											3
Kamen	Exempt	Martin, Filip	Mila, Umberto	Emilia, Mila	Nominated	Evicted (Day 37)											16
Mila	Irena, Samie	Exempt	Irena, Tsvetan	Tsvetan, Konstantin	Nominated	Evicted (Day 36)											8
Emilia	Mila, Samie	Exempt	Irena, Tsvetan	Tsvetan, Ivan	Evicted (Day 29)												12
Irena	Jeni, Natalia	Exempt	Emilia, Natalia	Evicted (Day 22)													23
Petar	Exempt	Martin, Filip	Samie, Martin	Evicted (Day 22)													9
Angelina	Irena, Tanya	Exempt	Walked (Day 15)														1
Danail	Exempt	Ejected (Day 8)															0
Daniel	Exempt	Ejected (Day 8)															0
Notes	1	2	3	none	4	none	5	none		6	none
Against public vote	Irena, Jeni	Umberto, Kamen, Tsvetan	Irena, Petar, Umberto, Tsvetan	Tsvetan, Emilia	Georgi, Mila, Tsvetan, Umberto	Tanya, Tsvetan	Tanya, Jeni, Konstantin, Umberto	Konstantin, Filip	Violeta, Filip	Filip, Ivanina, Martin	Tanya, Martin	Tanya, Ivanina	Tanya, Ventsislav	Samie, Tanya	All Housemates
					Filip, Kamen, Konstantin, Samie
					Daniela, Martin, Tanya, Vladimir
					Ivan, Ivanina, Jeni, Natalia
Walked	none		Angelina	none
Ejected	none	Daniel, Danail	none
Evicted	Irena Most votes to move	Tsvetan Most votes to move	Petar Most votes to evict	Emilia Most votes to evict	Mila Fewest votes to save	Tsvetan Most votes to evict	Jeni 36% to evict	Konstantin 51.4% to evict	Violeta 52.9% to evict	Filip 46.1% to evict	Martin 50.5% to evict	Ivanina 57.3% to evict	Ventsislav 52.6% to evict	Samie Most votes to evict	Tanya Fewest votes (out of 5)	Denislav Fewest votes (out of 4)
					Kamen 21% to save										Daniela Fewest votes (out of 3)	Natalia Fewest votes (out of 2)
			Irena Most votes to evict		Vladimir 17.3% to save		Umberto 31.9% to evict
					Ivan 13.7% to save										Georgi Most votes to win

Notes

• ^Note 1 : Only the women nominated and were able to get nominated in the first week.
• ^Note 2 : Only the men nominated and were able to get nominated in the second week.
• ^Note 3 : Big Brother decided that four people will be nominated, and two of them will be evicted.
• ^Note 4 : Big Brother divided all the Housemates into 4 groups – green, yellow, red and blue. One member of each group was evicted – on Day 36, Day 37, Day 38 and Day 39. The 17th Housemate – Violeta, took the black ball and is immune from eviction.
• ^Note 5 : Georgi and Jeni were nominated by Big Brother for discussing the nominations.
• ^Note 6 : Filip was nominated by Big Brother for discussing the nominations.

The house

Originally, it was planned either Big Brother 4 or VIP Brother 3 to air in the beginning of 2008. However, the start of a new season has been delayed due to the competition for the building company. Big Brother 4 was recorded in a new house near Sofia in the village of Novi Khan, as the old one has been destroyed.

There was a secret room, two bathrooms and a shop. The total area of the house is 3000 km². There was a fireplace at the middle of the garden. There was the airplane wrackage, where the housemates lived.

A total of 70 cameras was following the new housemates' every move.

References

1. "Започна Big Brother Episode 4" [Big Brother Episode 4 Started]. Big Brother (in Bulgarian). Nova TV. 22 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.
2. "Първи изгонени от Къщата" [First expelled from the House]. Big Brother (in Bulgarian). Nova TV. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.
3. "Бой!" [Fight!]. Big Brother (in Bulgarian). Nova TV. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017.

External links

• Official website of Big Brother 4
• Official website of Big Brother Bulgaria Archived 29 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
• Big Brother 4 on Nova Television