Dancing Stars is the Bulgarian version of the British reality TV competition Strictly Come Dancing and is part of the Dancing with the Stars franchise. The first season of the show started on 22 September 2008 and was aired on bTV. The first season of the show was hosted by Radost Draganova and Todor Kolev. It aired from Monday to Thursday with two live shows, on Monday and Thursday and two background episodes on Tuesday and Wednesday. Dancing Stars 1 was produced by Old School Productions and proved to be a huge success reaching an average audience share of over 40%, beating Nova Television's Big Brother 4.
Holos Krainy is a Ukrainian reality talent show that premiered on the 1+1 network on 22 May 2011. Holos Krainy is part of the international syndication The Voice based on the reality singing competition launched in the Netherlands as The Voice of Holland, created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It was the second international adaptation of the programme, after the American version. There is also a children version of the same show, Holos. Dity.
Glasat na Bulgaria is a Bulgarian reality singing competition and local version of The Voice of Holland. Its first season was held in the summer of 2011 on bTV. One of the show's important premises is the singing talent's quality. Four coaches train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.
The Voice : La plus belle voix is a reality singing competition on TF1. It is France's version of The Voice format created by John de Mol. The first episode aired on 25 February 2012. It is the second time that the format has been produced in French after the Belgian version The Voice Belgique.
The first season of The Voice of China is a Chinese reality talent show that premiered on 13 July 2012, on the Zhejiang Television sponsored by Jiaduobao.
The second season of The Voice of China is a Chinese reality talent show that premiered on 12 July 2013, on the Zhejiang Television sponsored by Jiaduobao. Harlem Yu and Na Ying returned as coaches for this season. Yang Kun and Liu Huan both left the show and were replaced by new coaches A-mei and Wang Feng. Li Qi won the Competition making Coach A-mei win her first season and the second female coach win the show and became the first new coach to win.
Bulgaria participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015, as the host country, after Italy who had won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014, declined the invitation from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to host the contest. The event took place at the Arena Armeec on 21 November 2015. National broadcasters Bulgarian National Television (BNT) and bTV jointly organised the national selection process, in order to decide who would represent them on home soil.
The fourth and final season of the Chinese reality talent show The Voice of China premiered on 17 July 2015 on Zhejiang Television. Hu Qiaohua continued his role as host, while Na Ying and Wang Feng returned for their fourth and third consecutive seasons as coaches, respectively. Former coach Harlem Yu, who returned after a one-season absence, and Jay Chou joined the coaching panel following the departures of Chyi Chin and Yang Kun.
The sixth season of the Dutch reality singing competition The Voice of Holland premiered on 25 September 2015 on RTL4. Martijn Krabbé, Wendy van Dijk, and Jamai Loman all returned, as did Marco Borsato and Ali B as coaches. However, the sixth season saw Trijntje Oosterhuis and Ilse DeLange replaced by Dutch singer-songwriters Anouk and Sanne Hans from the band Miss Montreal. This is the last season that Marco Borsato appeared as a coach on the show, as he announced on 13 November 2015 that he will not be returning for the next season. In his place, singer Waylon will serve as coach for Season 7. The season was won by Maan de Steenwinkel of Team Borsato, and this is Borsato's fourth time as winning coach.
Lubomir Tsvetanov Kirov is a Bulgarian pop singer and music producer. He was formerly the lead singer of the band Te and was a member of the jury in the second and third season of music show X Factor.
X Factor is a Bulgarian television music competition to find new singing talent and part of a British franchise The X Factor. The fifth and final season began on 10 September 2017 and concluded on 17 December 2017. The judging panel consisted of Kristian Talev (Krisko), Sanya Armutlieva, Lubo Kirov and Velizar Sokolov (Zaki). Aleksandra Raeva and Maria Ignatova returned as presenters of the main show on NOVA. The winner of competition received 50 000 leva and a contract with a record company.
The sixteenth season of the American reality television show The Voice premiered on February 25, 2019, on NBC. Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, and Blake Shelton returning as coaches from the previous season. John Legend was a new addition as a coach this season, replacing Jennifer Hudson. This became the eleventh season to feature three male coaches on the panel since season 10. For the second time, the show featured a fifth coach, Bebe Rexha, who selected contestants to participate in The Comeback Stage, replacing Kelsea Ballerini as the fifth coach.
The twenty-first season of the American reality television series The Voice premiered on September 20, 2021, on NBC. Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend returned as coaches for their twenty-first, eighth, and sixth seasons, respectively. Ariana Grande made her first appearance as a coach this season, replacing Nick Jonas. Meanwhile, Carson Daly returned for his twenty-first season as host.
The sixth season of Bulgarian reality singing competition Glasat na Bulgaria premiered on February 24, 2019, and broadcasts at 20:00 every Sunday from Bilnd Auditions to Knockouts and Saturdays during the Live Shows on bTV. Kamelia, Grafa, Ivan Lechev returned for their third season as the coaches of the show and joined by Mihaela Fileva for its first season, replacing Poli Genova.
The seventh season of Bulgarian reality singing competition Glasat na Bulgaria premiered on February 23, 2020, and broadcast at 20:00 every Sunday until June 14, 2020, on bTV. Kamelia, Grafa, Ivan Lechev returned for their fourth season as coaches on the show while Mihaela Fileva returned for her second season.
The sixth season of the Chinese reality talent show Sing! China premiered on 30 July 2021, on Zhejiang Television. Li Ronghao returned as coach for his third consecutive season. Former coach Wang Feng returned to the coaching panel after a four-season hiatus. Na Ying also returned after a one-season hiatus, but only as a coach during the blind auditions and was later replaced by Liao Changyong. They brought along Hacken Lee who is a new coach this season, replacing Li Jian, Nicholas Tse and Chris Li from the previous season.
The ninth season of Bulgarian singing reality competition Glasat na Bulgaria premiered on 4 September 2022. The show is broadcast by bTV on Sundays, starting at 8 pm. The four coaches from previous season, Ivan Lechev, Galena, Lubo Kirov and Dara returned for another season.
The tenth season of Bulgarian singing reality competition Glasat na Bulgaria premiered on 10 September 2023. This season features some changes in the coaching panel, as only Ivan Lechev and Dara return from the previous season. Former coach Miro, who participated in the first three seasons, and new coach Maria Ilieva join the panel. Meanwhile, Ivan Tishev remains as the host of the program.
The eleventh season of Bulgarian singing reality competition Glasat na Bulgaria premiered on 14 September 2024. The coaching panel consists of Ivan Lechev, Dara and Maria Ilieva, who returned for their eighth, fourth and second season respectively. Former coach Grafa, who coached between seasons 4 to 7, returned for his fifth season, replacing Miro.
