Intelligent Music Project | |
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 Intelligent Music Project at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bulgaria |
| Genres | Progressive rock |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Labels | Intelligent Music |
| Members |
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| Website | intelligent-music |
Intelligent Music Project is a Bulgarian supergroup founded in 2012 by Bulgarian businessman Milen Vrabevski. They represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their song "Intention", but failed to qualify from the semi-final on 10 May.
The supergroup was founded by businessman Milen Vrabevski and has featured musicians like, Simon Phillips, John Payne, Carl Sentance, Bobby Rondinelli and Todd Sucherman. They released their debut album in 2012, and have since then being releasing music and touring. Their current lead singer is the Bulgarian X-factor winner Slavin Slavchev.
In November 2021, it was revealed by BNT that they were selected to represent the nation in Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin. Their entry, "Intention", was released on December 5, being the first of the season to be published. [1] The group consists of vocalist Ronnie Romero, Bisser Ivanov, Slavin Slavcev, Ivo Stefanov, Dimitar Sirakov and Stoyan Yankulov. Yankulov has already represented Bulgaria in 2007 and 2013, with Elitsa Todorova. [2]
Other members of the project [3]
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"Intention" is a song by Bulgarian progressive rock supergroup Intelligent Music Project. The song represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 after being internally selected by BNT, Bulgaria's broadcaster for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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