Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

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Eurovision Song Contest 2016
CountryFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 19 February 2016
Song: 21 March 2016
Selected entrant Poli Genova
Selected song"If Love Was a Crime"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (5th, 220 points)
Final result4th, 307 points
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Bulgaria participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "If Love Was a Crime" written by Borislav Milanov, Sebastian Arman, Joacim Bo Persson and Poli Genova. The song was performed by Poli Genova, who had previously represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 where she failed to qualify to the final with the song "Na inat". In November 2015, the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT) announced that they would be returning to the Eurovision Song Contest after a two-year absence following their withdrawal in 2014 due to financial limitations. On 19 February 2016, the broadcaster announced that Poli Genova had been selected to compete at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The song that Genova competed with, "If Love Was a Crime", was also internally selected and was presented to the public on 21 March 2016.

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Bulgaria was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 12, "If Love Was a Crime" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. This marked the second time Bulgaria managed to qualify to the final, which they achieved after nine years since their last appearance in the final in 2007. It was later revealed that Bulgaria placed fifth out of the 18 participating countries in the semi-final with 220 points. In the final, Bulgaria performed in position 8 and placed fourth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 307 points.

Background

Prior to the 2016 contest, Bulgaria had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nine times since its first entry in 2005. [1] The nation achieved their best result in the contest in 2007 with the song "Water" performed by Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov, which placed fifth. To this point, their 2007 entry is also the only Bulgarian entry to have qualified to the Eurovision final; the nation had failed to qualify to the final with their other eight entries. In 2013, the Bulgarian broadcaster internally selected Elitsa and Stoyan to once again represent the nation, however, their song "Samo shampioni" failed to qualify, making it the sixth consecutive qualification failure for the country.

The Bulgarian national broadcaster, Bulgarian National Television (BNT), broadcasts the event within Bulgaria and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. In the past, BNT had alternated between both internal selections and national finals in order to select the Bulgarian entry. After consistently being present for every contest since their debut in 2005, the Bulgarian broadcaster announced in November 2013 that the country would not participate in the 2014 citing an expensive participation fee and limited funds due to budget cuts as reasons for their decision. [2] Limited finances also prevented the broadcaster from returning in 2015. [3] [4] Following their two-year absence, BNT confirmed Bulgaria's participation in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on 26 November 2015. [5]

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

On 19 February 2016, BNT announced that the broadcaster's managing board had internally selected Poli Genova to represent Bulgaria in Stockholm. [6] Earlier on 24 January 2016, the broadcaster had announced via their official Twitter account that they had internally selected a female performer for the competition. [7] Poli Genova previously represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 where she failed to qualify to the final with the song "Na inat". In November 2015, Genova hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 which was held in Sofia.

Poli Genova's song "If Love Was a Crime" was internally selected and presented on 21 March 2016 through the release of the official music video via the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv. [8] [9] The song was written by members of the songwriting team Symphonics and Redfly: Borislav Milanov, Sebastian Arman, Joacim Bo Persson, as well as Poli Genova herself. The instrumental recording of the song also features Bulgarian flutist Theodosii Spassov. In regards to the song, Genova stated: "The song is powerful, engaging and casts the one and only universal message – love is above all other circumstances. Love is something we discover everywhere around us and it is a feeling that is an essential part of us. It brings us energy and faith. And we feel exactly the same way, because we know love is what makes us unstoppable. We want this message to reach everyone in this world". [10]

Promotion

Poli Genova made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "If Love Was a Crime" as the Bulgarian Eurovision entry. On 2 April, Genova performed during the Eurovision PreParty Riga, which was organised by OGAE Latvia and held at the Spikeri Concert Hall in Riga, Latvia. [11] On 9 April, Poli Genova performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Hera Björk. [12] Between 11 and 13 April, Genova took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel where she performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Ha'teatron venue and recorded a performance of "If Love Was a Crime" for the Israeli web portal Walla!. [13] [14] On 17 April, Genova performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell. [15]

At Eurovision

Poli Genova during a press meet and greet ESC2016 - Bulgaria Meet & Greet 13 (crop).jpg
Poli Genova during a press meet and greet

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. [16] On 25 January 2016, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Bulgaria was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2016, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. [17]

Once all the competing songs for the 2016 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Originally, Bulgaria was set to perform in position 13, following the entry from Romania and before the entry from Denmark. [18] However, following Romania's disqualification from the contest on 22 April and subsequent removal from the running order of the second semi-final, Bulgaria's performing position shifted to 12 and the nation would now perform following the entry from Slovenia. [19]

The two semi-finals and the final were broadcast in Bulgaria on BNT 1 and BNT HD with commentary by Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev. [20] [21] The Bulgarian spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Bulgarian jury during the final, was Anna Angelova. [22]

Semi-final

Poli Genova during a rehearsal before the second semi-final ESC2016 - Bulgaria 19.jpg
Poli Genova during a rehearsal before the second semi-final

Poli Genova took part in technical rehearsals on 5 and 7 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. [23] This included the jury show on 11 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. [24]

The Bulgarian performance featured Poli Genova performing a choreographed routine in a black, white and nude outfit with LED enhancements that light up during the final chorus of the song. [25] [26] [27] The stage colours were black and white and the LED screens displayed black and white elements, television static and rows of dancers performing the same choreography as Genova. Five backing vocalists joined Poli Genova on stage at the end of the song: Borislav Borisov Dimitrov (Bobo), Cesár Ken Charleston (Cesár Sa) and the members of the group LaTiDa, Desislava Hristova, Elizabet Nesheva and Yana Baleva. [28] Sampson would go on to represent Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The stage concept for the Bulgarian performance was developed by Swedish choreographer Ambra Succi, who completed the choreography of performance together with Bulgarian choreographer Milen Dankov.

At the end of the show, Bulgaria was announced as having finished in the top 10 and subsequently qualifying for the grand final. [29] This marked the second time Bulgaria managed to qualify to the final, which they achieved after nine years since their last appearance in the final in 2007. It was later revealed that Bulgaria placed fifth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 220 points: 122 points from the televoting and 98 points from the juries. [30]

Final

Shortly after the second semi-final, a winners' press conference was held for the ten qualifying countries. As part of this press conference, the qualifying artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. This draw was done in the reverse order the countries appeared in the semi-final running order. Bulgaria was drawn to compete in the first half. [31] Following this draw, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final, as they had done for the semi-finals. Bulgaria was subsequently placed to perform in position 8, following the entry from Israel and before the entry from Sweden. [32]

Poli Genova once again took part in dress rehearsals on 13 and 14 May before the final, including the jury final where the professional juries cast their final votes before the live show. [33] Poli Genova performed a repeat of her semi-final performance during the final on 14 May. Bulgaria placed fourth in the final, scoring 307 points: 180 points from the televoting and 127 points from the juries. [34] [35]

Voting

Voting during the three shows was conducted under a new system that involved each country now awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. [36] In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. [37]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Bulgaria and awarded by Bulgaria in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to Bulgaria

Points awarded by Bulgaria

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Bulgarian jury: [36]

Detailed voting results from Bulgaria (Semi-final 2) [38]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
M. BelchevJ. DragnevaT. KatzarovaS. YankoulovA. ZaberskiRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 157168121412
02Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1210127161256
03Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 16171514141617
04Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 794676592
05Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3495115674
06Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2331033865
07Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 13121012101314
08Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 101517961138
09Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 82515138383
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1122211247
11Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 11141311510115
12Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
13Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 14161417171711
14Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 96741574112
15Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 17131113815101
16Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 686394713
17Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 51181649216
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45111210210
Detailed voting results from Bulgaria (Final) [39]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
M. BelchevJ. DragnevaT. KatzarovaS. YankoulovA. ZaberskiRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4413221013
02Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 16221615121624
03Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 171118589223
04Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 181221221318101
05Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2391524252116
06Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22242218172418
07Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 208813151292
08Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
09Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10171925222083
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 24142321212522
11Flag of France.svg  France 15212020202212
12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1123127101156
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 532413865
14Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 21192419192347
15Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2741176511
16Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1269171810115
17Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1918171661525
18Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 110510456112
19Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 716106117417
20Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 813119231414
21Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2557232417210
22Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 9213154719
23Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 62068168320
24Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 13252514141974
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1415141291321
26Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 3132311238

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