Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Country	Bulgaria
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	Semi-final 25 February 2006 Final 11 March 2006
Selected entrant	Mariana Popova
Selected song	"Let Me Cry"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (17th)
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Bulgaria chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in a national final on 11 March. The TV viewers had 10 minutes to vote by phone calls and SMS for the song to represent Bulgaria at Eurovision 2006 . They chose the song Let Me Cry performed by Mariana Popova. The song was written by Elina Gavrilova and composed by Dani Milev. The song is only the country's second entry, after they débuted at the contest last year.

Mariana Popova was born in Sofia and has been studying music since she was 11, and later she studied also modern and jazz ballet. From 1996 until 2000, she was part of the group Cocomania. In 2005 she won the first prize at the “Burgas and the Sea” Festival with the song "Dream About Me," which she performed in a duet with Dani Milev. Popova says that she dreams of never to stop dreaming, that she appreciates the really talented people, that she believes in herself and in reincarnation and that she would like to have a dinner with the singer Marc Anthony.

Bulgaria placed 17th in the semi-final with 36 points, and did not qualify for the final.

Results of National Final

№	Song	Singer	% of vote	Place
1	"Karmic Love"	Stoyan Zakhariev	3.37%	9th
2	"Let me Live Again"	Vesela Boneva	7.36%	5th
3	"Let me Cry"	Mariana Popova	24.05%	1st
4	"Wish"	Neda Karova & Da	3.67%	8th
5	"Trust Yourself"	Sonya Todorova	0.89%	11th
6	"Shte te zapalya"	Ani Lozanova	1.30%	10th
7	"Every Dream at Night"	Ivailo Kolev	20.40%	3rd
8	"Next to You"	Mastilo	20.47%	2nd
9	"That’s Me"	Vesela Boneva and Plamen Pаtov	5.08%	6th
10	"Love That You Can’t See"	Melody Тraffic	8.61%	4th
11	"A Matter Of Time"	GEPPY	3.96%	7th
12	"All This Time"	Big Mama Scandal	0.84%	12th

At Eurovision

Points Awarded by Bulgaria^[1]

Semi final 12 points  Russia 10 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 points  Armenia 7 points  Finland 6 points  Lithuania 5 points  Macedonia 4 points  Sweden 3 points  Ukraine 2 points  Cyprus 1 point  Turkey

Final 12 points  Greece 10 points  Russia 8 points  Armenia 7 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 points  Macedonia 5 points  Finland 4 points  Turkey 3 points  Ukraine 2 points  Romania 1 point  Lithuania

Points Awarded to Bulgaria

Points Awarded to Bulgaria (Semi-Final)

12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
		Albania  Cyprus		Macedonia
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Spain	France	Greece		Portugal  Turkey

References

1. Eurovision Song Contest 2005

See also

• Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest