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

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

References

See also

• Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest

Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 to 2015 2016
Artists 2000s Kaffe Mariana Popova Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov Deep Zone & Balthazar Krassimir Avramov 2010s Miro Poli Genova Sofi Marinova Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov 2014 2015 Poli Genova
Songs 2000s "Lorraine" "Let Me Cry" "Water" "DJ, Take Me Away" "Illusion" 2010s "Angel si ti" "Na inat" "Love Unlimited" "Samo shampioni" 2014 2015 "If Love Was a Crime"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Bulgaria did not compete)