Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country Bulgaria
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)18 September 2008
Selected entrantKrestiana Kresteva
Selected song"Edna mechta"
Finals performance
Final result15th, 15 points
Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Bulgaria selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry by a national final, which was held on 18 September 2008. The winner was Krestiana Kresteva with the song "Edna Mechta" which represented Bulgaria in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 on 22 November 2008.[1]

Before Junior Eurovision

National final

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries until 31 March 2008. From all songs submitted to BNT, an expert committee selected ten songs for the competition. After the list was released, Ani Svetlozarova and Natalia Danielova withdrew from the competition. As a result of this, Usmivka and Krestiana Kresteva participated in the national final instead.[2]

Final

The final took place on 18 September 2008, hosted by Uti Bachvarov and Victoria Terziyska. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by public televoting. Voting was open for 10 minutes, and at the conclusion of the voting, "Edna mechta" performed by Krestiana Kresteva was the winner, receiving almost 45% of the public vote.

Final – 18 September 2008
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Kalina Stancheva "Malka mis" 1.71% 9
2 Stefani Ilieva "Krilata pesen" 4.98% 6
3 Hrista Georgia "Muzika" 5.09% 5
4 Trixi "Pod degata" 3.75% 7
5 Usmivka "Usmivkata" 15.38% 2
6 Donika Dimitrova Stratieva "Lyatno parti" 3.35% 8
7 Kristina Scherionova Sebeva "Neka bedem po-dobri" 6.83% 4
8 Teodora Traicheva "Perva srescha" 1.52% 10
9 Krestiana Kresteva "Edna mechta" 44.65% 1
10 Peeschi kengura "Lud kupon" 12.75% 3

Controversy

Prior to the pre-selection local Bulgarian newspaper, Trud, accused organizers of fixing the selection process in favour of the eventual winner, Krestiana Kresteva. A member of the pre-selection committee, Svetoslav Loboshki, denied the accusation, stating, "The article is based on false assumptions of the journalist or is an improper publicity stunt by some of the parents, whose children are involved in preselection".[3]

At Junior Eurovision

At Junior Eurovision, Bulgaria performed in the eighth slot.[4][5]

Voting

Points awarded to Bulgaria[6]
Score Country
12 points[a]
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Macedonia
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Bulgaria[6]
Score Country
12 points  Georgia
10 points  Ukraine
8 points  Malta
7 points  Armenia
6 points  Belarus
5 points  Macedonia
4 points  Cyprus
3 points  Lithuania
2 points  Russia
1 point  Romania

Notes

  1. ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

  1. ^ "'Krestiana Kresteva to represent Bulgaria at Junior Eurovision 2008'". Oikotimes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  2. ^ "JESC Bulgaria 2008". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30.
  3. ^ "'Local press article on the controversy'". dnes.bg.
  4. ^ "'We have it: The starting order!'". junioreurovision.tv.
  5. ^ "Final of Lemesos 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lemesos 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

External links

  • Junior Eurovision 2008 page at BNT Website