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, 36 points)
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.

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

Results of National Final

At Eurovision

Because Bulgaria failed to qualify in 2005 Mariana was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final,She came 17th with 36 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final.Therefore, Bulgaria will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2007.

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

References

See also

• Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest