Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Bulgaria was represented at Eurovision 2005 by the group Kaffe and the song "Lorraine".

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Bulgaria
National selection
Selection processNational Final
Selection date(s)Semi-final
22 January 2005
Final
12 February 2005
Selected entrantKaffe
Selected song"Lorraine"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (19th, 49 points)
Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest
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National final

National final

Semi-final

The semi-final was held at the BNT TV Studios in Sofia on 22 January 2005, hosted by Aleksandra Srchadzhieva and Dejan Slavchev. 24 songs competed and an "expert" jury selected 12 of the songs to go forward to the final.[1]

Semi-final – 22 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Result
1 Relax "Tyrsia teb" Eliminated
2 Kaffe "Lorraine" Advanced
3 Doni & Neti "Pokazi mi" Eliminated
4 Vasil Naidenov, Roberta, Mariana Popova, Orlin Goranov "Az znam" Advanced
5 Grafa "Ako ima rai" Advanced
6 Slavi Trifonov & Sofi Marinova "Edinstveni" Advanced
7 Nona Iotova "Ke te molam" Eliminated
8 Krystina Kokorska "Call On Me" Eliminated
9 Nina Nikolina "Ne moga" Eliminated
10 Darina Ivanova & United Voices "United" Eliminated
11 Sashka Vittau "Kissing Your Lips" Eliminated
12 Ivan Georgiev-Ustata "Vsichki drehi mi prechat" Advanced
13 Stoian Roianov "Taodos" Advanced
14 Aija "My Love" Advanced
15 N.G. "Niakoi te chaka" Eliminated
16 Deep Zone Project feat. Aiya & Vesela "The Dance of the World" Advanced
17 Veselin Marinov "Sleda po piasyka" Eliminated
18 Duet Mania "Bitter Sweet" Advanced
19 Vasko Ivanov "Samo edin moment" Eliminated
20 Kali "Molitva" Advanced
21 L.A. "Ljubov na snimka" Eliminated
22 Gravity Co "What I Want" Advanced
23 Melody "Otkriy me sega" Advanced
24 Vesela Zeleva "Viarvai" Eliminated

Final

The final was held on 12 February 2005 at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, hosted by Aleksandra Srchadzhieva and Dejan Slavchev. The winner was chosen by televoting and SMS voting although the final results are only known for the top 2 songs - the other results presented below are those that were on screen 10 minutes before the voting ended. Slavi Trifonov & Sofi Marinova refused to perform as they believed that the final was fixed in favour of Kaffe.[2]

The jazz inspired band Kaffe was indeed selected as the winner with the song "Lorraine", which is written by Vesselin Vesselinov-Eko and Orlin Pavlov and composed by Vesselin Vesselinov-Eko.

Final – 12 February 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1Kaffe"Lorraine"52.83%1
2Vasil Naidenov, Roberta, Mariana Popova, Orlin Goranov"Az znam"2.58%5
3Grafa"Ako ima rai"5.11%3
4Slavi Trifonov & Sofi Marinova"Edinstveni"28.33%2
5Ivan Georgiev-Ustata"Vsichki drehi mi prechat"2.12%6
6Stoian Roianov"Taodos"2.85%4
7Aija"My Love"0.37%11
8Deep Zone Project feat. Aiya & Vesela"The Dance of the World"0.31%12
9Duet Mania"Bitter Sweet"0.69%10
10Kali"Molitva"2.02%7
11Gravity Co"What I Want"1.73%8
12Melody"Otkriy me sega"1.16%9

At Eurovision

Bulgaria made their debut, so the country was forced to compete in the semi-final. Bulgaria performed 21st, following Croatia and preceding Ireland. They came 19th with 49 points, failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Therefore, Bulgaria had to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2006.

The spokesperson who revealed Bulgaria's votes for other countries was BNT employee Evgenia Atanasova.[3]

Points awarded by Bulgaria[4]

Points awarded to Bulgaria
Points awarded to Bulgaria (Semi Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
  •  Macedonia
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References
  1. "BULGARIAN SEMI-FINAL 2005".
  2. "BULGARIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2005".
  3. Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  4. Eurovision Song Contest 2005
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