FROM EBU RESULTS
Bulgaria at Eurovision
Bulgaria has competed 15 times since its debut in 2005, reached the final 6 times and won once: in Vienna in 2026, with DARA’s “Bangaranga”. The next contest is in Burgas.
Where did Bulgaria finish at Eurovision each year?
From 2005 to 2026 Bulgaria competed 15 times and reached the final 6 times: 5th in 2007, 4th in 2016, 2nd in 2017, 14th in 2018, 11th in 2021 and 1st in 2026. In the other 9 contests it went out in the semi-final.
| YEAR | ENTRY | FINAL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Hosted in Burgas: Arena Burgas, 11, 13 and 15 MaySee it on the map | ||
| 2026 | DARA “Bangaranga” FIRST WIN | 1st516 points | semi-final 2: 1st278 points |
| 2025 | did not take part | ||
| 2024 | did not take part | ||
| 2023 | did not take part | ||
| 2022 | Intelligent Music Project “Intention” | did not qualify | semi-final 1: 16th29 points |
| 2021 | VICTORIA “Growing Up Is Getting Old” | 11th170 points | semi-final 2: 3rd250 points |
| 2020 | VICTORIA “Tears Getting Sober” The contest was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2019 | did not take part | ||
| 2018 | EQUINOX “Bones” | 14th166 points | semi-final 1: 7th177 points |
| 2017 | Kristian Kostov “Beautiful Mess” | 2nd615 points | semi-final 2: 1st403 points |
| 2016 | Poli Genova “If Love Was A Crime” | 4th307 points | semi-final 2: 5th220 points |
| 2015 | did not take part | ||
| 2014 | did not take part | ||
| 2013 | Elitsa Todorova, Stoyan Yankulov “Samo Shampioni (Only Champions)” | did not qualify | semi-final 2: 12th45 points |
| 2012 | Sofi Marinova “Love Unlimited” In the semi-final Bulgaria and Norway finished level on points for 10th place. Norway had points from more countries, so Norway went through to the final. | did not qualify | semi-final 2: 11th45 points |
| 2011 | Poli Genova “Na Inat” | did not qualify | semi-final 2: 12th48 points |
| 2010 | Miro “Angel Si Ti” | did not qualify | semi-final 2: 15th19 points |
| 2009 | Krassimir Avramov “Illusion” | did not qualify | semi-final 1: 16th7 points |
| 2008 | Deep Zone & Balthazar “DJ, Take Me Away” | did not qualify | semi-final 2: 11th56 points |
| 2007 | Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankulov “Water” | 5th157 points | 6th146 points |
| 2006 | Mariana Popova “Let Me Cry” | did not qualify | 17th36 points |
| 2005 | Kaffe “Lorraine” | did not qualify | 19th49 points |
SF: semi-final. —: did not qualify for the final.
Has Bulgaria ever won Eurovision?
Yes, once: in Vienna in 2026, with DARA’s “Bangaranga”, which scored 516 points in the final. According to the EBU it finished 173 points ahead of second place, the biggest winning margin in the contest’s history so far.
Before the win, its highest place was 2nd: in Kyiv in 2017, with Kristian Kostov’s “Beautiful Mess”.
Which years did Bulgaria not take part?
Since its debut in 2005, Bulgaria has not taken part in 6 contests: 2014, 2015, 2019 and 2023–2025. In 2020 it was due to compete with VICTORIA’s “Tears Getting Sober”, but the contest was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We give no reason: the EBU does not state one, and the notes on this page come only from the EBU.
Where does this data come from?
From the EBU’s table of Bulgaria’s entries on eurovision.com: we checked every row against it on 29 September 2026. We did not measure these numbers; they are the results the EBU publishes, and this page is independent of the EBU.
The EBU counts 16 participations because it includes 2020, when the contest was cancelled. We count 15 contests: the ones in which Bulgaria went on stage.
The notes on 2012 and 2020, and the 173-point margin in 2026, come from the EBU article “A history of Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest”, published on 3 June 2026.
Artist names and song titles are spelled letter for letter as in the EBU’s table.
This page covers the Eurovision Song Contest only, not Junior Eurovision.
- Bulgaria, participation history, eurovision.com
EBU · read 29 September 2026
- A history of Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest
EBU · published 3 June 2026
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