Bulgaria's song Water grabbed the fifth spot at Eurovision final in Helsinki, while another Balkan country - Serbia came in first.

The drumming duo Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov proved the most successful of Bulgaria's three Eurovision bids so far, as it is the only one to reach the finals.

Combining a modern drumming beat, a traditional Bulgarian folk song and impressive performance, Water has won wide support in Europe.

Bulgarians were awarded the maximum 12 points from neighbouring Greece, while Cyprus and Spain placed us second with 10 points from each country. Macedonia placed Water 3rd, with 8 points.

Serbia's Marija Serifovic and her song Molitva (Prayer) was ranked first with 268 points, 111 points more than Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov's Water. Ukraine came in second with 235 Points followed by Russia with 207.

Turkey, Belarus, Greece, Armenia, Hungary and Moldova completed the top 10. Surprisingly none of the big European countries came in the top ten, although some bookmakers had predicted that Germany may win. In fact, the Germans got the 19th place.

Bulgaria's current ranking assures it a trip straight to next year's final together with the other 9 in the top ten and the so called Big Four - Germany, France, Spain and the UK.

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