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Bulgarian singer Polly Genova and her song "Na Inat" ("In Defiance") failed to make it to the Eurovision 2011 finals in Dusseldorf, Germany. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency
The Bulgarian final of the 2012 Eurovision song contest is taking place Wednesday evening when one song will be selected from a total of 12 finalists.
On August 25, 2011, the Bulgarian National Television, BNT, confirmed the country's participation in the contest to be held in Baku in May.
The songs were nominated between September 9 and November 11, 2011 – the initial 60 were scaled down to 22, and later to 12 – selected by the Musical Academy and the viewers of BNT.
The final vote will be accompanied by a splendid show at the National Palace of Culture in downtown Sofia, including Bulgarian stars and foreign performers and guests from Malta, Cyprus, Denmark and France.
The start is at 8:30 pm and will be aired by BNT.
The 12 finalists are as follows.
- Desislava (DESS) - Love Is Alive – Academy Vote
- Roma diva, Sofi Marinova - Love Unlimited – Viewers Vote
- Group "New 5" - Chance For Better Life
- Ivaylo Kolev feat. Hypnotic - Searching For the Words
- Steliyana Hristov – the Road
- Simona Sivannio- Eternal
- Group "Go Week" - The Way You See the World
- Tsvetelin Atanasov AKA The Elvis feat. DZ - Love Goes Around
- Todor Gadzhalov - Still Love You
- Svetozar Hristov - Keep Me Down
- Rene Ranev - Alone
- Vyara Panteleeve – Faith
Azerbaijan's Eli and Nikki won the final of the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. Bulgarian singer Polly Genova and her song "Na Inat" ("In Defiance") failed to make it to the Eurovision finals in Dusseldorf, Germany.
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