BNT, the Bulgarian national broadcaster has confirmed that Bulgaria will be selecting its Eurovision act and entry for Eurovion 2018 via an internal selection.

Last September, BNT confirmed to ESCToday Bulgaria’s participation at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.

The Bulgarian broadcaster has announced that the rules for the 2018 Bulgarian Eurovision internal selection have been approved and more details will be disclosed in due course. Hence Bulgaria will stick to the same mechanism it used this year to select its Eurovision act and entry as it has proven to be quite successful.

BNT will reveal the rules and deadlines for submission for its 2018 Eurovision project soon.

Bulgaria in Eurovision

Bulgaria debuted in Eurovision in 2005 with Kafe is and yet to win the contest, whilst the country achieved its best result in 2017 with Kristian Kostov’s Beautiful mess, nearly walking away with the Grand Prix (placing 2nd in Kyiv)

In 2017, Bulgaria selected Kristian Kostov via an internal selection in order to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv. The Bulgarian artist took Europe by storm with a mesmerising performance and gave his country its best Eurovision result.

The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 8, 10 and 12 May in Lisbon, Portugal.


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.