The 24 songs to compete in the Bulgarian semifinals have been selected by national TV station BNT. A fifteen-member panel of experts voted to whittle down the 126 entries submitted for the 2006 selection.
The 24 songs and artists are as follows:
- Safo – Chuzhdo nebe
- Sunnie – I van't dtop
- Sonia Todorova – Trust yourself
- Ivailo Kolev – Every dream at night
- Vasil Petrov and Instinct – Da mozhesh da chakash
- Big Mama Scandal – All this time
- Dejan Nedelchov – Na teb
- Ralitsa Grudova – Be with you
- Vanya Kostova and Boyan Mikhailov – Merak
- Neda Karova and Da – Wish
- Nemo – Za mig
- Stalker – Faces
- Violeta Vasilova – Tants na nochshta
- Stojan Zakhariov – Karmic love
- Mastilo – Next to you
- Vesela Boneva and Plamen Pyatov – That's me
- D'a Voices – Celebrate tonight
- GEPPY – A matter of time
- Georgi Markholev – Going to Sofia
- Melody Traffic – Love that you can't see
- Mariana Polova – Let me cry
- Ani Lozanova – Shche te zapalya
- Vesela Boneva – Let me live again
- Martin Alexkandrov – Bez teb
All 24 proceed to the second round of the contest on 25th February, where a panel will select the best 12 on a live TV show from the National Palace of Culture. Those 12 will continue to the Bulgarian final, to take place on 11th March.
Last year, the Bulgarian selection was marred by accusations of vote-rigging. The scandal broke when it was rumoured that the winning band, Kaffe, had generated an inflated number of SMS votes by using special SIM cards. Kaffe were eventually allowed to represent Bulgaria, but failed to make it through the international semifinal in Kyiv.
