The semi final of the Bulgarian selection for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest was held tonight. 18 songs took part and half of them were chosen to go directly to the national final on 23rd February. There they will join another three wildcard entrants, which were performed tonight.
To the final:
- Simona Sivanio – Obeshtay mi
- Nikolai Manolov – Po-dobre
- Dani Milev – Svetlinata i mraka
- Ivailo Kolev – Should've been the one
- Te & Preslava Peycheva – Taci vezer
- Ivan & Stani – You are magic
- Deep Zone & Balthazar – DJ, take me away
- Stoian Roianov– Sombero
- Generation – Runnig scared
Wildcard entrants:
- Georgi Hristov & Gianni Fiorelino – Sogno (#4 in the final)
- Nevena Tsoneva(#5 in the final)
- Desi Dobreva – Strong (#9 in the final)
In 2007, Bulgaria reached the Eurovision Song Contest final for the first time and Elitsa & Stoyan finished 5th with their song Water. In 2008, Bulgaria will take part in one of the semi finals.