BNT, the Bulgarian national broadcaster, has confirmed the special guests for the Bulgarian national selection’s selection which is set to kick off tomorrow in Sofia.
Bulgaria kicks off its national selection for Eurovision 2026 tomorrow with its first show- Artist Selection Semi-final.
Krisia, Kristian Kostov (Bulgaria 2017) and Victoria Georgieva (VICTORIA) (Bulgaria 2021) will be special guests at the 2026 Bulgarian national selection’s first show on Saturday 24th January.
The 2026 Bulgarian national selection
BNT will be organizing a national selection in order to select the 2026 Bulgarian Eurovision act and entry which will consist of three televised shows scheduled to be held in January and February.
- 24/01/2025- First Show
- 31/01/2025- Second Show
- 28/02/2025- Grand Final
The national selection process:
- First Show– During the first show all 15 acts will perform a song from their repertoire, hereafter after a combined jury/ public voting deliberation the to top 7 acts will proceed to the second show.
- Second Show– During the second show the 7 qualified will perform a song from their repertoire, hereafter after a combined jury/public voting deliberation the act with the highest score will proceed to the Grand Final and will win the golden ticket to Eurovision 2026.
- Grand Final– During the third and final show the winner will perform a total of three songs (specially created for the Eurovision Song Contest), hereafter the jury and public will deliberate the 2026 Bulgarian entry after a combined voting.
The 2026 Bulgarian Eurovision entry and act will be determined via a combined professional jury- tv audience vote.
Bulgaria in Eurovision
Bulgaria joined the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 and is yet to win the event. The country achieved its best results in the competition in 2017 with Kristian Kostov. Bulgaria has participated 14 times in the competition and has only made it to the Grand Final 5 times.
In 2022 Intelligent Music Project represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin.
