Change in Bulgarian line-up

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The list of participants for the Bulgarian national final has been changed.

The song Merak was disqualified because it was released commercially before the 1st of October 2005. Initially, the song Impossible silence, sung by Mariana Pashalieva & Marin Yonchev, was selected to replace Merak but the management of Marin Yonchev withdrew the song. Bulgarian broadcaster BNT now selected the song Ljubovta e otrova for the national final.

Ljubovta e otrova will be sung by Slavi Trifonov & Sofi Marinova. They were runner-up in last years Bulgarian national final, although they refused to sing their song. The duo found the organisation of the Bulgarian Eurovision Song Contest selections terrible and 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 semi final in Kyiv. Now Slavi and Sofi will have a second chance

The 24 songs and artists for the Bulgarian national final 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
Slavi Trifonov & Sofi Marinova – Ljubovta e otrova
Neda Karova & Da – Wish
Nemo – Za mig
Stalker – Faces
Violeta Vasilova – Tants na nochshta
Stojan Zakhariov – Karmic love
Mastilo – Next to you
Vesela Boneva & 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

On 25th February, a panel of experts 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.