Bulgaria: Nine wildcards for the semi final

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The line up for the Bulgarian semi final is now complete with the addition of nine wildcards by BNT. Five of the lucky ones come from previous heats and there are also four entirely new entries chosen internally by the Bulgarian broadcaster. Three more wildcards will be presented by BNT on the night of the semi final and they will get to compete directly to the final.

All eighteen entries that will compete for the right to represent Bulgaria in the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in a semi final held on 26 January are now announced. Twelve of them will qualify to the final on 23 February at 20.30 local time.The wildcards announced today by the Bulgarian broadcaster are as follows:
1. Ivan and Stani – You are magic
2. Simona Sivanio – Obehstaj mi
3. Deep Zone and Balthazar – DJ take me away
4. Dani Milev – Slanceto i mraka
5. Katina – Almost Perfect
6. Stoyan Royanov – Sombero
7. Te & Preslava Peycheva – Tazi vecer
8. Ivaylo Kolev – Should've been the one
9. Mary Bacharova feat. Van – Love is not a game

Numbers 1-5 come from previous EuroBGvision heats but 6-9 are new entries, selected internally by BNT. The nine wildcards will be added to the nine songs already voted to the final in the three previous voting heats:

New Generation – Running scared
Ivelina Kolaksazova and Popcorn – Dance with me
Svetozar Christov – Pandemonium
Vlado and Zvetilo – Tired soul
Sunnie – Do you love me
Di-Do – Full of love
Svetozar Christov ft Magdalena Djanavarova – Lonely world
Nikolai Manolov – Po-dobre
Marijiana – Moonlight

Stella Floras

Thanks to Johnny Logan and Hold me now I fell in love with the Eurovision Song Contest, a love that's been going strong ever since with undiminished passion. My first memories date back to 1977 and the lyrics of Rock bottom, Dschinghis Khan and A ba ni bi are still engraved in my brain.

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