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| Member station | Bulgarian National Television (BNT) |
| National selection events |
National Final
Internal Selection
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| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 11 (3 finals) |
| First appearance | 2005 |
| Best result | 2nd: 2017 |
| Worst result | 19th SF: 2005 |
| External links | |
| BNT page | |
| Bulgaria's page at Eurovision.tv | |
 For the most recent participation seeBulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 |
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Bulgaria has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 11 times since making its debut at the 2005 contest in Kiev. The country's best result is a second-place finish for Kristian Kostov and the song "Beautiful Mess" at the 2017 contest.
Bulgaria has failed to qualify for the final in eight out of eleven appearances at the contest, most narrowly in 2012, when Sofi Marinova lost out on the 10th qualifying place from the second semi-final in a tie-break with Norway. However, on the three occasions they have reached the final they have finished in the top five every time: placing fifth with Elitsa & Stoyan in 2007, fourth with Poli Genova in 2016, and second with Kristian Kostov in 2017.
Bulgaria first competed at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, represented by the jazz-inspired band Kaffe with their song "Lorraine". Receiving only 49 points, they placed 19th in the semi-final and failed to qualify to the final. They were succeeded by Mariana Popova with "Let Me Cry", however she also failed to qualify for the final, coming 17th with 36 points in the semi-final.
Bulgaria's first qualification for the final came in 2007 when Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankoulov performed the song "Water" (Bulgarian: Voda/Вода). This was the first Bulgarian language song to compete in the contest, placing 6th in the semi-final with 146 points. Todorova and Yankulov repeated their song in the final and received 157 points, placing 5th in a field of 24.
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