Bulgaria

We’ve come to know Kristian Kostov from a groundbreaking runner-up position for Bulgaria in the 2017 Song Contest. The singer, who was seventeen at the time, performed his Beautiful Mess in an astonishingly convincing and surprisingly professional way. He was given an EBBA Award, handed out to young artists who are ‘border breakers’: those who have attracted attention outside of … »

Every year it happens once or twice: everyone focuses on the highest ranked Eurovison entries in the bookmakers lists, almost blind-staring at just those favourites. Meanwhile, unnoticed and anonymous, one country slowly climbs up, step by step. First just a doubt, then just a song somewhere in the middle, then a likely ticket for the grand finale, an outsider, a … »