ESC 2009 kicks off with Bulgaria

Bulgaria is this year's Iceland with endless semifinals and selections starting October 2 and ending December 19. Several names from the previous Bulgarian selections are giving it yet another try. Nine songs of the list below will make it to the final joined by 3 wildcards:

1.Zona - Senki 2.Todor Kalchev - Ne moga da zaspya 3.Big Mama Scandal - By you 4.Antoniya Markova - Don't leave by the day 5. Svetozar Hristov - Barrow from the shadow 6.Vatticana - Sun is shining 7.Mario Denev - Lipsvash mi tatko 8.Mario Marinov - La ragazza che ho lasciato 9.Iskren Petsov - Zashto se Varna 10.Perfect Stranger - I promise 11.Venelina Milanova - Neka s pesen 12.Moto - Razstoyaniya 13.Freeway - Sama 14.Monika Kirovska - I won 15.Asya Rusanova - Ako nyama koy da vi obicha 16.Gligor - Sazdadeni 17.Tsetso Vlaykov - What does it take 18.Gergana Dimova - Yasno slantse 19.Bobi Kokera, Bleki & Sunnie - Tozi pat 20.Teni - Fall 21.Fizicheski Fakultet - Kosmonavti bez raketa 22.Itso Petroff & Priyateli - Rokendrol izkustvo 23.Hristo Karakanchev & Priyateli - Pesen za pirin 24.Vihren - Once upon a summer 25.Emilya Valenti - S teb 26.Annayah - Az te chakam 27.Sunay Chalakov - Neshto ludo 28.Emil Sokolov -Deystvitelnost ili izmama 29.Deyan Dzhenkov - Imam tvoeto ime 30.Anna Star - Stranger 31.Prima Vista - Let's spread love 32.Konkurent - Placha v noshtta 33.Stefan Ilchev - Get up 34.Lazar Kisyov - You're not alone 35.Iliyan Tsvetanov - Tozi ritam 36.Iskra & Misha Iliev - Dokosni me 37.Teodora Kutsarova - Droga 38.Biby Michael Sfriends - Valshebni noti 39.Ruth - Sometimes 40.Lorado - More ot mechti 41.Shara - Don't kiss for the money 42.I Velina - Ready for love 43.Hari ot Balgariya - Bez dumi 44.Just Elly - My song 45.Tereza Kolarova - Samo edno more 46. X-R@Y - We 47.Georgi Varbanov - Europe is my home! 48.Tedu Slavcheva - Don't look for me 49.Zheni Karavacheva - Dumi 50.Hristo Dimitroc Polyakoc - Uprek 51.Plamen Penev - Dalechen svyat 52.Fanagora & Milena Peeva - Love never ends 53.Martin Aleksandrov - Mi fai male 54. Petya Hristova - Sacred journey

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