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Bulgaria ‘could win Eurovision 2010’ – Miro
Miro, right, in a 2002 archive photo, as half of the duo Karizma.
Photo: Assen Tonev
Miro, Bulgaria’s contestant in the Eurovision 2010 contest in Oslo, says that he firmly believes the country can win this year.
In a special broadcast on Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Miro – born Miroslav Kostadinov – presented five songs from which one will be chosen to be the country’s official entry in the song contest.
The choice will be made via SMS and tele-voting with a final on February 28, just a day more than three months before the semi-final of Eurovision in the Norwegian capital. Those who make it through to the Eurovision final will compete on May 29.
Speaking on BNT on February 8, Miro said that "Bulgaria needed a win". He recalled the country’s previous popular achievements, in football in 1994 and said that he remembered crying with joy at the victories of ice-dancers Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski.
The five songs will be broadcast on Bulgarian public television and radio each night until a final choice of Bulgaria’s entry is made.
This is the fifth time that Bulgaria competes in Eurovision. The best it has managed was in 2007, when Elitsa and Stoyan’s Voda ("Water") placed fifth, but there have been low points, such as the 2009 controversial selection of Krassimir Avramov, who placed 16th out of 18th in a semi-final. After an uproar about the choice of Avramov, the system of selecting Bulgaria’s contestant was changed.
In a special broadcast on Bulgarian National Television (BNT), Miro – born Miroslav Kostadinov – presented five songs from which one will be chosen to be the country’s official entry in the song contest.
The choice will be made via SMS and tele-voting with a final on February 28, just a day more than three months before the semi-final of Eurovision in the Norwegian capital. Those who make it through to the Eurovision final will compete on May 29.
Speaking on BNT on February 8, Miro said that "Bulgaria needed a win". He recalled the country’s previous popular achievements, in football in 1994 and said that he remembered crying with joy at the victories of ice-dancers Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski.
The five songs will be broadcast on Bulgarian public television and radio each night until a final choice of Bulgaria’s entry is made.
This is the fifth time that Bulgaria competes in Eurovision. The best it has managed was in 2007, when Elitsa and Stoyan’s Voda ("Water") placed fifth, but there have been low points, such as the 2009 controversial selection of Krassimir Avramov, who placed 16th out of 18th in a semi-final. After an uproar about the choice of Avramov, the system of selecting Bulgaria’s contestant was changed.
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Lordi was the same choice as if the monster Merilyn Manson went to Eurovision. Neither of them is appropriate for this type of festival. Anyway - Good luck to Miro! I don't want to think of voters and good neighbours now. Miro is great, sings great, looks great, presents his songs great! I just keep my fingers crossed!
Miro from KariZma...AKA as Miroslavka from KliZma -by detractors
"if finland could win one with that group singing hard rock ,you cannot do any worse,"
Only thing is that in Eurovision to win/ to get lots of points you have to be a country with lots of good neighbours and beautiful ballad OR to make something totally radical to get attention. That Finnish band did the last thing.
None of the 5 songs have the quality to win and come no where near better efforts of other countries. Not even the top-10 for Miro I predict.
miro to win.get your head from up your dooper budgysmuggler.go for it miro, if finland could win one with that group singing hard rock ,you cannot do any worse, stuff the none believers
"you have to have serious friends to win this competition - and neither Bg or Uk have anything like enough"
To have friends or to send something totally strange there (like for example Lordi some years ago)
he's a ponce who loves his mirror!!
you have to have serious friends to win this competition - and neither Bg or Uk have anything like enough.
Diane,
You might have to eat your pyjamas. Miro is hit or miss, but when he has a hit, it's a hit. He could excel easily in Eurovision, as he's the type of style Eurovision voters love to vote for. It can't do any worse than that guy last year. Miro or Desislava could rock Eurovision.
A dead cat COULD win the euro song contest....just depends on the back stage voting strategy
Is this from the same predictions as Bansko winning the 2010 & 2014 winter olympics, Bulgaria hosting an F1 race and we won't be affected by the credit crisis ? If Bulgaria even come in the top 10 I will eat my pyjamas.