VIP Brother 1 was the first season of the celebrity version of the Bulgarian reality television show Big Brother. In it, the Housemates are only famous people. The show follows the original Big Brother rules, but with some changes. For example, in VIP Brother, the show's duration is shortened to a month. The nominations and evictions are twice a week.
The show started on 13 March 2006 and ended on 10 April 2006. The hosts were Niki Kanchev and Evelina Pavlova. The show was aired on Nova Television. The winner was the pop-folk singer Konstantin, who was voted by 78% of the audience. He won 50,000 leva.
Housemates 12 Housemates entered the House on Day 1. Name Age on entry Notability Hometown Day entered Day exited StatusKonstantin Slavchev 29Pop-folk singerSofia 1 29 Violeta Zdravkova 28Model; Miss Bulgaria 1999Sofia 129Dicho Hristov 32Musician, singerSofia 1 29 Dimitar Marinov "Mityo Pishtova" 50 ManagerBatak/Pavlikensko 1 29Damaskin "Dim" Dukov 41TV host; managerSofia 1 29Kiril Valchev "Kiro Skalata" 35BusinessmanSofia 1 29 Lilana Deyanova 20SingerSofia 1 27 Galina Kurdova 27Singer, part of the pop duet KariZmaSofia 1 19 Lyubomir Milchev "Dandy" 43WriterPernik/Sofia 1 19 Rayna Terziyska 24Pop-folk singerSandanski 1 15 Galya Litova 26ModelSofia 1 10 Vesela Neynski 34Opera singer; actressSofia 1 10
Damaskin Damaskin Dukov "Dim" is a manager (currently TV host). He entered the house on Day 1 and finished fifth in the finale on Day 29. After his participation in VIP Brother 1, Damaskin became host of the show Big Brother's Big Mouth.
Dimitar Dimitar Marinov "Mityo Pishtova" is a showman. He entered the house on Day 1 and finished fourth in the finale on Day 29.
Dicho Dicho Hristov is a musician and a pop singer. He entered the house on Day 1 and finished third in the finale on Day 29.
Galina Galina Kurdova "Galya" is a pop singer from the famous pop duet KariZma. Currently she lives in Sofia (previously in Yambol). She was born in Sibir. She entered the house on Day 1 and left voluntarily on Day 19.
Galya Galya Litova is a model. She entered the house on Day 1 and left voluntarily on Day 10. Her ex-fiancé Dicho was also a participant in the show.
Kiril Kiril Valchev "Skalata" is a businessman. He entered the house on Day 1 and finished sixth in the finale on Day 29. 7 years later, he becomes a contestant in Big Brother All Stars 2013, where he is the third to be evicted.
Konstantin Konstantin Slavchev is a pop-folk singer. He entered the house on Day 1 and became a winner on Day 29. 11 years late, he becomes a contestant on Big Brother: Most Wanted 2017, where he finishes in second.
Lilana Lilana Deyanova is a pop singer. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the second evicted on Day 27, after receiving the fewest viewers' votes during the final week.
Lyubomir Lyubomir Milchev "Dandy" is a writer. He entered the house on Day 1 and left voluntarily on Day 19. 7 years later, he becomes a contestant in Big Brother All Stars 2013, where he finishes in third.
Rayna Rayna Terziyska is a pop-folk singer. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the first evicted on Day 15. During her 15 days on the show she was the subject of public scrutiny for her actions and behavior. 7 years later, she becomes a contestant in Big Brother All Stars 2013, where she finishes in fourth.
Vesela Vesela Neynski is an opera singer and an actress. She entered the house on Day 1 and left voluntarily on Day 8. 12 years later, she becomes a contestant in Big Brother: Most Wanted 2018, where she is the second to be evicted.
Violeta Violeta Zdravkova is a model and former Miss Bulgaria 1999. She entered the house on Day 1 with her 3-years daughter Danaya. There was a special room for the child. Danaya left the House on Day 12 to spend the weekend with her father and returned on Day 15. On Day 22, Violeta's mother took the child out of the House. She finished second in the finale on Day 29.
Weekly summary and highlights Week 1 Tasks Miss VIP Brother - on Day 2 the housemates had to make a pageant and the men had to choose which one of the female housemates to be crowned. Fast, brave and skilful - for the first week task the housemates had to divide themselves into two teams, which would be competing in daily tasks. They wagered 50% of their week budget. Up for eviction Rayna and Vesela. The nominations were cancelled after Vesela asked to leave. Week 2 Tasks The housemates were separated into two teams again - VIP and Sagapo. They had to record cover versions of the songs "It's Raining Men" and "Epimeno". Later, they were given the task to record music videos to the songs as well. Up for eviction Damaskin and Rayna Exits Vesela walked voluntarily on Day 8; Galya walked on Day 10. Week 3 Up for eviction Lyubomir and Dimitar. However, these nominations were cancelled, too because of Galina and Lyubomir's leaving. Exits Rayna was evicted on Day 15; Galina and Lyubomir left voluntarily on Day 19. Week 4 Tasks The housemates were given a few day tasks. Exits Lilana was evicted on Day 27. FinalDay 29 Kiril, Damaskin, Dimitar, Dicho and Violeta left at the final night. Konstantin was chosen as the winner of VIP Brother 1 with 78% positive vote.
Nominations table Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Final NominationsReceived Konstantin 2-GalyaLilana 2-LilanaGalya 2-LyubomirDimitar NonominationsWinner(Day 29) 9 Violeta 2-DimitarRayna 2-DamaskinRayna 2-GalinaLyubomir NonominationsRunner-up(Day 29) 0 Dicho 2-DimitarVesela 2-GalinaRayna 2-GalinaLyubomir NonominationsThird place (Day 29) 0 Dimitar 2-LyubomirKiril 2-DamaskinGalina 2-GalinaKonstantin NonominationsFourth place(Day 29) 20 Damaskin 2-RaynaDimitar 2-KirilDimitar 2-GalinaLyubomir NonominationsFifth place(Day 29) 14 Kiril 2-RaynaDimitar 2-DamaskinRayna 2-KonstantinDamaskin NonominationsSixth place(Day 29) 4 Lilana 2-DimitarRayna 2-RaynaDimitar 2-LyubomirDimitar Nonominations Evicted(Day 27) 5 Galina 2-DimitarLyubomir 2-DimitarLyubomir 2-DamaskinLilana Walked(Day 19) 12 Lyubomir 2-DimitarKonstantin 2-DamaskinKonstantin 2-KonstantinDamaskin Walked(Day 19) 11 Rayna 2-GalyaKiril 2-DamaskinLilana Evicted(Day 15) 15 Galya 2-RaynaKonstantin 2-RaynaKonstantin Walked(Day 10) 5 Vesela 2-DimitarGalina Walked(Day 8) 2 Nominationnotes 1, 2, 3 4 5, 6, 7, 8 9 Againstpublic vote Rayna,Vesela Damaskin,Rayna,Violeta Lyubomir,Dimitar AllHousemates Walked Vesela Galya Lyubomir,Galina noneEvictedEvictionCancelled Rayna 51% to evictEvictionCancelled Lilana 4% (out of 7) KirilFewest votes(out of 6) DamaskinFewest votes(out of 5) DimitarFewest votes(out of 4) DichoFewest votes(out of 3) Violeta22%(out of 2) Konstantin78%to win
Notes
: Vesela was automatically nominated by the Secret inquisition. : Votes against Vesela were invalid, as she was already nominated by the Secret inquisition. : Vesela asked to leave and the nominations were cancelled. : Violeta was nominated by the Secret inquisition, but won the Lucky game. : Dimitar was automatically nominated by the Secret inquisition. : Votes against Dimitar were invalid, as he was already nominated by the Secret inquisition. : Galina won the Lucky game; Lyubomir was banned from participating in it for discussing the nominations. : The eviction was cancelled as Lyubomir and Galya K. asked to leave. : The public was voting for a winner between Lilana, Kiril, Damaskin, Dimitar, Dicho, Violeta and Konstantin. The Housemate with the fewest votes was evicted on Day 27.
References
External links The official website of VIP Brother 1