Bulgaria was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Edna mechta", written and performed by Krastyana Krasteva. The Bulgarian participating broadcaster, Bulgarian National Television (BNT), selected its entry for the contest through a national final held on 18 September 2008.

Before Junior Eurovision Konkurs za Bŭlgarska detska pesen na Evroviziya 2008 The Bulgarian National Television (BNT) opened the submission window for the national final for until 31 March 2008. From all songs submitted to BNT, an expert committee selected ten songs for the competition. After the list was released, Ani Svetlozarova Petrova with "Mechta" and Natalia Danielova Vladimirova with "Morska zabava" withdrew from the competition. As a result of this, Usmivka with "Usmivkata" and Krastyana Krasteva with "Edna mechta" participated in the national final instead.

Final The final took place on 18 September 2008 at 19:55 CEST in the Hall 2 of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia and was broadcast on BNT 1 and BNT Sat. The show was hosted by , Victoria Terziyska, Tanya Zhelyazkova and Simeon Zhelyazkov. Ten songs competed and the winner was determined by public televoting. Guest performers were Deep Zone and Balthazar with "DJ, Take Me Away", Martin Yordanov and MS with "Kasano chestno", Tatyana and Simeon Zhelyazkovi with "You're the One That I Want", Veda junior, Victoria Terziyska, Bon-Bon with "Pop Til U Drop" and "Break It Up". Voting was open for 10 minutes, and at the conclusion of the voting, "Edna mechta" performed by Krastyana Krasteva was the winner, receiving almost 45% of the public vote. + Final – 18 September 2008ArtistSongSongwriter(s)TelevotePlace 1Kalina Stancheva and Dens zon"Malka mis" ("Малка мис") 1.71%9 2Stefani Ilieva and Priyatelki"Krilata pesen" ("Крилата песен") 4.98%6 3Hrista Georgieva and Peeshti kambanki"Muzika" ("Музика") 5.09%5 4Triksi"Pod dagata" ("Под дъгата") 3.75%7 5Usmivka"Usmivkata" ("Усмивката") 15.37%2 6Donika Stratieva"Lyatno parti" ("Лятно парти") 3.35%8 7Kristina Sabeva"Neka bŭdem po-dobri" ("Да бъдем по-добри") 6.83%4 8Teodora Traycheva"Pŭrva sreshta" ("Първа среща") 1.52%10 9Krastyana Krasteva and Patilantsi"Edna mechta ("Една мечта") 44.65%1 10Peeshti kengura"Lud kupon" ("Луд купон") 12.75%3

Controversy Prior to the pre-selection local Bulgarian newspaper, Trud, accused organizers of fixing the selection process in favour of the eventual winner, Krastyana Krasteva. A member of the pre-selection committee, Svetoslav Loboshki, denied the accusation, stating, "The article is based on false assumptions of the journalist or is an improper publicity stunt by some of the parents, whose children are involved in preselection".

At Junior Eurovision At Junior Eurovision, Bulgaria performed in the eighth slot.

Voting

+ Points awarded to Bulgaria Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

+ Points awarded by Bulgaria Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

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References

External links Junior Eurovision 2008 page at BNT Website