Bulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
October 20, 2023
Bulgaria participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. Their entrant was selected through the televised national selection "Decata na Bulgaria sa super", organised by the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television (BNT). Lidia Ganeva won the national selection and she got the right to represent Bulgaria in the contest. Ganeva performed the song "Magical Day (Valsheben den)" at the contest.
The singer who performed the Bulgarian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was selected through the reality singing competition Decata na Bulgaria sa super ("The children of Bulgaria are awesome"). Bulgarian broadcaster BNT opened submissions for singers aged between 9–14 to send their audio or video recordings to the BNT team. After the deadline on 10 May 2016, a professional jury of music experts selected the best ones to proceed to the first semi-final of the televised national selection.[citation needed] The process to select the representative began on 2 June 2016 and it ended on 8 June 2016. The selection procedure included two semi-finals and a final. A total of fifteen stars were internally selected to compete at the first semi-final where a professional jury selected five finalists out of fifteen. During the first semi-final, eleven singers out of fifteen qualified for the next one, where five singers advanced for the final. The results in the two semi-finals were to be based on 100% jury votes, while in the final the winner was selected by a 50/50 combination of both telephone vote and the votes of jury members.[1][2] The jury consisted of:[3]
Teddy Katzarova
Nora Karaivanova
Vencislav "VenZy" Rolan
Borislav Milanov
Vladimir "Grafa" Ampov
Gordon Bonello (only in the final)
Semi-final 1Edit
The first semi-final took place on 2 June 2016. All the fifteen acts had to sing a song in Bulgarian. The performances were either covers of popular Bulgarian songs or songs written for the performer.[1] The same song was allowed to be performed by more than one of the singers.[1] The five-person professional jury chose eleven singers to qualify for the second semi-final.[1]
The second semi-final took place on 8 June 2016. All of the eleven acts had to sing covers of well-known international hits.[2] The five-person professional jury selected five singers to qualify for the final on 11 June 2016.[2][4]
The final took place on 11 June 2016. All five acts performed songs in two rounds. They had to sing a song of their own choice in the first round and a song in Bulgarian in the second round. The winner was selected by a 50/50 combination of both telephone vote and the votes of jury members.[4][3][5]
BNT announced on 14 September 2016, that the song which will be performed by Ganeva in Malta will be entitled "Magical Day (Valsheben den)".[6] On 15 September 2016, the 10-year-old singer from Plovdiv took part in special celebrations of the new school year in her hometown performing a short snippet of her song.[7] The full version of "Magical Day (Valsheben den)" was premiered on 2 October 2016 during the show "The day starts on Sunday with Georgi Lyubenov" on BNT.[8]
Artist and song informationEdit
Lidia Ganeva
Background information
Birth name
Lidia Ganeva
Born
(2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 17) Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Lidia Ganeva (Bulgarian: Лидия Ганева) (born 2 February 2006) is a Bulgarian child singer. She represented Bulgaria at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016 with the song "Magical Day (Valsheben den)".[5]
Lidia was born in Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria. She attended the Armenian school in her hometown and has been involved in music from a very early age; her parents are musicians with Bulgaria's famous folk ensemble, Trakiya. Lidia often accompanied her parents during their stage performances and they said that Lidia could sing before she could speak, often repeating phrases from children's songs that her mother sang to her.
Lidia participated in her first musical competition when she was four years old, the youngest participant to win a prize. At six she joined the "Art Voice Centre" music school. With Rumi Ivanova as her singing teacher, Lidia won a total of 22 first, 4-second and 2 third prizes in national and international festivals.
In June 2016, Lidia won Bulgaria's national selection for Junior Eurovision 2016 in Malta, receiving the highest score in the competition from viewers and the jury. "Magical Day (Valsheben den)" was written by Vladimir "Grafa" Ampov, one of the most popular Bulgarian pop singers. The song is about the power of childhood dreams that can make the world a better and brighter place to live.
Lidia is a fan of both Junior Eurovision and the Eurovision Song Contest. Her favourite artists include Adele, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera. She lists Bulgarian artists Lili Ivanova, Pasha Hristova and Margarita Hranova as having the greatest artistic influence on her. Lidia has a pet rabbit called, Zai Zai, who is also her mascot. Her favourite subjects at school are literature, English and music.[9] Since 2018 she lives in Espoo, Finland
Valsheben denEdit
"Valsheben den" (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Вълшебен ден; English translation: "Magical Day") is a song by Bulgarian child singer Lidia Ganeva. It represented Bulgaria during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It is composed and written by Vladimir Ampov (Grafa) and Iliya Grigorov. It ended in 9th place with 161 points.
At Junior EurovisionEdit
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016, Bulgaria was drawn to perform sixth on 20 November 2016, following Malta and preceding Macedonia.[10]
For the live performance, Lidia had chosen a white dress with colorful doves on it to wear on stage. A similar design was also shown in the stage design.
VotingEdit
During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% National juries and 50% televoting, with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country's Adult and Kids' Jury, to be announced by a spokesperson. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote.[11] Following these results, three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1–8, 10, and 12. These professional jurors are: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and Jedward.[12]
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October 20, 2023
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Bulgaria participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Their entrant was selected through the televised national selection Decata na Bulgaria sa super organised by the Bulgarian broadcaster Bulgarian National Television BNT Lidia Ganeva won the national selection and she got the right to represent Bulgaria in the contest Ganeva performed the song Magical Day Valsheben den at the contest Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016Country BulgariaNational selectionSelection processArtist Decata na Bulgaria sa superSong Internal selectionSelection date s Decata na Bulgaria sa super Semi finals 2 June 20168 June 2016Final 11 June 2016Song selection 2 October 2016Selected entrantLidia GanevaSelected song Magical Day Valsheben den Selected songwriter s Vladimir Ampov Grafa Iliya GrigorovFinals performanceFinal result9th 161 pointsBulgaria in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 2016 2021 In the final Bulgaria performed in position 6 and placed 9th out of the 17 participating countries scoring 161 points Contents 1 Before Junior Eurovision 1 1 Decata na Bulgaria sa super 1 1 1 Semi final 1 1 1 2 Semi final 2 1 1 3 Final 1 2 Song selection 2 Artist and song information 2 1 Lidia Ganeva 2 2 Valsheben den 3 At Junior Eurovision 3 1 Final 3 2 Voting 4 ReferencesBefore Junior Eurovision EditDecata na Bulgaria sa super Edit The singer who performed the Bulgarian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was selected through the reality singing competition Decata na Bulgaria sa super The children of Bulgaria are awesome Bulgarian broadcaster BNT opened submissions for singers aged between 9 14 to send their audio or video recordings to the BNT team After the deadline on 10 May 2016 a professional jury of music experts selected the best ones to proceed to the first semi final of the televised national selection citation needed The process to select the representative began on 2 June 2016 and it ended on 8 June 2016 The selection procedure included two semi finals and a final A total of fifteen stars were internally selected to compete at the first semi final where a professional jury selected five finalists out of fifteen During the first semi final eleven singers out of fifteen qualified for the next one where five singers advanced for the final The results in the two semi finals were to be based on 100 jury votes while in the final the winner was selected by a 50 50 combination of both telephone vote and the votes of jury members 1 2 The jury consisted of 3 Teddy Katzarova Nora Karaivanova Vencislav VenZy Rolan Borislav Milanov Vladimir Grafa Ampov Gordon Bonello only in the final Semi final 1 Edit The first semi final took place on 2 June 2016 All the fifteen acts had to sing a song in Bulgarian The performances were either covers of popular Bulgarian songs or songs written for the performer 1 The same song was allowed to be performed by more than one of the singers 1 The five person professional jury chose eleven singers to qualify for the second semi final 1 Draw Artist 2 Song original artist Vocals Stagepresence Total Place1 Valentina Kuncheva Visoko FSB 28 00 27 00 55 00 72 Daniela Piryankova Kopnezh Margarita Hranova 27 25 22 00 49 25 153 Dimitrina Germanova Dve Poli Genova 28 00 26 00 54 00 104 Valentina Nikova Iskam te Lili Ivanova 28 50 26 00 54 50 95 Lidia Ganeva Rapsodia Roberta 30 00 30 00 60 00 16 Gergana Todorova Povey vetre Pasha Hristova 29 50 28 00 57 50 57 Simona Krusteva Ustrem Margatita Hranova 28 00 26 00 54 00 108 Aleksandar Petrov Davam vsichko za teb Grafa 27 00 25 00 52 00 149 Bozhena Vurbanova Dushata mi e ston Georgi Hristov 28 00 25 00 53 00 1210 Preslava Petrova Mechta Preslava Petrova 29 00 28 00 57 00 611 Eleonora Dimtrova Kopnezh Margarita Hranova 29 00 29 00 58 00 412 Nia Krusheva Ne taka Margarita Hranova 26 75 28 00 54 75 813 Bon Bon Na inat Poli Genova 29 75 30 00 59 75 214 Sesil Sabri Pticata Lili Ivanova 27 50 25 00 52 50 1315 Eleonora Ivanova Neka sme razlichni Roberta 28 75 30 00 58 75 3Semi final 2 Edit The second semi final took place on 8 June 2016 All of the eleven acts had to sing covers of well known international hits 2 The five person professional jury selected five singers to qualify for the final on 11 June 2016 2 4 Draw Artist 2 Song original artist Vocals Stagepresence Total Place1 Gergana Todorova Fighter Christina Aguilera 27 75 28 50 56 25 102 Eleonora Dimitrova I Surrender Celine Dion 29 50 27 75 57 25 93 Valentina Kuncheva Stone Cold Demi Lovato 29 25 28 75 58 00 74 Nia Krusheva Hallelujah Leonard Cohen 26 00 26 50 52 50 115 Valentina Nikova Little secret Nikki Yanofsky 28 25 29 50 57 75 86 Preslava Petrova I Have Nothing Whitney Houston 29 50 29 00 58 50 57 Eleonora Ivanova Not That Kind Anastacia 28 75 29 50 58 25 68 Bon Bon If Love Was a Crime Poli Genova 29 00 30 00 59 00 49 Dimitrina Germanova Memory Barbra Streisand 29 50 29 75 59 25 210 Lidia Ganeva Who s Lovin You Michael Jackson 30 00 30 00 60 00 111 Simona Krusteva Listen Beyonce 29 75 29 25 59 00 3Final Edit The final took place on 11 June 2016 All five acts performed songs in two rounds They had to sing a song of their own choice in the first round and a song in Bulgarian in the second round The winner was selected by a 50 50 combination of both telephone vote and the votes of jury members 4 3 5 Artist 3 Draw Song original artist Draw Song original artist Jury Televoting Total Place 5 First round Second Round Total Points First round Second Round Total PointsPreslava Petrova 1 I Have Nothing Whitney Houston 6 Mechta Preslava Petrova 28 00 28 75 56 75 4 7 67 8 29 7 98 1 5 3Simona Krusteva 2 Something s Got a Hold on Me Etta James 7 Ustrem Margarita Hranova 26 75 27 50 54 25 2 11 27 7 86 9 55 2 4 5Bon Bon 3 If Love Was a Crime Poli Genova 8 Na inat Poli Genova 25 75 27 50 53 25 1 21 01 17 88 19 43 3 4 4Lidia Ganeva 4 Who s Loving You Michael Jackson 9 Rapsodia Roberta 30 00 30 00 60 00 5 31 38 38 05 34 75 5 10 1Dimitrina Germanova 5 Memory Barbra Streisand 10 Dve Poli Genova 27 00 28 25 55 25 3 28 67 27 92 28 29 4 7 2Song selection Edit BNT announced on 14 September 2016 that the song which will be performed by Ganeva in Malta will be entitled Magical Day Valsheben den 6 On 15 September 2016 the 10 year old singer from Plovdiv took part in special celebrations of the new school year in her hometown performing a short snippet of her song 7 The full version of Magical Day Valsheben den was premiered on 2 October 2016 during the show The day starts on Sunday with Georgi Lyubenov on BNT 8 Artist and song information EditLidia Ganeva nbsp Background informationBirth nameLidia GanevaBorn 2006 02 02 2 February 2006 age 17 Plovdiv BulgariaOccupation s Student and singerInstrument s Vocals nbsp Magical Day Valsheben den nbsp Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entryCountryBulgariaArtist s Lidia GanevaLanguagesBulgarian EnglishComposer s Vladimir Ampov Grafa Lyricist s Vladimir Ampov Grafa Iliya GrigorovFinals performanceFinal result place Final points161Entry chronology Colour of Hope 2015 Lidia Ganeva Edit Lidia Ganeva Bulgarian Lidiya Ganeva born 2 February 2006 is a Bulgarian child singer She represented Bulgaria at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valletta Malta on 20 November 2016 with the song Magical Day Valsheben den 5 Lidia was born in Plovdiv the second largest city in Bulgaria She attended the Armenian school in her hometown and has been involved in music from a very early age her parents are musicians with Bulgaria s famous folk ensemble Trakiya Lidia often accompanied her parents during their stage performances and they said that Lidia could sing before she could speak often repeating phrases from children s songs that her mother sang to her Lidia participated in her first musical competition when she was four years old the youngest participant to win a prize At six she joined the Art Voice Centre music school With Rumi Ivanova as her singing teacher Lidia won a total of 22 first 4 second and 2 third prizes in national and international festivals In June 2016 Lidia won Bulgaria s national selection for Junior Eurovision 2016 in Malta receiving the highest score in the competition from viewers and the jury Magical Day Valsheben den was written by Vladimir Grafa Ampov one of the most popular Bulgarian pop singers The song is about the power of childhood dreams that can make the world a better and brighter place to live Lidia is a fan of both Junior Eurovision and the Eurovision Song Contest Her favourite artists include Adele Ariana Grande Beyonce and Christina Aguilera She lists Bulgarian artists Lili Ivanova Pasha Hristova and Margarita Hranova as having the greatest artistic influence on her Lidia has a pet rabbit called Zai Zai who is also her mascot Her favourite subjects at school are literature English and music 9 Since 2018 she lives in Espoo Finland Valsheben den Edit Valsheben den Bulgarian Cyrillic Vlsheben den English translation Magical Day is a song by Bulgarian child singer Lidia Ganeva It represented Bulgaria during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 It is composed and written by Vladimir Ampov Grafa and Iliya Grigorov It ended in 9th place with 161 points At Junior Eurovision EditDuring the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016 Bulgaria was drawn to perform sixth on 20 November 2016 following Malta and preceding Macedonia 10 The final will be broadcast in Bulgaria on BNT 1 BNT HD and BNT World Final Edit For the live performance Lidia had chosen a white dress with colorful doves on it to wear on stage A similar design was also shown in the stage design Voting Edit During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 held in Stockholm the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest Previously points had been awarded based on a combination of 50 National juries and 50 televoting with one more set of points also given out by a Kids Jury However this year points will be awarded based on a 50 50 combination of each country s Adult and Kids Jury to be announced by a spokesperson For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote 11 Following these results three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1 8 10 and 12 These professional jurors are Christer Bjorkman Mads Grimstad and Jedward 12 Points awarded to Bulgaria 13 14 15 Score Adult and expert juries Kids juries12 points nbsp Poland10 points8 points nbsp Armenia Mads Grimstad nbsp Belarus nbsp Israel7 points nbsp Australia nbsp Italy nbsp Macedonia nbsp Netherlands6 points nbsp Albania Christer Bjorkman nbsp Georgia nbsp Malta nbsp Netherlands nbsp Ireland nbsp Macedonia5 points nbsp Belarus nbsp Armenia nbsp Albania nbsp Malta4 points3 points nbsp Ireland nbsp Ukraine nbsp Australia nbsp Cyprus nbsp Italy nbsp Russia nbsp Serbia2 points nbsp Ukraine1 point nbsp Cyprus Jedward nbsp Serbia nbsp Poland Points awarded by Bulgaria 13 14 15 Score Adult jury Kids jury12 points nbsp Georgia nbsp Armenia10 points nbsp Belarus nbsp Russia8 points nbsp Armenia nbsp Belarus7 points nbsp Netherlands nbsp Italy6 points nbsp Italy nbsp Australia5 points nbsp Malta nbsp Malta4 points nbsp Australia nbsp Ukraine3 points nbsp Ireland nbsp Serbia2 points nbsp Ukraine nbsp Poland1 point nbsp Russia nbsp NetherlandsReferences Edit a b c d Granger Anthony 2 June 2016 Tonight Bulgaria begins their Junior Eurovision selection eurovoix com Eurovoix Retrieved 20 June 2016 a b c d e Granger Anthony 8 June 2016 Tonight Bulgaria holds Junior Eurovision second semi final eurovoix com Eurovoix Retrieved 20 June 2016 a b c Granger Anthony 11 June 2016 Tonight Bulgaria selects for Junior Eurovision 2016 eurovoix com Eurovoix Retrieved 20 June 2016 a b Granger Anthony 8 June 2016 Bulgaria JESC national finalists revealed eurovoix com Eurovoix Retrieved 20 June 2016 a b c Granger Anthony 11 June 2016 Bulgaria Lidia 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