Eurovision 2026: Bulgarian representative – FAN POLL (first round)

Версия на български език

Preparations for Eurovision have begun — and Bulgaria is making a comeback!
It’s time for our traditional fan poll, whose main goal is to find out how Bulgarian and international fans feel about which artist is most suitable to represent our country on the big stage! Our initiative aims to keep the interest in the contest alive and gives everyone the chance to support their favorite performers.

We emphasize that this poll is not affiliated with BNT or the official selection process for Bulgaria’s Eurovision representative.

This year marks Bulgaria’s return to Eurovision after a three-year absence, which has inspired more and more Bulgarian artists to show interest in waving the national flag in Vienna.
This time, the official Bulgarian fan club OGAE Bulgaria had the decisive role in selecting the participants for our poll. Each member had the opportunity to nominate and vote for any number of artists. A total of 44 performers were included, but only 16 advanced to the next stage.
Here are those who didn’t gather enough support: Mihaela Fileva, Desita, FYRE, Simona, Grafa, Maria Ilieva, Mirela, Molec, Kerana, Adam, Preslava, Krisia, Alma, V:RGO, Medi, Petya Paneva, Stefan Valdobrev & The Usual Suspects, Veniamin, Dzhena, VALL, Kristian Kostov, Rushi, Gery-Nikol, Eva Parmakova, Fiki, Sofi Marinova, Magi Djanavarova, and TITA.

Voting in this year’s fan poll will take place in the following stages:

ROUND 1 (Nov 10–14, 2025): Round of 16
ROUND 2 (Nov 15–19, 2025): Quarterfinals
ROUND 3 (Nov 20–24, 2025): Semifinals
ROUND 4 (Nov 25–29, 2025): Final

One of the key aspects of the poll is that we encourage fans to support their favorites on all our platforms, since at the end of each round, votes are weighted according to the principle “1 platform = 1 point.”
Voting takes place not only on our website, but also on our Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok profiles.
For example, if Artist X receives more reactions on Facebook and votes on Twitter, but falls behind their opponent (Artist Y) on Instagram, TikTok, and our website, Artist Y advances to the next round (with a 3:2 score).

Results for each stage will be calculated at 13:00 on the last listed voting day (Nov 14, 19, 24, and 29).

Here is what the duels are going to look like:

VOTING – ROUND OF 16:

We wish best of luck to all participants in this year’s edition of our fan poll! Meanwhile, we eagerly await more official news regarding Bulgaria’s participation in Eurovision 2026 in Austria!