Music Idol
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Music Idol is the Bulgaria
n version of the British
television hit show Pop Idol
. It is a talent contest to determine the superior pop performer and its first season was aired on bTV from February 26 until June 7, 2007. During its third season, the show went international and auditions took place in neighboring Macedonia
. Other major changes in the third season: minimum age for participants 13 (not 16), more talk show than music, great accent on the hosts, hidden vote results, which makes it impossible to validate the result of each elimination.
- Rousse
, Varna
, Bourgas, Plovdiv
and Sofia
. After a pre-selection the contenders audition in front of the panel of judges seen on TV who will decide if they are going to make it to the next round.
- Rousse
, Varna
, Bourgas, Plovdiv
and Sofia
. After a pre-selection the contenders audition in front of the panel of judges seen on TV who will decide if they are going to make it to the next round.
There was one exception of the age-rule - Kremena from Dobrich was allowed to participate, despite her age of 15. She eventually became a finalist later on.
Two out of the top 18, Denislav Novev and Plamena Petrova, already competed in former years top 50 but failed to qualify for the finals.
NOTE: The bottom group contestants face off in a sudden death
elimination round where the voting lines are re-opened and the public have one more chance to save their favorite from elimination. Stoyan Tsonev, Ana Topalova and Chanel Erkin fell victim to this unique rule despite not receiving the least amount of votes on the performance night.
Unlike the previous seasons, there is no chairman of the jury in honor to the late chairman Villy Kazasian, who died shortly after the 2008 season. Nevertheless, there is a guest star in the jury in every city, where auditions take place. He/She doesn't have a right to vote, but can advise jury members in reaching the right decision. The guest stars for the 2009 season are:
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n version of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television hit show Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
. It is a talent contest to determine the superior pop performer and its first season was aired on bTV from February 26 until June 7, 2007. During its third season, the show went international and auditions took place in neighboring Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Other major changes in the third season: minimum age for participants 13 (not 16), more talk show than music, great accent on the hosts, hidden vote results, which makes it impossible to validate the result of each elimination.
Qualifications
Auditioners must be between the ages of 13 and 28. They must be Bulgarian citizens.Auditions
Castings are held in the five biggest cities in BulgariaBulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
- Rousse
Rousse
Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
, Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Bourgas, Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
and Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. After a pre-selection the contenders audition in front of the panel of judges seen on TV who will decide if they are going to make it to the next round.
Theatre Round
In 3 days the judges chose among the top 100 from all cities the semifinalists who would perform live during the show and face the public's vote.Semifinals
From now on its up to the Bulgarian public to vote their favorite contestants into the final 12.Finals
Each week the final 12 contestants perform in front of a live audience songs from a given theme. Once again the public votes for its favorite with the least votes getter getting eliminated after one show until only one contestant remains: The winner of Music Idol.Auditions
Castings are held in the five biggest cities in BulgariaBulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
- Rousse
Rousse
Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
, Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Bourgas, Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
and Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. After a pre-selection the contenders audition in front of the panel of judges seen on TV who will decide if they are going to make it to the next round.
Theatre Round
The competitors are split in groups and they sing solo (like in the previous round). After that the jury decides who will continue. After that the remaining contestants sing in quartets and the jury picks the best of them. Then they sing solo and the jury picks 18 people for the semi-finals.Semifinals
The competitors ate split in two groups - male and female. After their first concert the public votes fo them and two boys and two girls are eliminated. After that the hava another concert and two boys and two girls are again eliminated. After that the eliminated 8 contestants sing again and 3 of them are let back in the show.Finals
Each week the final 13 contestants perform in front of a live audience songs from a given theme. Once again the public votes for its favorite the two people with the least votes sing and the public votes again. The contestant with the least votes is eliminated. This goes on until only one contestant remains: The winner of Music Idol.Judges
- Yordanka Hristova (chairman) - singer
- Slavi Trifonov - singer, actor, host
- Gloria Ivanova - pop-folk singer
- Donnie - singer and composer
Auditions
- RousseRousseRuse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
(January 18) - VarnaVarnaVarna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
(January 25) - BurgasBurgas-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...
(February 1) - PlovdivPlovdivPlovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
(February 8) - SofiaSofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
(February 15)
There was one exception of the age-rule - Kremena from Dobrich was allowed to participate, despite her age of 15. She eventually became a finalist later on.
Semifinals
For one week (March 12 to March 19) the top 40 performed each night in five groups including eight singers with the two top vote getters advancing to the finals. On Friday night the judges announced eight singers who received another chance to perform with the top vote getter and the final pick of the judges joining the other finalists to the top 12.Group 1 - March 12, 2007
- Tihomir Dimitrov (17.9%)
- Preslava Peycheva (9.3%)
- Emiliya Dutsolova (11.0%)
- Suleyman Evadpal
- Nikolay Manolov (17.4%)
- Krasimira Ivanova (26.3%)
- Preslava Mravkova
- Ina Petrova
Group 2 - March 13, 2007
- Daniela Nikolova (6.4%)
- Vasil Modev (11.8%)
- Ivaylo Donev (7.4%)
- Stefan Lalchev (30.0%)
- Maya Georgieva
- Mariya Dimitrova
- Valentina Dimitrova (26.5%)
- Rosen Kukosharov
Group 3 - March 14, 2007
- Gita Petkova (8.4%)
- Yanitsa Dafinova
- Iskren Ribchev (15.6%)
- Plamen Patov (31.3%)
- Veselina Nikolova
- Gergana Koyeva (10.6%)
- Rumen Nekhrizov (18.0%)
- Aneliya Bakalova
Group 4 - March 15, 2007
- Lazar Vulchev (8.9%)
- Sylvia Moneva (12.1%)
- Vasil Khlebarov
- Plamena Petrova
- Georgi Georgiev
- Denislav Novev (9.6%)
- Iliana Kovacheva (15.6%)
- Nevena Tsoneva (35.5%)
Group 5 - March 16, 2007
- Dimitar Tanasov
- Teodor Koychinov (7.8%)
- Maria Bachvarova (8.0%)
- Vasko Ivanov (9.7%)
- Kremena Dimitrova (30.8%)
- Vasil Stoyanov
- Denitsa Hadzhiivanova (24.4%)
- Kristina Kokorska
Wildcards - March 19, 2007
- Vasko Ivanov
- Kristina Kokorska
- Lazar Vulchev
- Teodor Koichinov (Judges' Choice)
- Dimitar Atanasov
- Nikolay Manolov
- Preslava Peycheva (Viewers' Choice)
- Sylvia Moneva
Finals Elimination Chart
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| Week: | 3/12 | 3/13 | 3/14 | 3/15 | 3/16 | 3/19 | 3/26 | 4/2 | 4/9 | 4/16 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/14 | 5/21 | 5/28 | 6/4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 1st | Btm3 | Winner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Elim | WC | Btm3 | Btm2 | Btm2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Elim | WC | Btm2 | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 1st | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 1st | Btm2 | Btm3 | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1st | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 2nd | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 1st | Btm3 | Btm2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2nd | Btm2 | Btm3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 2nd | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 2nd | Btm3 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judges
- Villi Kazasian (chairman) - Bulgarian conductor
- Esil Duran - pop-folk singer
- Dimitar Kovachev - "Funky" - Bulgarian rocker and producer, owner of Sofia Music Enterprises
- Lucy DiakovskaLudmilla DiakovskaLudmilla "Lucy" Diakovska is a Bulgarian singer-songwriter, music producer, dancer, stage actress and television personality, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date," according to the German...
- No AngelsNo AngelsThe No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
member
Auditions
- RousseRousseRuse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
(January 17) - VarnaVarnaVarna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
(January 24) - BurgasBurgas-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...
(January 31) - PlovdivPlovdivPlovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
(February 7) - SofiaSofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
(February 14)
Semifinals
This year saw a change in the semifinal format: After the judges picked their top 18 contestants (9 males, 9 females) the contestants were split in one girls/guys group and had to perform in the week of March 10 - March 15 with constantly reducing the number of singers in both groups to six: after the first performance show the two least votes getters got eliminated, leaving the top 7 of girls/guys perform again of which the top 5 vote getters from each group will advance to the finals. Later on the judges eventually decided to make a top 13 out of the supposed 12 with giving three contestants a wildcard for the finals.Two out of the top 18, Denislav Novev and Plamena Petrova, already competed in former years top 50 but failed to qualify for the finals.
Girls Top 9 - March 10, 2008
- Plamena Petrova - "Think Twice"
- Gergana Dimova - "Black Velvet" (eliminated)
- Maria Ilieva - "(You make me feel like) A Natural Woman"
- Chanel Erkin - "Je T'aime"
- Elena Ivanova - "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" (eliminated)
- Ana Topalova - "Visoko" (bottom three)
- Sonia Membrenho - "Iskam te"
- Nora Karaivanova - "The Voice Within"
- Denitsa Georgieva - "Respect"
Guys Top 9 - March 11, 2008
- Ivan Angelov - "Change The World"
- Ivailo Donev - "Georgia On My Mind"
- Jasen Zerdev - "New Flame" (eliminated)
- Denislav Novev - "You Rise Me Up"
- Toma Zdravkov - "Summer In The City"
- Damyan Popov - "Pochti zabravena ljubov"
- Victor Gheorghiev - "Stars" (eliminated)
- Lazar Kisyov - "Sbogom , moya ljubov" (bottom three)
- Stoyan Tsonev - "Incomplete"
Girls Top 7 - March 13, 2008
- Maria Ilieva - "Adagio" (eliminated)
- Denitsa Georgieva - "Proud Mary"
- Chanel Erkin - "Bleeding Love" (bottom three)
- Sonia Membrenho - "Listen" (eliminated)
- Ana Tpoalova - "Every Breath you take"
- Plamena Petrova - "Ustrem"
- Nora Karaivanova - "Ain't no Sunshine"
Guys Top 7 - March 15, 2008
- Toma Zdravkov - "Walking By Myself"
- Damyan Popov - "Svetat e za dvama" (eliminated)
- Denislav Novev - "Let Me Entertain You"
- Stoyan Tsonev - "Sineva"
- Lazar Kisyov - "I Surrender" (eliminated)
- Ivailo Donev - "Great Balls Of Fire"
- Ivan Angelov - "Se bastasse una canzone"
Wildcards - March 18, 2008
Chosen by the judges to advance to the finals:- Jasen Zerdev
- Maria Ilieva
- Elena Ivanova
NOTE: The bottom group contestants face off in a sudden death
Sudden death
In a sport or game, sudden death is a form of competition where play ends as soon as one competitor is ahead of the others, with that competitor becoming the winner. Sudden death is typically used as a tiebreaker when a contest is tied at the end of the normal playing time or the completion of...
elimination round where the voting lines are re-opened and the public have one more chance to save their favorite from elimination. Stoyan Tsonev, Ana Topalova and Chanel Erkin fell victim to this unique rule despite not receiving the least amount of votes on the performance night.
Finals Elimination Chart
| Stage: | Semi-Finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Week: | 3/10-15 | 3/26 | 4/2 | 4/9 | 4/16 | 4/23 | 4/30 | 5/7 | 5/14 | 5/21 | 5/28 | 6/2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Finalist | Winner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Finalist | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Runner-Up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wildcard | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Finalist | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Finalist | Elim | WC | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Finalist | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Finalist | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Finalist | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Finalist | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Wildcard | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Finalist | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Finalist | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Wildcard | Elim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Judges
- Doni - Bulgarian pop singer
- Maria - pop-folk singer
- Dimitar Kovachev - "Funky" - Bulgarian rocker and producer
Unlike the previous seasons, there is no chairman of the jury in honor to the late chairman Villy Kazasian, who died shortly after the 2008 season. Nevertheless, there is a guest star in the jury in every city, where auditions take place. He/She doesn't have a right to vote, but can advise jury members in reaching the right decision. The guest stars for the 2009 season are:
- Sonia Vassi - Bulgarian singer and model (VarnaVarnaVarna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
) - Toni Dimitrova - Bulgarian pop singer (BurgasBurgas-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...
) - Blagovest Argirov - Bulgarian pop singer (PlovdivPlovdivPlovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
) - Grigor KoprovGrigor KoprovGrigor Koprov is arguably one of the most famous Macedonian pop music composers. He has worked with many stars like Toše Proeski, Vlado Janevski, Marjan Stojanovski, Martin Vučić, Karolina Gočeva and Andrijana Janevska.In 1997 he composed the song "Ne Zori Zoro" with which Vlado Janevski...
- famous Macedonian songwriter (SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
) - Katya - Bulgarian pop singer, part of the famous duo "Riton" (SofiaSofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
)
Auditions
- VarnaVarnaVarna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
(January 24) - BurgasBurgas-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...
- PlovdivPlovdivPlovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
- SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, MacedoniaRepublic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... - SofiaSofiaSofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
Finalists
- Rusina Katardzieva - Eliminated
- Sonia Membreno - Eliminated
- Preslava Mryvkova - Eliminated
- Aleksandar Tarabunov - Eliminated
- Bojan Stojkov - Runner-Up
- Eli Radanova - Eliminated
- Simona Stateva - Eliminated
- Victoria Dimitrova - Withdrew
- Darko Ilievski - Eliminated
- Dimitar Atanasov - Eliminated
- Aleksandra Zhekova - Eliminated
- Magdalena Janavarova - Winner
- Plamen Petkov - Eliminated
Finals Elimination Chart
| Stage: | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Week: | 3/22-27 | 4/1 | 4/8 | 4/15 | 4/22 | 4/29 | 5/6 | 5/13 | 5/20 | 5/27 | 6/8 | |||
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| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Magdalena Janavarova | WILDCARD | Btm 5 | Btm 3 | Winner | |||||||||
| 2 | Bojan Stojkov | PUBLIC | Btm 2 | Runner-Up | ||||||||||
| 3 | Preslava Mryvkova | PUBLIC | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||
| 4 | Rusina Katardzieva | PUBLIC | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||
| 5 | Aleksandar Tarabunov | PUBLIC | Btm 4 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 6 | Dimitar Atanasov | PUBLIC | Btm 5 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 7 | Aleksandra Zhekova | WILDCARD | Btm 4 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||
| 8 | Simona Stateva | PUBLIC | Btm 4 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||
| 9 | Victoria Dimitrova | PUBLIC | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | Elim | |||||||||
| 10 | Eli Radanova | PUBLIC | Btm 5 | Btm 4 | Elim | |||||||||
| 11 | Sonia Membreno | PUBLIC | Btm 4 | Elim | ||||||||||
| 12 | Darko Ilievski | PUBLIC | Elim | |||||||||||
| 13 | Plamen Petkov | WILDCARD | Elim | |||||||||||
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| style="background:pink;"| Female
| style="background:cyan;"| Male
| style="background:lightgreen;" padding-left: 1em;"| Safe
| style="background:yellow;" padding-left: 1em;"| Safe first
| style="background:orange;" padding-left: 1em;"| Safe second
| style="background:#FF7F00;" padding-left: 1em;"| Safe third
| style="background:coral;" padding-left: 1em;"| Eliminated
| style="background:lime;" padding-left: 1em;"| Winner
|}