Bulgaria has withdrew from the Eurovision Song Contest, Have now returned
 

Such sad news they have always been one of my fave countries

ugh :( We'll always have Poli Genova

(not that I can remember any of their entries beyond the last three years, mind)

I am absolutely bloody devastated. I don't think I will ever get over this.

withdrawn, sis. the word is withdrawn.

axe Eurovision now too pls :fist:

I was going to make a thread but didn't think people would care lol.

Proper gutted.

Gurl I'm happy for you not to watch. You ruin the atmosphere x

i’ve been there!

nicky read for filth

How come?

they have some money problems :sad:


i guess Kazakhstan could replace them perfectly for next year :fc: they are already doing Junior eurovision this year

I vote we add New Zealand

also its withdrawn

it reads summink terrible

They haven't withdrawn, it's just rumours. Seems more likely that actually they're replacing the team who are running the process (which is a shame, because last 3 years theyve sent some BOPS)

If they have tho, give us Kosovo & Kazakhstan pls :love:

perhaps some of that team were too expensive :sad: and yes it are just rumours, by one of the equinox's member JJ, and not official reports from BNT (bulgaria's broadcaster)

it's Official, Bulgaria withdraws from the 2019 contest

:bawling: :bawling: :bawling: :bawling: :bawling: :bawling:

They are back again

What are the costs? Are they not basically as low as you want? I know some nations put on a ridiculous show but in theory... you could just send a good busker with an original song... costs = flight and hotel? :think:

[edit] And they'd probably end up winning or something.

Or something:)

Don't all countries taking part have to contribute to costs of the overall thing?

I'm sure I read we pay an obscene amount for something we never have a hope of winning.

costs are all paid by a sponsor (who had also arranged for concerts, by big name artists, including Beyonce)

BNT and this sponsor had signed the contract too that is why there was much silence about them, and being a bit late with their decision

the sponsor will arrange for song, producer, staging, participation, trip to rotterdam (flight costs for all delegation members) etc

the costs are covered by a few countries, uk being one of them. You know who pays as they don't have to qualify for the final.

:bored: big 5 pay the most yes that bit is true, but every single one of competing countries have to pay EBU participation fee and for some it's more than others, depending on the countries economic status

It's not an obscene amount at all lol. It's less than an episode of Dr Who.

That's obscene for something we get nothing but abuse from. :oh: