The Bulgarian Government has formed an Organising Committee to organise and coordinate preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2027.
The Organising Committee for the 71st Eurovision Song Contest has been formed by the Council of Ministers of the Bulgarian Government and BNT. The purpose of the committee is to ensure smooth preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2027 and to coordinate between various institutions in Bulgaria. By June 30, the committee will create an action plan, which will be sent to the Council of Ministers for approval.
The members of the Organising Committee are:
- Deputy Prime Minister – Ivo Hristov – Chairman
- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance – Galab Donev
- Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the management of European funds – Atanas Pekanov
- Ministers of Foreign Affairs – Velislava Petrova
- Minister of Internal Affairs – Ivan Demerdzhiev
- Minister of Health – Katya Ivkova
- Minister of Culture – Evtim Miloshev
- Minister of Youth and Sports – Encho Keryazov
- Minister of Tourism – Ilin Dimitro
- Director General of the Bulgarian National Television – Milena Milotinova.
Eurovision 2027
Bulgaria is the winner of the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The song that Dara performed in Vienna was called “Bangaranga”. It was written and composed by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova (Dara), Dimitris Kontopoulos.
The result brings Bulgaria its first victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. DARA is also the first artist since Salvador Sobral in 2017 to win both the public and jury votes. Prior to this, the country’s best result was second place, achieved by Kristian Kostov in 2017. Bulgaria emerged as a dark horse winner, that climbed rapidly in the betting odds after the second rehearsal.
As the winner of the 2026 contest, Bulgaria will host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2027. Four cities have expressed their interest in hosting next year’s contest:
Find out more about potential venues below:
Source: BNT
Bulgaria debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv in 2005. The country competed annually from 2005 to 2013, before withdrawing for two years due to financial issues. Since returning to the contest in 2016, Bulgaria qualified for the final in every contest they have competed in up until the 2022 contest. Bulgaria took its first victory in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026, when DARA won with “Bangaranga”, scoring 516 points.
