Few nations have had luck as rough as Bulgaria has in Eurovision.  Since their debut in 2005, they have only qualified for the Finals once, when Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov stormed to a 5th-place finish with “Water” (Or “Voda”, if you want to be all Bulgarian about it).  The ethnic-infused techno number, with its heavy drumming and hypnotic vocals, has been the nation’s highest result so far.  Since then, broadcaster BNT has sent popera, house, pop-rock, and chalga, all trying to duplicate what Elitsa and Stoyan accomplished in 2007, and all failing to hit that high-water mark. Read the rest of this entry →