Big Brother (Bulgaria)

Big Brother is a reality show based on the Big Brother series by Endemol. The show originates from the Netherlands, where in 1999 the very first season was aired.

At present, the format is spread in a number of countries around the world. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in an isolated house. 24 hours a day their life is recorded by hidden cameras in all the rooms in the House. They don't have TV, Internet, newspapers, even watches on their hands. The Housemates are completely isolated from the outside world. Every week, each one of them must enter the Diary room and nominate 2 of the other people for public eviction. The 2 or more housemates with most negative votes become nominated. For almost a week the TV viewers have to decide which of them to be evicted, voting via SMS or phone calls. Every week the Housemates have a week task. Depending on whether they do their task successfully or unsuccessfully, their week budget is increased or decreased. During the final week, the viewers vote which one of the remaining people in the House to be the winner. He or she wins a big cash prize.

The show's name comes from George Orwell's 1948 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, a dystopia in which Big Brother is the all-seeing, omnipotent leader of Oceania.

In Bulgaria, the first season of Big Brother was aired in 2004 on Nova Television, and quickly became one of the most successful TV formats in the country. Niki Kanchev was the main presenter in all editions, except for Big Brother 4, where he was replaced by Milen Tsvetkov. Evelina Pavlova was a co-host in the period 2004-2006. Five main seasons, seven celebrity seasons, four All Stars seasons and a Family season have been produced so far. The fifth main season premiered on 17 August 2015 and was the first non-celebrity season to be produced in 7 years.

Main seasons

Niki Kanchev hosted all main seasons, except for the fourth, and all three celebrity seasons. Evelina Pavlova was a co-host during the first two Big Brother seasons, and the first VIP Brother. The host of Big Brother 4 was Milen Tsvetkov.

Big Brother: The Housemates Strike Back

On 7 June, 2007 Big Brother brought together Housemates from all Big Brother and VIP Brother seasons and gave them their last task - to destroy the House. Here are the Housemates, who participated in the special edition of the show:

From Big Brother 1

Mariela "Mel"

Nayden

Stoyka

Tihomir (he also participated in VIPB2)

Veneta

Zdravko (he won BB1 and also participated in VIPB2)

Zeyneb

From Big Brother 2

Elena

Ivan

Leonardo "Leo"

Miroslav (the winner of BB2)

Nedyalko

Silvia

Stefan "Bat Sali"

Zvezdelin "Vego"

Stefan and Leonardo made a performance as a part of the concert in the House by some of the singer stars from VIP Brother.

From VIP Brother 1

Damaskin "Dim"

Dimitar "Mityo Pishtova"

Konstantin (the winner of VIPB1)

Rayna

Rayna and Konstantin also made a performance. Damaskin also sang with Konstantin.

From Big Brother 3

Borislav

Eva

Garo

Lilyana

Panayot

Penyo

Svetlana

The Triplets: Vyara, Nadezhda and Lyubov (the winner of BB3)

Violeta

Penyo participated in the concert.

From VIP Brother 2

Desislava

Hristina (the winner of VIPB2. She is also Zdravko's wife, who won BB1 and also participated in VIPB2.)

Kalin

Magdalena "Magi"

Petya

Tihomir (he and Zdravko entered with the other BB1 Housemates)

Zdravko (also the winner of BB1)

Desislava and Petya participated in the concert. Kalin sang with his friend Nina Nikolina.

Trivia

General

Winners: 10 males, 7 females and 1 family

Youngest Big Brother winner: Lyubov Stancheva (Big Brother 3) - 21

Big Brother winner with the highest percentage: 78%, Konstantin, VIP Brother 1

Highest eviction percentage: Elena Georgieva, 86%, Big Brother 2

Least eviction difference: Lilana, 4%, VIP Brother 1

Oldest Big Brother housemate: Radka and Chavdar Kamenarovi - 62 years old, Big Brother Family

Season with most contestants: Big Brother 4, 26 housemates

Season with least contestants: Big Brother All Stars 4, 8 housemates

Shortest gap between 2 Big Brother seasons: 3 months, BB2 - VIP Brother 1

Shortest Big Brother: Big Brother 5 – 26 days

Longest Big Brother: Big Brother 1 and Big Brother 2 - 92 days

Shortest stay in the House: Danail Panchev and Daniel Delchev, Big Brother 4, 4 days

Big Brother with highest money-prize: Big Brother 4, 300 000 leva

Most housemates to leave the house voluntarily: 4, VIP Brother 1

Most housemates left on the final night: 7, VIP Brother 3

Youngest Big Brother housemate: Vanesa Tsvetanova (Big Brother Family) - 17 years old

VIP Brother with highest money-prize: VIP Brother 2, 100 000 leva (in the first season it was 50 000)

Longest time spent in the House: 118 days, Zdravko Vasilev - Big Brother 1 and VIP Brother 2

2004-2005 /Big Brother 1/

First set of nominees: Anelia and Dimitar

First contestant to be evicted: Anelia Ivanova

First contestant to voluntarily leave: Dimitar Kazalov

First replacement housemate: Tihomir Georgiev

First Big Brother Winner: Zdravko Vassilev /200 000 leva/

First contestants to be expelled by Big Brother: Nayden Naydenov and Svetlan Shevrov “Groshi”

First sex in the House: Tihomir Georgiev and Mariela Kiselkova

First lesbian sex: Mariela Kiselkova and Svetlozara Trendafilova

Longest time spent in the house without being nominated: 70 days, Svetlozara Trendafilova

First housemate not to be nominated during the whole season: Viktor

2005 /Big Brother 2/

First "evil" Big Brother

First Big Brother with a couple competing: Elena and Miroslav

First contestant to be voted into the house by the public: Elena Romele

First foreigner housemate: Leonardo Bianchi (from Italy)

Longest time spent in the house by a replacement housemate: Elena Romele

2006 /VIP Brother 1/

First set of nominees: Rayna, Mityo Pishtova and Vesela Neynska

First VIP housemate to be evicted: Raina

First VIP housemate to voluntarily leave: Vesela Neynska

First VIP Brother Winner: Konstantin /50 000 levas/

First child to enter and live in the House: Danaya (3 years old)

First blood related housemates: Violeta and Danaya, mother and daughter

Least housemates to be evicted: 2

First Big Brother with secret inquisition: VIP Brother 1

2006 /Big Brother 3/

First season with a talk show: Big Brother's Big Mouth

First triplets competing: Vyara, Nadezhda and Lyubov

First pregnant housemate: Svetlana

First Big Brother baby: Amber

First faked eviction: Panayot and Mariola

Longest time before the 1st eviction takes place: 29 days

First nominations with 5 nominated housemates (Vyara, Nadezhda, Lilyana, Svetlana, Penyo): the 6th nominations

First double eviction: Penyo and Nadezhda

First non-secret nominations: the 8th nominations

First nominations with positive votes: the 9th nominations

First final with two people on 4th place: Lilyana and Paloma (they had equal votes)

First woman to win: Lyubov

2007 /VIP Brother 2/

First housemates to compete in two Big Brother seasons: Zdravko and Tihomir, previously from Big Brother 1

First TV show shot in the House during Big Brother: Hot with host Veneta Raykova (one of the Housemates)

First family in the House: Zdravko, Hristina and Yanitsa

First wedding in the House: Zdravko and Hristina

First non-VIP on VIP Brother: Hristina

First nominations when the Housemates can nominate themselves positively: the 1st nominations

First nominations when the Housemates had to nominate three people: the 2nd nominations

First non-VIP to win VIP Brother: Hristina

First intruder to win: Hristina

2008 /Big Brother 4/

First season to be shot in the new House

First season without Niki Kanchev as a host

2009 /VIP Brother 3/

The longest VIP season of the show in Bulgaria - 56 Days.

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