Country Bulgaria Selection date(s) 18 September 2008 Selected song "Edna Mechta" | Selection process National Final Selected entrant Krestiana Kresteva Final result 15th, 15 points | |
Bulgaria selected their Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry by a national final, which was held on 18 September 2008. The winner was Krestiana Kresteva with the song "Edna Mechta" which represented Bulgaria in Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 on 22 November 2008.
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Results
National Selection Controversy
Prior to the pre-selection local Bulgarian newspaper, Trud, accused organizers of fixing the selection process in favour of the eventual winner, Krestiana Kresteva. A member of the pre-selection committee, Svetoslav Loboshki, denied the accusation, stating, "The article is based on false assumptions of the journalist or is an improper publicity stunt by some of the parents, whose children are involved in preselection".
At Eurovision
At Junior Eurovision, Bulgaria performed in the eighth slot.