Finalists of "Burgas and the Sea" 2026
Over 40 Bulgarian songs competed for a spot in this year's edition of the prestigious "Burgas and the Sea" National Contest. After a rigorous selection process by the professional jury, the finalists who will present their original compositions were chosen.
The committee, including prominent musicians, composers, and cultural figures, listened to all submissions to select the best songs for the final stage.
List of finalists:
- One Second of Love – Samuel Manuelian and Mariana Dobreva
- One Destiny – Philip Donkov
- Life Like a Movie – Severin
- Where Summer Winters – Fandango band
- Summer Has Run Out – Teodora Ilieva (Embraced Cloud band)
- The Reason for the Earthquake – Kalina Despodska
- Lonely Wind – Lunapark band
- After You – Stea (Stelana Argirova)
- Sunny Girl – Dimitrina Germanova (lyrics: Petya Dubarova)
- This Is Me – Maria Gogusheva
- A Whole Ocean – Damyan Popov and Maria Nakova
We look forward to the final concert, which promises to turn Burgas into the musical stage of Bulgaria!