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EBU cancels 2020 Eurovision song contest

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

The European Broadcasting Union announced on March 18 the cancellation of the 2020 Eurovision song contest that was to have

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria releases ‘Tears Getting Sober’ for 2020 Eurovision song contest in Rotterdam: Video

March 7, 2020September 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Tears Getting Sober, the song to be performed by Bulgarian contestant Victoria at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam, went live on

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Bulgaria 

TEDxVitosha2020 – The event that you don’t want to miss

January 16, 2020January 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

TEDxVitosha is coming our way with high speed. Besides the terrific speakers, on January 25, we are going to hear

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria names contestant for Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam

November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Young singer Victoria, a former X Factor Bulgaria contestant, will represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to participate in Eurovision song contest in Rotterdam in 2020

October 30, 2019November 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Bulgaria will participate in the Eurovision song contest in 2020, being held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, director-general of public

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Bulgaria 

Israel’s Eurovision winner Netta to take part in Bulgaria’s Sofia Pride 2019

June 3, 2019June 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel, Sofia Pride

The singer Netta, who won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest for Israel with the song Toy, will take part in

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Europe 

The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence wins Eurovision song contest 2019

May 19, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Duncan Laurence and his song Arcade won the Eurovision song contest 2019 on May 18. It is the fifth time

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Bulgaria 

BNT: Bulgaria will not take part in 2019 Eurovision song contest

October 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

The managing board of Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has decided that the public broadcaster will not participate in the 2019

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Leisure World 

Wiesenthal Centre: ‘Roger Waters’ boycott campaign against 2019 Eurovision in Israel violates EBU mission statement’

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision, Israel

In a letter to European Broadcasting Union (EBU) President, Jean-Paul Philippot, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr.

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