Krassimir Avramov

Origin: Bulgaria

Born: November 5, 1972

Bulgaria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Illusion", written by Krassimir Avramov, William Tabanou, and Casie Tabanou, and performed by Avramov himself. The Bulgarian participating broadcaster, Bulgarian National Television (BNT), organised the national final Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2009” in order to select its entry for the contest. 45 entries were selected to participate in the first phase of the national final, Bŭdi zvezda, which consisted of three monthly selections. Nine entries qualified to compete in Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2009” which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final, held on 24 January 2009 and 21 February 2009, respectively. Eighteen entries competed in the semi-final and the top nine songs as determined by an eight-member jury panel qualified to the final alongside three pre-qualified songs. In the final, public televoting exclusively selected "Illusion" performed by Avramov as the winning entry with 19,553 votes.