Malmo 2013 '39 For 39' continues as I preview Stoyan Yankoulov and Elitsa Stodorova's
"Samo shampioni" translates from Bulgarian language to English as "only champions." Yankoulov and Stodorova, for the second time together, will represent Bulgaria in EUROVISION at Malmo 2013.
In 2007, the duo made the final, finishing 6th overall with "Voda." The only time Bulgaria has made the final in EUROVISION.
"Samo Shampioni" combines a whole lot of genres, from alternative rock and electronic fused in with some dubstep (I really hate dubstep). Take a listen:
For the record, this will be the ninth consecutive year Bulgaria is part of the ESC since their debut in 2005. BNT and the Bulgarian ESC handpicked them to represent the country, instead of the traditional national final filled with various artists (the last one was 2012). Three songs were selected. The fans selected "Samo Shampioni" but "Kismet" won. A song change a few weeks later suggested that "Kismet" had copyright issues and thus the change to "Samo Shampioni."
As for the song, I can say this. It is just as good and equal in awesomeness as "Lubov bez Granici," by Sofi Marinova, last year's Bulgarian ESC representative, who missed out on Bulgaria's second final appearance due to a tiebreaker with Tooji in the second semifinal at Baku (Sofi's placement is the second highest amongst Bulgarian ESC entries). Don't compare. If you're a true ESC fan (and music fan in general), you would appreciate both this and "Lubov bez Granici."
This should also make the final as well.
Up next: Klapa s Mora "Mizerja."
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