Bulgaria: Poli Genova - Eurovision 2016

Bulgaria's Poli Genova will sing 'If Love Was a Crime' at SEMI-FINAL 2 of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden.

Poli Genova

Poli Genova: Bulgaria's 2016 Eurovision entry (Source Eurovision.tv) Source: Eurovision

Poli Genova could be described as a minor Eurovision celebrity having already represented Bulgaria once at the 2011 contest.

Recent viewers may also be familiar with her as the enthusiastic host of last year’s Junior version of the contest staged in the Bulgarian capital Sofia which featured Aussie Bella Paige among the competitors.

And Bulgaria has a serious chance to break their near decade drought of Grand Final appearances with one of the strongest songs in Semi Final 2.  

There’s no surprise that there’s a lot of buzz around this Balkan gem as it was the last of the 43 songs to be unveiled. It would be criminal if this entry was left incarcerated in the Semis.

Watch Poli Genova's official video for 'If Love Was a Crime':

The Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast on SBS’s Eurovision Weekend - Friday 13, Saturday 14 and Grand Final Sunday 15 May, 7.30pm on SBS, with LIVE early morning broadcasts from 5am on Wednesday 11, Friday 13 and Sunday 15 May.

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