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Elitsa and Stoyan

Elitsa and Stoyan sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2007 and 2013, for Bulgaria. The best result was 5th place in 2007, with “Water”.

Bulgaria

2007 · 2013

what
Bulgarian musical duo
contests
2007, 2013
best result
5th, 2007
music
folk
active
since 2003
members
Elitsa Todorova past and present
sang for
Bulgaria

Biography

Elitsa and Stoyan are a Bulgarian duo, Elitsa Todorova and Stoyan Yankoulov. “Water” finished fifth in Helsinki in 2007, the first time Bulgaria had reached the final. The two returned in 2013 with “Samo shampioni”, which went out in the semi-final in Malmö.

Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Elitsa and Stoyan”.

At Eurovision

Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.

  1. 2007 Helsinki

    Bulgaria

    “Water”

    5th of 24 Finished 5th of 24 in the final, with 157 points.

    Sung in
    Bulgarian
    Written by
    Elitsa Todorova, Stoyan Yankoulov
    Running order
    21st of 24 in the final
    Semi-final
    6th of 28, 146 points
    Won that year
    Serbia: Marija Šerifović, “Molitva (Молитва)”

    The story of Eurovision 2007: Serbia wins at its first attempt, and the semi-final goes east

  2. 2013 Malmö

    Bulgaria

    “Samo shampioni (Само шампиони)”

    Out in the second semi-final Went out in the second semi-final: 12th of 17, with 45 points.

    Sung in
    Bulgarian
    Written by
    Kristian Talev, Elitsa Todorova
    Won that year
    Denmark: Emmelie de Forest, “Only Teardrops”

    The story of Eurovision 2013: One host, no draw, and votes for sale

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