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Poli Genova
Poli Genova sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2011 and 2016, for Bulgaria. The best result was 4th place in 2016, with “If Love Was a Crime”.
- who
- Bulgarian singer
- born
- 10 February 1987, Sofia, Bulgaria
- contests
- 2011, 2016
- best result
- 4th, 2016
- music
- pop
- plays
- clarinet
- active
- since 1991
- sang for
- Bulgaria
Biography
Poli Genova is a Bulgarian singer, songwriter, actor and television presenter who started out in 1991, at the age of four, in the children’s ensemble Bon-Bon. Genova has sung for Bulgaria twice: “Na inat” went out in the semi-final in 2011, and “If Love Was a Crime” finished fourth in Stockholm in 2016.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Poli Genova”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2011 Düsseldorf
“Na inat (На инат)”
Out in the second semi-final Went out in the second semi-final: 12th of 19, with 48 points.
- Sung in
- Bulgarian
- Written by
- Sebastian Arman, David Bronner, Poli Genova, Borislav Milanov
- Age on the night
- 24
- Won that year
- Azerbaijan: Ell and Nikki, “Running Scared”
The story of Eurovision 2011: Italy comes back, the champion defends, and Azerbaijan wins
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2016 Stockholm
“If Love Was a Crime”
4th of 26 Finished 4th of 26 in the final, with 307 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Sebastian Arman, Poli Genova, Borislav Milanov, Joacim Persson
- Running order
- 8th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 5th of 18, 220 points
- Age on the night
- 29
- Won that year
- Ukraine: Jamala, “1944”
The story of Eurovision 2016: A new way of counting, and a winner who topped neither vote
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