Glasat na Bulgaria season 8 explained

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Host:
  • Ivan Tishev
  • Alexandra Bogdanska (backstage)
Coaches:
Winner:Petya Paneva
Winner Coach:Galena
Runner Up:Georgi Kostadinov
Network:bTV

The eighth season of Bulgarian reality singing competition Glasat na Bulgaria premiered on 12 September 2021 and broadcasts every 20:00, at bTV. For this season, Ivan Lechev returned for his coaching duties for the fifth time, and three new coaches were announced, who include Lubo Kirov, Galena, and Dara who will replace Grafa Ampov, Kamelia and Mihaela Fileva.

Petya Paneva was crowned as the "voice", marking Galena’s first win as a coach. This is the third time that a first-time coach wins their first season (first being Desi Slava on season three, and then Ivan Lechev on season four). The top two, Petya Paneva and Georgi Kostadinov, were both from Galena’s team, marking the first time this has happened in any season. This was also the first time where the first contestant to audition went on winning the season.

Coaches and hosts

In June 2021, bTV announced the return of the musical competition show with the new coaches. Dara, Galena, and Lubo Kirov were announced to be the new coaches of the show, replacing Mihaela Fileva, who coached for two seasons, Kamelia and Grafa, both coaching for four seasons.[1] Meanwhile, Ivan Lechev returned to his coaching duties for the fifth consecutive season. Kamelia was supposed to return for her fifth time as a coach but opted not to return on the show.

After the announcement of new coaches, Ivan Tishev takes the hosting responsibility. He will replace Pavell and Venci Venc' who were hosts on the series from 2017 until 2020. Also, Alexandra Bogdanska served as backstage host for second year.[2]

Production

The filming of Glasat na Bulgaria started on July, at bTV studios. Unilke previous seasons, audiences are reduced from its full capacity to maintain social distancing as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Teams

Coaches! scope="col" width="90%" colspan="6"
Top 70 artists
Ivan Lechev
Boris HristovRaya DimitrovaIvan E. IvanovAleksey KozarevBoyan Shahov
Hristo DanailovKristiyan VarbanovskiRichard MantarlievIvailo Ranov-ShekiGeorgi Kostadinov
Ilin IlievPreslava KrastevaSpas LefterovFloralyn GeorgievaStefka Emilova
Iva RalchevaTrendafil BubanovAndon Andonov
Dara
Lidiya GanevaDaniel StaykovHristina YosifovaDesislava HristovaGabriela Koleva
Boryana GeorgievaNikolai TimenovViktoriya GlavchevaTonina MitinskaDaliya Vrana
Martin AkinremiNora ChernevaGinka VladimirovaKieran SmithNatassa Andreou
Gyokchan IsmailovYana & Nikolay Stoyanchevski
Galena
Petya PanevaGeorgi KostadinovEkaterina SavaDimitar KolevHristina Raleva
Ivelina AndreevaVolena ApostolovaGalya GeorgievaViktoriya GlavchevaVasilia Petrova
Nadezhda PanayotovaVictoria ZafirovaMoyra YankovaAleksandar TrifonovMartin Nikolov
Christopher GalovskiSandra TsvetanovaMahrez HachemiMarin GerchevTeodora Marcheva
Irena & Alexander Gospodinovi
Lubo Kirov
Ivan T. Ivanov Stefan ZdravkovicJamie RashedAtanaska & SonayIvailo Ranov-Sheki
Hrisi PachalovaPolina NikolovaElena KokorskaHristo DanailovAnton Markov
Simona KrastevaYoan PiperovKonstantin TomovSimona BakalovaStiliana Dimitrova
Stanimir MarinovDenden GonzalezDaniela Ivanova

Blind auditions

In this season, coaches complete their teams without a specific number of members. However, each one will be cut down to 14 contestants, on the last episode of the blinds.[4] In addition to the season, each coach is given two blocks to use during the auditions.[5] [6]

The "final selection" follows right after the blind auditions. Coaches would finalize the number of artists on their team by choosing, randomly, 14 artists to proceed to the next stage. Artists chosen by their respective coach will proceed to the next round, the Battles, while the unselected ones will be eliminated.

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 ✔ Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button
    Artist joined this coach's team
  Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button, but was blocked by another coach from getting the artist

Blocked by Ivan

Blocked by Dara

Blocked by Galena

Blocked by Lubo

    Artist was eliminated as no coach pressed the button
    Artist became initially part of the team, but eliminated on the cut rounds, therefore eliminated

Episode 1 (September 12)

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ArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches' and artist's choices
IvanDaraGalenaLubo
1Petya Paneva21Varna"Аврам Зорница думаше"
2Boris Hristov40Sofia"Human"
3Daniel Staykov22Shumen"Otherside"
4Simona Bakalova18Stara Zagora"Та-ри-ри-рам"
5Temenuzhka Samuilova22Krupnyk"Без теб"
6Ivan T. Ivanov20Parvomay"Afterglow"
7Ekaterina Sava"One Night Only"
8Bozhidar Nedyalkov27Sofia"Say Something"
9Jamie Rashed32Sofia"Black Hole Sun"
10Slavina Dumbalska23Sofia"Break My Heart"
11Richard Mantarliev44Plovdiv"Bridge to Better Days"
12Lidiya Ganeva15Plovdiv"Drivers License"

Episode 2 (September 19)

Order! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20%"
ArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches' and artist's choices
IvanDaraGalenaLubo
1Hristina Yosifova16Sofia"Summertime"
2Hristo Danailov34Plovdiv"Billie Jean"
3Emilia Valenti & Veselin Vachev38 & 42Plovdiv"Molya se"
4Martin Nikolov28Lovech"Make It Rain"
5Preslava Krasteva31Gorna Oryahovitsa"Chainsmoking"
6Dmitro Dudnik29Ukraine"Trouble"
7Boryana Georgieva54Varna"Get the Party Started"
8Christopher Galovski25Knezha"Da si tuk"
9Yana Stoyanova20Varna"Mercy"
10Yoan Piperov15Pleven"Blackbird"
11Dimitar Kolev25Stara Zagora"Back to Black"
12Elena Kokorska32Sofia"I Believe I Can Fly"
13Georgi Kostadinov 34Dobrich"A Song for You"

Episode 3 (September 26)

Order! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20%"
ArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches' and artist's choices
IvanDaraGalenaLubo
1Boyan Shahov 34Sofia"T.N.T"
2Victoria Zafirova29Sofia"I See Red"
3Moyra Yankova17Varna"Dance Monkey"
4Martin Akinremi32Stara Zagora"Us"
5Trendafil BubanovPazardzhik"It's Not Unusual"
6Yana Obretenova 20Dobrich"Mr. Magic"
7Sandra Tsvetanova19Pernik"You Are the Reason"
8Vera Ruso33Plovdiv"Toca's Miracle"
9Konstantin Tomov29Sofia"Jesus Is the Answer"
10Kieron Smith29Liverpool, England"Believe"
11Aleksandar Mladenov28Sofia"Zitti e buoni"
12Polina Nikolova34Varna"Part of Your World"
13Ivailo Ranov47Sofia"Black Dog"

Episode 4 (October 3)

Order! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20%"
ArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches' and artist's choices
IvanDaraGalenaLubo
1Volena Apostolova22Ruse"I Never Loved a Man"
2Stefan Zdravkovic27Vranje, Serbia"Pillowtalk"
3Gabriela Zhivkova17Shumen"Ne, Merci"
4Galya Georgieva47Varna"Holding Out for a Hero"
5Kristiyan Varbanovski 18Sofia"Location"
6Yordan Ivanchev36Sofia"I've Got a Woman"
7Desislava Hristova31Sofia"All I Ask"
8Vasilia Petrova18Kyustendil"Beli Noshti"
9Ivan E. Ivanov39Stara Zagora"Gethsemane"
10Natasa Andreu25Cyprus"Cry Me a River"
11Mert Yaldaz23Kardzhali"Elveda Deme Bana"
12Raya Dimitrova16Sofia"Bad"
13Atanaska & Sonay22Parvomay & Velingrad"Someone You Loved"

Episode 5 (October 10)

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ArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches' and artist's choices
IvanDaraGalenaLubo
1Aleksey Kozarev28Bolhrad, Ukraine"I'm Still Standing"
2Hristina Raleva40Plovdiv"The Edge of Glory"
3Stiliana Dimitrova32Prague, Czech Republic"Leave The Door Open"
4Gyokchan Ismailov28Studenets"Zashto Dobrite Stradat"
5Emin Al Juneid19Sofia"Znam"
6Teodora Marcheva21Sofia"The Magic Flute / Tough Lover"
7Daliya Vrana17Sofia"Best Part"
8Georgi Iliev21Varna"Mamma Knows Best"
9Floralyn Georgieva25Sofia"When The Party's Over"
10Denden Gonzalez36Bandung, Indonesia"She's Gone"
11Irena & Alexander Gospodinovi32 & 33Bansko & Nova Zagora"Zavinagi"
12Boyan Todorov19Plovdiv"Dream a Little Dream of Me"
13Nora Cherneva30Ruse"Tears Of Gold"
14Hrisi Pachalova21Vratsa"Ne Iskam"

Episode 6 (October 17)

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ArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches' and artist's choices
IvanDaraGalenaLubo
1Ivelina Andreeva19Glogovo"Pesen na Chervenata Shapchitsa"
2Andon Andonov48Ihtiman"Sad but True"
3Daniela Ivanova16Dolni Chiflik"Strah ot Samota"
4Dimitar Timenov30Plovdiv"Say You Won't Let Go"
5Nikolay Timenov25Plovdiv"Monster"
6Dimitar Stoyanov17Dupnitsa"Chuzhdi Tela"
7Marin Gerchev38Shumen"Imam Ljubav Ali Kome Da Je Dam"
8Iva Ralcheva42Varna"I'll Be Your Shelter"
9Stanimir Marinov30Dobrich"Nyakoga Predi"
10Marta Kukularova42Plovdiv"Love Of My Life"
11Mahrez Hachemi33Algiers, Algeria"Katerino Mome"
12Ivona Georgieva16Sofia"Momiche Ot Led"
13Ilin Iliev28Plovdiv"My Babe"
14Gabriela Koleva22Varna"Juice"
15Ginka Vladimirova54Novi Pazar"V Bezkraynostta"

Episode 7 (October 24)

Order! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20%"
ArtistAgeHometownSongCoaches' and artist's choices
IvanDaraGalenaLubo
1Stefka Emilova36Targovishte"Try"
2Aleksandar Trifonov27Sofia"Samo Mene Nyamash"
3Tonina Mitinska18Vratsa"Nobody’s Perfect"
4Aleksandar Aleksandrov19Varna"Peaches"
5Simona Krasteva17Sofia"Canção do Mar"
6Spas Lefterov26Gotse Delchev"Sbogom"
7Yana & Nikolay Stoyanchevi28 & 26Stara Zagora"Little Talks"
8Viktoriya Glavcheva21Hisarya"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"
9Anton Markov18Elin Pelin"Circles"
10Yoana Hristova20Sofia"Ne Me Obichash Veche"
11Nadezhda Panayotova41Varna"Slagam Kray"

Battles

The battles round begin airing on October 31. The battle advisers for this season are the following: Maria Ilieva for Team Lubo, season 3 coach Atanas Penev for Team Ivan, Doni for Team Dara, Medi and Georgi Simeonov for Team Galena.

Each coach is entitled to one "steal" throughout the battles (as in season 6) to save a losing contestant.[7] At the end of the battles, eight contestants (seven winning and one stolen artists) will remain on each team, advancing through to the Knockouts.

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     Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Knockouts
     Artist lost the Battle, but was stolen by another coach and advanced to the Knockouts
     Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated
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OrderCoachWinnerSongLoser'Steal' result
IvanDaraGalenaLubo
Episode 8
1DaraHristina Yosifova"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"Natassa AndreouN/A
2IvanIvan E. Ivanov"Welcome to the Jungle"Stefka EmilovaN/A
3LuboPolina Nikolova"Speechless"Simona BakalovaN/A
4GalenaGalya Georgieva"It's My Life"Martin NikolovN/A
5DaraDaniel Staykov"Beggin"Kieran SmithN/A
6IvanRaya Dimitrova"“Déjà vu”?"Floralyn GeorgievaN/A
7GalenaVolena Apostolova"Bang Bang"Viktoriya GlavchevaN/A
8LuboStefan Zdravkovic"If I Ain't Got You"Stiliana DimitrovaN/A
9DaraBoryana Georgieva"Arlekino"Ginka Vladimirova
10GalenaIvelina Andreeva"Zhiva Rana"Aleksandar TrifonovN/A
11IvanBoris Hristov"Bruises"Georgi KostadinovN/A
Episode 9
1IvanBoyan Shahov"We're Not Gonna Take It"Ivailo Ranov-ShekiN/A
2DaraDesislava Hristova"Midnight Sky"Nora Chernevarowspan="10"
3LuboJamie Rashed"You Oughta Know"Hristo Danailov
4GalenaEkaterina Sava"Hello"Moyra Yankovarowspan="8"
5IvanAleksey Kozarev"Za tebe byah"Spas Lefterov
6DaraNikolay Timenov"Watermelon Sugar"Martin Akinremi
7LuboElena Kokorska"Anywhere Away from Here"Konstantin Tomov
8IvanKristiyan Varbanovski"Dusk Till Dawn"Preslava Krasteva
9LuboHrisi Pachalova"Malkiyat Princ"Yoan Piperov
10GalenaHristina Raleva"Chernata Ovca"Victoria Zafirova
11DaraLidiya Ganeva"Lovely"Daliya Vrana
Episode 10
1LuboAtanaska and Sonay"Arcade"Simona Krastevarowspan="6"
2IvanRichard Mantarliev"No Good"Ilin Iliev
3DaraGabriela Koleva"Bust Your Windows"Tonina Mitinska
4GalenaDimitar Kolev"Always Remember Us This Way"Nadezhda Panayotova
5LuboIvan T. Ivanov"Before You Go"Anton Markov
6GalenaPetya Paneva"Rufinka bolna legnala"Vasilia Petrova

Knockouts

The Knockouts round begins airing on November 21. Ishtar is the Mega mentor for all teams in this phase. Each team has a total of eight contestants, and three will be chosen by their coach to go through to the Live shows. During this round, Galena has only seven artists to perform due to Galya Georgieva's withdrawal from the show.

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     Artist was given a chair and advanced to the Live shows
     Artist was eliminated after being switched in favor of another artist
     Artist was eliminated automatically
Episode! style="width:05%"
CoachOrderArtistSongChair givenArtist removedFinal result
Episode 11
Dara1Hristina Yosifova"A Woman's Worth"1Advanced
2Nikolai Timenov"Legendary"2Eliminated
3Viktoriya Glavcheva"Alive"3Eliminated
4Desislava Hristova"Yesterday"2Viktoriya GlavchevaEliminated
5Boryana Georgieva"Cabaret"3Nikolai TimenovEliminated
6Gabriela Koleva"Barbie Girl"3Boryana GeorgievaEliminated
7Daniel Staykov"Crawling"2Gabriela KolevaAdvanced
8Lidiya Ganeva"Jealous"1Desislava HristovaAdvanced
Lubo1Jamie Rashed"Hard to Handle"1Advanced
2Elena Kokorska"Higher Ground"2Eliminated
3Ivan T. Ivanov"Falling"1Advanced
4Stefan Zdravkovic"When A Man Loves A Woman"3Elena KokorskaAdvanced
5Polina Nikolova"I'm Alive"Not givenEliminated
6Hrisi Pachalova"Edin Sreshtu Drug"Eliminated
7Ivailo Ranov-Sheki"Still of the Night"Eliminated
8Atanaska & Sonay"Imenno Ti"Eliminated
Episode 12
Galena1Volena Apostolova"Work It Out"1Eliminated
2Ivelina Andreeva"Lazha e"2Eliminated
3Dimitar Kolev"It's A Sin"3Eliminated
4Ekaterina Sava"Free Your Mind"1Dimitar KolevAdvanced
5Hristina Raleva"Ain't Nobody"2Ivelina AndreevaEliminated
6Georgi Kostadinov"Po Parvi Petli"2Volena ApostolovaAdvanced
7Petya Paneva"Ya Izgrey, Izgrey"1Hristina RalevaAdvanced
Ivan1Richard Mantarliev"Freedom"1Eliminated
2Aleksey Kozarev"Diamonds"2Eliminated
3Hristo Danailov"To Be With You"3Eliminated
4Raya Dimitrova"Toxic"1Hristo DanailovAdvanced
5Boyan Shahov"Ti Uzhasno Zakasnya"2Aleksey KozarevEliminated
6Kristiyan Varbanovski"Tout l'univers"3Richard MantarlievEliminated
7Boris Hristov"Leave a Light On"1Kristiyan VarbanovskiAdvanced
8Ivan E. Ivanov"Prikazka"2Boyan ShahovAdvanced

Live shows

Episode 13: Cross Battles (December 5)

Cross Battles were broadcast on December 5. In this round, an artist would be sent by his or her coach to compete against an artist from another team. The selection of the artists and their order of appearance were all decided by their respective coaches, and all of them were done without the knowledge of the opposing coach. Therefore, the battle pairings were completely random, and would only be revealed when the coaches appeared with their selected artist on stage. This is the first time the Bulgarian version has had this phase.

As the Cross Battles are broadcast live the results of the battle will be determined by public vote in real-time. Public votes will be done only during the airing of the episode.[8] After this round, six artists will be remaining to move on in the Grand Final. It is the first time the series has a final with six finalists.

With the elimination of Rashed, Ivanov, and Zdravkovic, Lubo Kirov no longer has any artists remaining on his team. For the first time in the show's history, a coach's team does not have any artists in the grand finale.

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     Artist won the Cross Battle and advanced to the Final
     Artist lost the Cross Battle and was eliminated
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ChallengerChallenged
CoachSongArtistArtistSongCoach
1Lubo"It's a Man's Man's Man's World"Jamie RashedIvan E. Ivanov"Bohemian Rhapsody"Ivan
2Ivan"No Time to Die"Raya DimitrovaHristina Yosifova"Beautiful"Dara
3Galena"I'd Do Anything for Love"Georgi KostadinovStefan Zdravkovic"Take Me to Church"Lubo
4Dara"Easy on Me"Lidiya GanevaIvan T. Ivanov"Wonder"
5Ivan"Zombie"Boris HristovEkaterina Sava"Titanium"Galena
6Dara"Creep"Daniel StaykovPetya Paneva"Spomen"

Episode 14: Final (December 12)

The final was divided into three rounds. First, the six finalists performed with a guest, and then the sixth and fifth places were announced. In the second round, the four finalists remaining performed alone and the fourth and third places were, then, revealed. Finally, the Top 2 performed alone again, followed by the winner announcement.

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OrderCoachArtistSongResult
One (Duet with guest)1GalenaGeorgi Kostadinov "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"Top 4
2DaraLidiya Ganeva "Iskam Te"Top 4
3Ivan Ivan E. Ivanov "Are You Gonna Go My Way"Sixth place
4Raya Dimitrova "Tears Getting Sober"Fifth place
5Boris Hristov "Endless Love"Top 4
6GalenaPetya Paneva "Katerino Mome"Top 4
Two (Blind audition song)1GalenaGeorgi Kostadinov"A Song for You"Top 2
2DaraLidiya Ganeva"Drivers License"Fourth place
3IvanBoris Hristov"Human"Third place
4GalenaPetya Paneva"Avram Zornitsa Dumashe"Top 2
Three (Song in Bulgarian)1GalenaGeorgi Kostadinov"Cherno i Byalo"Runner-up
2Petya Paneva"Kalimanku Denku"Winner

Elimination chart

Artist's info
Result details
Artists! style="width:20%"
Week 1
Cross Battles
Week 2
Grand Final
Petya PanevaSafeWinner
Georgi KostadinovSafeRunner-up
Boris HristovSafeThird place
Lidiya GanevaSafeFourth place
Raya DimitrovaSafeFifth place
Ivan E. IvanovSafeSixth place
Ivan T. IvanovEliminatedEliminated
(Week 1)
Jamie RashedEliminated
Ekaterina SavaEliminated
Daniel StaykovEliminated
Hristina YosifovaEliminated
Stefan ZdravkovicEliminated

Contestants appeared on other television contest or previous seasons

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coaches in the 2021 Season of "Glasat na Bulgaria". 2021-06-29. Glasat na Bulgaria. bg.
  2. Web site: THE NEW SEASON OF "Glasat na Bulgaria" WILL ALSO BE WITH A NEW PRESENTER FROM THE AUTUMN. 2021-06-29. Glasat na Bulgaria. bg.
  3. Web site: The Filming of the New Season of "Glasat na Bulgaria" Began. 2021-07-06. Glasat na Bulgaria. bg.
  4. Web site:
    1. ГЛАСЪТ BEHIND THE SCENES, EP. 1: TIME TO START! SEE EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE AND ENTER THE NEW STUDIO OF "Glasat na Bulgaria"
    . Glasat na Bulgaria. bg.
  5. Web site: The Eighth season of "Glasat na Bulgaria" starts this Sunday exactly 8 P.M. on bTV. 2021-09-09. Glasat na Bulgaria. bg.
  6. Web site: New rules and amazing voices and stories await you in season 8 of "Glasat na Bulgaria". 2021-09-10. Ladyzone.bg. bg.
  7. Web site: ПЪРВИ БИТКИ И ПЪРВИ КРАЖБИ В "ГЛАСЪТ НА БЪЛГАРИЯ" - ТАЗИ НЕДЕЛЯ ОТ 20:00 Ч. ПО BTV. 2021-10-28. Glasat na Bulgaria. bg.
  8. Web site: ФИНАЛИСТИТЕ В "ГЛАСЪТ НА БЪЛГАРИЯ" СЪС СПЕЦИАЛНА АВТОРСКА КОЛЕДНА ПЕСЕН. 2021-12-02. Glasat na Bulgaria. bg.