Balgariya tarsi talant season 8
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The eight season of the Bulgarian talent show competition series Balgariya tarsi talant started airing on bTV on February 14, 2022, with the final held on May 15, 2022. Katerina Evro returned for her third season in the judging panel. She was joined by new judges Nikolaos Tsitiridis, Evelyn Kostova and Todor Kantardzhiev. Aleksandar Kadiev and Daniel Petkanov returned as hosts from the previous two seasons, while Kris Zahariev returned as the backstage host from the previous year. The episodes were aired every Sunday at 20:00.
Hosted by
- Aleksandar Kadiev
- Daniel Petkanov
- Kris Zahariev (backstage)
Judges
- Nikolaos Tsitiridis
- Katerina Evro
- Evelyn Kostova
- Todor Kantardzhiev
WinnerStefan Ivanov
Runner-upChitalishte "Nauka"
| Balgariya tarsi talant | |
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| Season 8 | |
Promotional poster featuring judges Nikolaos Tsitiridis, Evelyn Kostova, Todor Kantardzhiev and Katerina Evro | |
| Hosted by |
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| Judges |
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| Winner | Stefan Ivanov |
| Runner-up | Chitalishte "Nauka" |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | bTV |
| Original release | February 14 – May 15, 2022 |
| Season chronology | |
The season was won by 6-year-old bagpiper Stefan Ivanov, followed by the folklore dance group at chitalishte "Nauka" in second place and dance group Ballet "Vega" in third.
Production
The next season was announced right after the end of the previous one. In mid 2021 the dates for the preliminary auditions were revealed:
On October 8 it was announced that Aleksandar Kadiev and Daniel Petkanov would return as the hosts and Kris Zahariev would come back as the backstage host.[2] On October 12 actress Evelyn Kostova was announced as the first new member of the jury alongside returning judge actress Katerina Evro.[3] Four days later were named the last two new judges - comedian and TV host Nikolaos Tsitiridis and epidemiologist prof. Todor Kantardzhiev.[4]
Season overview
Auditions
The auditions aired between February 14 and April 17, 2022. Each member of the jury and the hosts had one golden buzzer. Over 140 acts auditioned, but only 42 of them could advance to the semi-finals.[5]
Live shows
| Participant | Age(s) | Performance Type | From | Semi-final | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleks Kostov | 21 | Equilibrist | Varna | 3 | Eliminated |
| Angel Blazhev | 7 | Geographer | Sofia | 2 | Eliminated |
| Angel Prodanov | 26 | Voice impressionist | Sofia | 3 | Eliminated |
| Ashley Mally | 35 | Hoop artist | England | 2 | Eliminated |
| BABS.BG | N/a | Rock group | Kazanlak | 3 | Eliminated |
| Ballet "Vega" | N/a | Dance group | Targovishte | 2 | Third place |
| Bambini | N/a | Music group | Plovdiv | 1 | Eliminated |
| Chitalishte "Nauka" | N/a | Folklore dance group | Yablanitsa | 1 | Runner-Up |
| Darya Ivantsova & Foundation "Sharo" | N/a | Dog act | Sofia | 1 | Finalist |
| Deyan Chilov | N/a | Magician | Sliven | 1 | Eliminated |
| Ekaterina Shelehova | 25 | Opera singer | Canada | 2 | Eliminated |
| Ersan Sherif | 28 | Pop-folk musician | Shumen | 2 | Eliminated |
| Freja | 33 & 32 | Scandinavian music duo | Sofia | 1 | Eliminated |
Georgi Stanev  |
29 | Absolute pitch possessor | Ruse | N/a | Finalist |
| Grupa "Magiya" | N/a | Music group | Plovdiv | 2 | Finalist |
| Infinity | 29 & 35 | Aerialist duo | Sofia & Dobropillia | 1 | Eliminated |
| Ivan Tsatchev | 23 | Beatboxer | Pleven | 3 | Eliminated |
| Jazz band Dobrich | N/a | Jazz group | Dobrich | 3 | Eliminated |
| Kristiana Kirilova | 17 | Yodel singer | Veliko Tarnovo | 2 | Eliminated |
| La Compagnia Colonna |
N/a | Pole dance group | Italy | N/a | Finalist |
| Luiza Dushkova | 29 | Circus performer | Sofia | 2 | Eliminated |
| Magdalena Aleksandrova | 13 | Singer | Montana | 3 | Eliminated |
| Maria Moncheva | 27 | Acrobat | Plovdiv | 3 | Eliminated |
| Martin Lyubenov Band | N/a | Music band | Sofia | 1 | Eliminated |
| Mona |
17 | Folklore singer | Kyustendil | N/a | Finalist |
| Natasha Korotkina | 32 | Belly dancer | Ukraine | 3 | Eliminated |
| Nick Nikolaev | 25 | Drummer | Ruse | 1 | Eliminated |
| Nikita Gergert | 29 | Contortionist | Russia | 2 | Eliminated |
| Paskal Paskalev | 43 | Comedian mentalist | Dobrich | 1 | Eliminated |
| PROJECT 360 | N/a | Dance group | Sofia | 3 | Eliminated |
| RECREATE | 19–24 | Freerunner group | Sofia | 1 | Eliminated |
| SacMJJ | 30 | Michael Jackson dance impersonator | Ecuador | 1 | Eliminated |
| Saif Ur Rehman | 48 | Comedian | Pakistan | 1 | Eliminated |
| Soto | 53 | Squatting nutcracker | Spain | 1 | Eliminated |
| Skating Phoenix Duo |
26 & 31 | Skating acrobat duo | Cuba | N/a | Finalist |
| Spalni mesta | N/a | Pop-punk trio | Sofia | 2 | Eliminated |
| StarBoy AYVON | 19 | Illusionist | Sofia | 3 | Finalist |
| Stefan Ivanov | 6 | Bagpiper | Sofia | 3 | Winner |
| Stoyan Yordanov "Chibo" |
30 | Amateur singer | Bezmer | N/a | Finalist |
| Trigaida | N/a | Folktronica trio | Sofia | 2 | Eliminated |
| Vasil Levski National Military University | N/a | Combat demonstration group | Veliko Tarnovo | 3 | Finalist |
| Victor Kazakov | 12 | Hip-hop dancer | Sofia | 1 | Eliminated |
| Victoria Ilieva | 21 | Modern dancer | Plovdiv | 2 | Eliminated |
| VS Dance Kids Crew | N/a | Dance group | Sofia | 3 | Eliminated |
| WEB Burleska | N/a | High-tech variety performance | Sofia | 2 | Eliminated |
| Wes-P | 34 | Novelty act | Japan | 3 | Eliminated |
| Yuriy Zahariev | 45 | Illusionist | Sofia | 2 | Eliminated |
Buzzed out | 
Judges' vote | Won the Public's Vote | Won the Judges' Vote- Lost Judges' Vote | Originally eliminated, but later saved by the public online | Eliminated
Semi-final 1 (April 24)
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko | Kateto | Evelyn | prof. Kantardzhiev | ||||
| Martin Lyubenov Band | 1 | Music band | Eliminated | ||||
| Paskal Paskalev | 2 | Comedian mentalist | Eliminated | ||||
| Darya Ivantsova & Foundation "Sharo" | 3 | Dog act |  |
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2nd (Judges' Vote tied – Won on Public Vote) | ||
| Chitalishte "Nauka" | 4 | Folklore dance group | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| Saif Ur Rehman | 5 | Comedian | Eliminated | ||||
| Freja | 6 | Scandinavian music duo | Eliminated | ||||
| Victor Kazakov | 7 | Hip-hop dancer | |
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3rd (Judges' Vote tied – Lost on Public Vote) | ||
| RECREATE | 8 | Freerunner group | Eliminated | ||||
| SacMJJ | 9 | Michael Jackson dance impersonator | Eliminated | ||||
| Soto | 10 | Squatting nutcracker | Eliminated | ||||
| Nick Nikolaev | 11 | Drummer | Eliminated | ||||
| Infinity | 12 | Aerialist duo | Eliminated | ||||
| Bambini | 13 | Music group | Eliminated | ||||
| Deyan Chilov | 14 | Magician | Eliminated | ||||
Semi-final 2 (May 1)
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko | Kateto | Evelyn | prof. Kantardzhiev | ||||
| Ballet "Vega" | 1 | Dance group | |
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2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Kristiana Kirilova | 2 | Yodel singer | |
3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | |||
| WEB Burleska | 3 | High-tech variety performance | Eliminated | ||||
| Ekaterina Shelehova | 4 | Opera singer | Eliminated | ||||
| Yuriy Zahariev | 5 | Illusionist | Eliminated | ||||
| Victoria Ilieva | 6 | Modern dancer | Eliminated | ||||
| Trigaida | 7 | Folktronica trio | Eliminated | ||||
| Ashley Mally | 8 | Hoop artist | Eliminated | ||||
| Angel Blazhev | 9 | Geographer | Eliminated | ||||
| Grupa "Magiya" | 10 | Music group | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| Nikita Gergert | 11 | Contortionist | Eliminated | ||||
| Spalni mesta | 12 | Pop-punk trio | Eliminated | ||||
| Luiza Dushkova | 13 | Circus performer | Eliminated | ||||
| Ersan Sherif | 14 | Pop-folk musician | Eliminated | ||||
Semi-final 3 (May 8)
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Buzzes and judges' votes | Finished[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko | Kateto | Evelyn | prof. Kantardzhiev | ||||
| StarBoy AYVON | 1 | Illusionist | Advanced (Won Second Chance Vote)[9] | ||||
| Wes-P | 2 | Novelty act | Eliminated | ||||
| Aleks Kostov | 3 | Equilibrist | Eliminated | ||||
| BABS.BG | 4 | Rock group | Eliminated | ||||
| PROJECT 360 | 5 | Dance group | Eliminated | ||||
| Angel Prodanov | 6 | Voice impressionist | Eliminated | ||||
| VS Dance Kids Crew | 7 | Dance group | Eliminated | ||||
| Jazz band Dobrich | 8 | Jazz group | Eliminated | ||||
| Natasha Korotkina | 9 | Belly dancer | Eliminated | ||||
| Stefan Ivanov | 10 | Bagpiper | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| Magdalena Aleksandrova | 11 | Singer | |
3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | |||
| Maria Moncheva | 12 | Acrobat | Eliminated | ||||
| Vasil Levski National Military University | 13 | Combat demonstration group | |
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2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
| Ivan Tsachev | 14 | Beatboxer | Eliminated | ||||
Final
- Winner | Runner-up | Third place
| Finalist | Order | Performance Type | Finished[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Compagnia Colonna | 1 | Pole dance group | Finalist |
| Grupa "Magiya" | 2 | Music group | Finalist |
| Skating Phoenix Duo | 3 | Skating acrobat duo | Finalist |
| Darya Ivantsova & Foundation "Sharo" | 4 | Dog act | Finalist |
| Stefan Ivanov | 5 | Bagpiper | Winner |
| Vasil Levski National Military University | 6 | Combat demonstration group | Finalist |
| Georgi Stanev | 7 | Absolute pitch possessor | Finalist |
| StarBoy AYVON | 8 | Illusionist | Finalist |
| Mona | 9 | Folklore singer | Finalist |
| Balet "Vega" | 10 | Dance group | Third place |
| Chitalishte "Nauka" | 11 | Folklore dance group | Runner-up |
| Stoyan Yordanov "Chibo" | 12 | Amateur singer | Finalist |
Episodes
| Ep. # | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions 1 | February 14, 2022 |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | February 20, 2022 |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | February 27, 2022 |
| 4 | Auditions 4 | March 6, 2022 |
| 5 | Auditions 5 | March 13, 2022 |
| 6 | Auditions 6 | March 20, 2022 |
| 7 | Auditions 7 | March 27, 2022 |
| 8 | Auditions 8 | April 3, 2022 |
| 9 | Auditions 9 | April 10, 2022 |
| 10 | Auditions 10 | April 17, 2022 |
| 11 | Semi-final 1 | April 24, 2022 |
| 12 | Semi-final 2 | May 1, 2022 |
| 13 | Semi-final 3 | May 8, 2022 |
| 14 | Final | May 15, 2025 |