| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Bulgarian National Television (BNT) | |||
| Country |  Bulgaria | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2006” | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-final: 25 February 2006 Final: 11 March 2006 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Mariana Popova | |||
| Selected song | "Let Me Cry" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
| Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Bulgaria was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Let Me Cry", composed by Dani Milev, with lyrics by Elina Gavrilova, and performed by Mariana Popova. The Bulgarian participating broadcaster, Bulgarian National Television (BNT), organised the national final Bŭlgarskata pesen v „Evroviziya 2006” in order to select its entry for the contest. 24 entries were selected to participate in the national final which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final, held on 25 February 2006 and 11 March 2006, respectively. The top twelve songs of the semi-final as determined by a fifteen-member jury panel qualified to the final. In the final, public televoting exclusively selected "Let Me Cry" performed by Mariana Popova as the winning entry with 4,700 votes.
Bulgaria competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing during the show in position 2, "Let Me Cry" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Bulgaria placed seventeenth out of the 23 participating countries in the semi-final with 36 points.