 Bulgaria reached the final for the fourth time, finishing 14th with 166 points.On 10 September 2018, it was announced that Bulgaria had submitted a preliminary application to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, but on 15 October 2018, BNT announced that they would not take part in the contest in Tel Aviv, Israel due to financial difficulties.In October 2019, BNT announced that Bulgaria would return for the contest in Rotterdam.