Later , on 19 February 2016 , the Bulgarian National Television internally selected her to once again represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest , with the song " If Love Was a Crime " . Theodosii Spassov , a Bulgarian jazz musician who plays kaval contributed to the song , in addition to composers Sebastian Arman , Boris Milanov , and Joacim " Twin " Persson . The track received many positive reviews from Eurovision websites such as Wiwibloggs . The song was performed live during the pre-Eurovision parties in Riga , Amsterdam , Tel Aviv , and London . Genova went on to become the first Bulgarian entrant to qualify for the final since Elitsa & Stoyan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 , and she later went on to place fourth in the final , which was at the time Bulgaria 's highest finish ever . The track charted on iTunes in 26 countries , five million times through Spotify
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Poli Genova