On 19 February 2016 , BNT announced that the broadcaster 's managing board had internally selected Poli Genova to represent Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 . The song " If Love Was a Crime " was also internally selected for Genova and was presented to the public on 21 March 2016 through the release of the official music video via the official Eurovision Song Contest website '' eurovision.tv '' . Genova performed the song during Eurovision Song Contest 2016 second semi-final on 12 May 2016 , held at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm , Sweden . In the final , on 14 May 2016 , after the results came through , " If Love Was a Crime " finished the contest in 4th place with 307 points . It was then Bulgaria 's highest scoring entry at Eurovision . It was also the first participation for Bulgaria on the final since 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
If Love Was a Crime