The Presiden of Bulgaria Rosen Plevneliev meets talented Krisia Todorova and twin piano players Hasan and Ibrahim Ignatov ranked second at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 held in Malta Saturday evening.
The junior performers presented the song “Planet of the Children” to the accompaniment of the Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Yordan Dafov.
The winner in the contest was Italy’s Vincenzo Cantiello with his song “Tu Primo Grande Amore” (“You Are My First Big Love”).
Croatia, Cyprus, Serbia and the Netherlands gave the Bulgarian song the maximum of 12 points.
Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov congratulated Krisia, Hasan and Ibrahim on their success, the Ministry of Culture said.
This was the 12th edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 and took place in Malta. A total of sixteen countries participated, with Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia making their debut. Countries returning to the Junior Contest included Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Serbia.
Part of the funds raised at the contest will be contributed to the WorldVision organization which protects children’s rights across the world.
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