# Glasat na Bulgaria (TV series)

Glasat na Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Гласът на България) is a Bulgarian reality singing competition and local version of The Voice of Holland. Its first season was held in the summer of 2011 on bTV. One of the show's important premises is the singing talent's quality. Four coaches (popular performing artists) train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

## Format

The series consists of the following phases.

### Blind auditions

In this stage, four coaches, all noteworthy recording artists, form a team of artists. Each coach has the length of the auditionee's performance to decide if they want that singer on their team. If more than one coach want the same singer, the singer decides which team they join.
In season 4, when the contestant fails to turn any chair, the contestant would leave the stage without having a conversation with the coaches.
Starting in season 6, a new element has been added: the block button. Three smaller buttons allow one coach to block any of the other three to prevent them from getting an artist. In season 7, when the blocked coach tried to turn around for the contestant, their chair did not turn around. In season 10, the super-block rule was applied - a coach can be blocked only after they turned around and the audition ended, then their chair will turn to the audience again.
In season 11 the Super Pass was introduced. Each coach can press this Button once in the Blind Auditions and while the other coaches get blocked, the contestants goes starlight to The Battles.

#### Final selection

From season 8 onwards, coaches have the freedom to select an unlimited number of contestants to form their respective teams. However, the number of contestants on the team will be finalized by cutting them down to a certain number (usually 12).

### Battles

Each team of singers is mentored and developed by its respective coach. In the second stage, called the "battles", coaches pair their team members, who battle against each other directly by singing the same song together.
The coach chooses which artist advances into the next round. Nevertheless, starting in season 3, a new power is added during this phase: the steal. Each coach is given, usually, two "steals" to save an artist from another team who lost their respective battle. In season 9, the non-stop steal was featured. Each artist that is stolen will sit in a designated seat, on the backstage, but if a coach decides to steal another one, the former will be eliminated and replaced by the latter. Season 10 introduced a new rule for only this season. Each coach can save both his artists and advance them both to the knockouts.

### Super battles

The "super battles" round was implemented in season 4. The participants who remained after the battles are grouped into trios. Each artist had to sing, a song of their choice, in order to convince their respective coach to pick them for the live shows.

### Knockouts

In season 6, the "knockouts" replaced the "super battles". In this round, three chairs are placed on the stage to be seated by contestants. After the artist performs a song of their choice, the coach will decide if the artist will be going forward to the next round, by giving them a chair, or if the artist will go home, by not giving them a chair. If the three chairs are filled and the coach wants to give a chair to another artist, they are sitting on the given chair and the person previously sitting on the third and last seat is eliminated. At the end of this round, three artists per team will be moved to the live shows.
In season 10 the format of the round was changed. Each coach will divide their 8 singers into 4 pairs. The performers from each pair will compete against each other by performing a song of their choice one after the other on stage. At the end, it's the coach who decides the contestant, continuing to the Live shows.
In season 11 the rules were changed again: after each contestant's solo performance, the respective coach will have to decide either the artist qualify for the next round, is directly eliminated, or is sent to the "Danger Zone" – at risk of elimination. Each coach have one steal to use across the round for the eliminated contestants or in the "Danger Zone". After all members from one team have concluded their performances, the coach will save a number of artists from the "Danger Zone" to move on to the Playoffs. Contestants who are sent to the "Danger Zone" and not chosen by their coach are eliminated, but have a chance to be saved. Also, each coach set a theme for the songs, but each contestant would choose their song.

### Live shows

In the live shows, the surviving acts from each team again perform and the public votes for their favorite, in order to advance to the next episode. Out of the artists that did not receive the most votes, the coach chooses which of them continue on the competition. In the finale, the outcome is solely decided by public vote.
In season eight, a new stage was introduced, the "live cross-battles" (which replaced the knockouts in the ninth season). An artist would be chosen by their coach to compete against an artist from another team. The selection of the artists and their order of appearance were all decided by their respective coaches, and all of them were done without the knowledge of the opposing coach. Therefore, the battle pairings were completely random, and would only be revealed when the coaches appeared with their selected artists on stage. The winner of each battle would be determined via public votes. Due to this round, it would not be guaranteed if a coach would have a remaining contestant to fight for in the final, which happened for the first time in the show with Lubo Kirov's team in the eighth season.
From the ninth season, on the semi-final the public determined the finalists, no matter the team, which ment that not every coach could have a finalist, which happened in the tenth season and the eleventh season with Ivan Lechev's team.
In season 11, the Playoffs were introduced. From each team, two artists advanced to the semi-final from the public vote and one artist advances by the coach's choice with a total of 12 contestants moving to the semi-final.

## Coaches
### Coaches' teams

    Winner
    Runner-up
    Third place
    Fourth place
| Season | Coaches | Coaches | Coaches | Coaches |
| Season | Kiril Marichkov | Ivana | Miro | Mariana Popova |
| 1 | Igor Shabov Valentina Dimitrova Ani Sarandeva Radoslav Gergov Rafaela Koseva Boyan Mihaylov | Antoaneta Linkova Gergana Koeva Nevena Peykova Aleksandar Baychev Nargiz Saidova Radina Atanasova | Todor Gadzhalov Elitsa Naumova Melinda Hristova Sevinch Ibrahim Kristina Avramova Viktoria Gyurova | Steliyana Hristova Nevena Koleva Georgi Dyulgerov Bogdana Mitova Gergana Ruseva Tsvetana Dicheva |
| 2 | Yordan Karadjov | Preslava | Victoria Terziyska | Miro |
| 2 | Krasimira Ivanova Hristo Mladenov Miroslav Tsankov Stanislava Semova Gita Petkova Yanitsa Rageva Nikolina Atanasova Boryana Boneva | Todor Georgiev Sashka Aleksandrova Tsvetelin Nikolov Petar Rangelov Kristian Dimitrov Nyagoleta Zheleva Elena Katrankyovska Plamen Borisov | Vasil Chergov Nina Ilieva Nikoleta Stanoykova Nadezhda Dimitrova Dilyana Yordanova Madlen Kovacheva Mariela Gosheva Teni Omede | Ivaylo Donkov Vasya Popova Ventsislav Katov Nevena Dimitrova Galina Makaveeva Emilia Valenti Hristo Mihaylov Margarita Incheva |
| 3 | Orlin Goranov | Desi Slava | Atanas Penev | Miro |
| 3 | Anna Pesheva Petar Rangelov Tyurkyan Ismail Sabina Doneva Dani Chukov Ivan Chenov Stanislav Georgiev-Siso Biserka Mladenova | Kristina Ivanova Iveta Kostova Asen Mihaylov Viktoria Peneva Selim Mirov Svetoslav Vladimirov Tihomir Tsonev Mila Zheleva | Ati Molova Stefani Ilieva Maria Marinova Yana Kamenova Krum Filipov Venetsia Netsova Marieta Petrakieva Dilyana Yordanova | Nevena Tsoneva Zoya Mutisheva Hristiyana Dankova Svetlana Cheprazova Ivelina Dolapchieva Ogi Georgiev Lazar Kisyov Sonya Ivanova |
| 4 | Ivan Lechev | Poli Genova | Kamelia | Grafa |
| 4 | Radko Petkov Hristo Mladenov & Dimitar Atanasov Maria Dimova «Mia D» | Sarah Suzette Simona Zagorova Dea Maistorska | Kristina Kabadieva Paulina Goranov Elena Freymann | Yana Sabanova Kristian Grancharov Ivaylo Filipov |
| 5 | Nia Petrova Nikola Zdravkov Trio Trinity Simona Zaharieva | Viktoria Dinkova Aleksandar Savov Anna Azatyan Anastasia Belyavskaya | Olivia Nikolova Nikola Chochev Nikol Todorova Gergana Velikova | Rafael Pasamov Maria Pashalyska Yagoda Treneva Simeon Zhelyazkov |
| 6 | Ivan Lechev | Mihaela Fileva | Kamelia | Grafa |
| 6 | Iva Georgieva Nikolay Vodenicharov-Niketsa Simona Simeonova | Nadezhda Aleksandrova Hristian Nenov Veniamin Dimitrov | Kiril Hadzhiev-Tino Maria Velichkova Todor Simeonov | Atanas Kateliev Galina Krasimirova Ivana Mutskova |
| 7 | Georgi Shopov Plamen Bonev Kalina Velkovska | Elena Sirakova Ilin Papazyan Svetoslav Georgiev | Kerana Kristina Doncheva Hristo Vasilev | Joana Sashova Alexandar Georgiev Alexandar Slavchev Ivan Lazarov |
| 8 | Ivan Lechev | Dara | Galena | Lubo Kirov |
| 8 | Boris Hristov Raya Dimitrova Ivan Ivanov | Lidiya Ganeva Daniel Staykov Hristina Yosifova | Petya Paneva Georgi Kostadinov Ekaterina Sava | Ivan Ivanov Stefan Zdravkovic Jamie Rashed |
| 9 | Desislava Latinova Boyan Boev Nicola Stoyanov Tsvetelina Petrova | Jacklyn Tarrakci Silvi Philip | Alexandar Petrov Sonya Mihailova Elizabeth Zaharieva Maxim Panayotov Misher | Kaloyan Nikolov Victor Stambolov Boris Lapshov Nadezhda Bogoeva |
| 10 | Ivan Lechev | Dara | Maria Ilieva | Miro |
| 10 | Georgi Georgiev Kaloyan Paunov Maria Koleva Zornitsa Petrova | Nikola Yanakiev Arcangelo D'Angelo Valeria Voykova Aleksandra Georgieva | Dimitrina Germanova Simeon Slavev Aleksandra Borisova Marin Rusinov | Nadezhda Kovacheva Elena Popova Yanitsa Kaneva Alexander Kolev |
| 11 | Ivan Lechev | Dara | Maria Ilieva | Grafa |
| 11 | Simona Stateva Victoria Blagoeva Yoana Marinova Raya Yovcheva | Slaveya Ivanova Yordan Petev Yana Dimitrova Nedko Geshev | David Milanov Jacklyn Kostadinova Aleksandar Savov Maria Mironova | Anna Stavreva Trio Fida Samuel Manuelyan Aleksandar Atanasov |

### Coaches' timeline

| Coaches | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Coaches | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Miro | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivana | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kiril | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mariana | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preslava | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Victoria | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yordan | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atanas | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Desi | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Orlin | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivan | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grafa | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kamelia | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Poli | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mihaela | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dara | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Galena | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lubo | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maria | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Coaches gallery
* Miro (2011–2014; 2023)
* Kiril Marichkov$^†$ (2011)
* Mariana Popova (2011)
* Ivana (2011)
* Yordan Karadjov (2013)
* Victoria Terziyska (2013)
* Preslava (2013)
* Orlin Goranov (2014)
* Atanas Penev (2014)
* Ivan Lechev (2017–)
* Poli Genova (2017–2018)
* Kamelia (2017–2020)
* Grafa (2017–2020; 2024–)
* Mihaela Fileva (2019–2020)
* Dara (2021–)
* Galena (2021–2022)
* Lubo Kirov (2021–2022)
* Maria Ilieva (2023–)

### Coaches' advisors

| Season | Battles advisors | Battles advisors | Battles advisors | Battles advisors | Mega mentor (Knockouts) |
| Season | Team Kiril | Team Ivana | Team Miro | Team Mariana | All coaches |
| 1 | Mitko Shterev | Galya Kurdova | Yordan Karadzhov | Adelina Koleva, Lili Vateva | |
| 2 | Team Yordan | Team Preslava | Team Victoria | Team Miro | |
| 3 | Team Orlin | Team Desi | Team Atanas | Team Miro | |
| 5 | Team Ivan | Team Poli | Team Kamelia | Team Grafa | |
| 5 | | Maria Ilieva | | Mihaela Fileva | |
| 6 | Team Ivan | Team Mihaela | Team Kamelia | Team Grafa | All coaches |
| 6 | Stefan Valdobrev | Orlin Pavlov | Desi Slava | Maria Ilieva | Without Mega Mentor |
| 8 | Team Ivan | Team Dara | Team Galena | Team Lubo | All coaches |
| 8 | Atanas Penev | Doni | Medi, Georgi Simeonov | Maria Ilieva | Ishtar |
| 9 | Alexandrina Pendatchanska | Mihaela Marinova | Desi Slava | Nina Nikolina | |
| 10 | Team Ivan | Team Dara | Team Maria | Team Miro | All coaches |
| 10 | Mihaela Fileva | Molets | Lubo Kirov | Ivana | Without Mega Mentor |
| 11 | Team Ivan | Team Dara | Team Maria | Team Grafa | All coaches |
| 11 | Margarita Hranova | Galena | Jivko Petrov | Tino | Orlin Goranov (Semi-final) |

### Line-up of coaches

Coaches' line-up by chairs order :
| Season | Year | Coaches | Coaches | Coaches | Coaches |
| Season | Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 2011 | Kiril | Ivana | Miro | Mariana |
| 2 | 2013 | Yordan | Preslava | Victoria | Miro |
| 3 | 2014 | Orlin | Desi | Atanas | Miro |
| 4 | 2017 | Ivan | Poli | Kamelia | Grafa |
| 5 | 2018 | Ivan | Poli | Kamelia | Grafa |
| 6 | 2019 | Ivan | Mihaela | Kamelia | Grafa |
| 7 | 2020 | Ivan | Mihaela | Kamelia | Grafa |
| 8 | 2021 | Ivan | Dara | Galena | Lubo |
| 9 | 2022 | Ivan | Dara | Galena | Lubo |
| 10 | 2023 | Ivan | Dara | Maria | Miro |
| 11 | 2024 | Ivan | Dara | Maria | Grafa |

## Presenters
### Key

    Main presenter
    TV backstage presenter
    Online backstage presenter
Presenters timeline :
| Presenter | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Presenter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Marten Roberto | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Victoria Terziyska | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gencho Genchev | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Emanuela Ivanova | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yana Marinova | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pavell | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Venci Venc' | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Todor Georgiev-Toshey | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elina Markova | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aleksandra Bogdanska | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivan Tishev | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preyah | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vladimir Zombori | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boryana Bratoeva | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Petya Dikova | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Series overview

Warning: the following table presents a significant amount of different colors.
Glasat na Bulgaria series overview :
| Season | Aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | Winning coach | Presenters | Presenters |
| 1 | 2011 | Steliyana Hristova | Igor Shabov | Antoaneta Linkova | Todor Gadzhalov | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Mariana Popova | Marten Roberto | Victoria Terziyska |
| 2 | 2013 | Ivaylo Donkov | Krasimira Ivanova | Vasil Chergov | Todor Georgiev | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Miro | Marten Roberto | Yana Marinova |
| 3 | 2014 | Kristina Ivanova | Ati Molova | Anna Pesheva | Nevena Tsoneva | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Desi Slava | Marten Roberto | Victoria Terziyska |
| 4 | 2017 | Radko Petkov | Sarah Suzette | Yana Sabanova | Kristina Kabadjieva | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Ivan Lechev | Pavell | Venci Venc' |
| 5 | 2018 | Nia Petrova | Viktoria Dinkova | Rafael Pasamov | Olivia Nikolova | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Ivan Lechev | Pavell | Venci Venc' |
| 6 | 2019 | Atanas Kateliev | Kiril Hadziev | Iva Georgieva | Nadezhda Aleksandrova | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Grafa | Pavell | Venci Venc' |
| 7 | 2020 | Georgi Shopov | Joana Sashova | Kerana | Elena Sirakova | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Without fifth and sixth finalists | Ivan Lechev | Pavell | Venci Venc' |
| 8 | 2021 | Petya Paneva | Georgi Kostadinov | Boris Hristov | Lidiya Ganeva | Raya Dimitrova | Ivan E. Ivanov | Galena | Ivan Tishev | Ivan Tishev |
| 9 | 2022 | Jacklyn Tarrakci | Kaloyan Nikolov | Alexandar Petrov | Sonya Mihailova | Victor Stambolov | Desislava Latinova | Dara | Ivan Tishev | Ivan Tishev |
| 10 | 2023 | Nadezhda Kovacheva | Dimitrina Germanova | Elena Popova | Nikola Yanakiev | Simeon Slavev | Arcangelo D'Angelo | Miro | Ivan Tishev | Ivan Tishev |
| 11 | 2024 | Slaveya Ivanova | David Milanov | Yordan Petev | Anna Stavreva | Trio Fida | — | Dara | Vladimir Zombori | Boryana Bratoeva |