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Spring radio contest announces winners

Hayes & Y
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Hayes & Y are the winners in the "Spring 2020" music contest of the Bulgarian National Radio. Their song "Call The Police" has won the Grand Prix - participation in "Eurosonic 2021" in Groningen, the Netherlands.

Winner of the Special Debut Award goes to Alexander Georgiev (A.L.E.K.S), author and performer of "Paradise with You". The first prize of the jury went to "Phoenix" by the Casual Threesome, the second - to the song "Call The Police" by Hayes & Y, and the prize of the listeners went to "Alone with Love" performed by Margarita Hranova. The traditional gala concert of the finalists with the award ceremony will take place later in the year.

The songs-finalists and winners in the competition "Spring 2020" for a new Bulgarian pop and rock song of the Bulgarian National Radio can be heard at: https://bnr.bg/prolet/page/dai-svoia-glas



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