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The winners of the 50th edition of "Burgas and the Sea" song contest were announced

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Kostadin Bekirski's original song "Just a Moment" won the first prize of the jury in the 40th edition of the National Song Contest "Burgas and the Sea", which this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first edition. 
Kostadin Bekirski
Just a Moment, Kostadin Bekirski
The second and third prizes were awarded to the songs "The angels also weep" performed by Maria Gogusheva and "Burgas Sea" performed by Atanaska Teneva and Sonay Yusein known as the duet Soni and Nani (on the photo - left).
Besides the third place from the jury voting, the song "Burgas Sea" composed by Haigashod Agasyan received the audience award in the full Summer Theatre, voted in real time.



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