Survivor BG is the Bulgarian version of the reality show Survivor, broadcast and produced by bTV.

Survivor BG
GenreReality competition
Based onExpedition Robinson
Presented by
Country of originBulgaria
Original languageBulgarian
No. of seasons7
Original release
NetworkbTV
ReleaseSeptember 20, 2006 (2006-09-20) –
present
Related
International versions of Survivor

Seasons overview

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List of Survivor BG seasons
Season Name Channel Days Premiere Final Winner Prize
1 Survivor BG bTV 57 20 September 2006 11 December 2006 Neli Ivanova 250 000 leva
2 Survivor BG: Expedition Robinson 52 19 September 2007 6 December 2007 Georgi Kostadinov
3 Survivor BG: Pearl Islands 24 September 2008 21 December 2008 Nikolay Martinov
4 Survivor BG: Philippines 22 September 2009 21 December 2009 Georgi Kehayov
5 Survivor BG: Cambodia 15 September 2014 15 December 2014 Vanja Džaferović 100 000 leva
6 Survivor BG: The Hidden Idol 43 21 February 2022 27 April 2022 Zoran Petrovski 150 000 leva
7 Survivor BG 7 70 18 February 2023 16 May 2023 Blagoy Georgiev

Season 1 (2006)

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Survivor BG's first season logo. The tagline means "Only one person will survive in the end."

The show's first season was filmed on a deserted island in the Caribbean off the coast of the Dominican Republic in the summer of 2006 by an international Bulgarian-Argentine team. It was hosted by the famous actor Kamen Vodenicharov. It started on 20 September 2006 and ended on 11 December 2006. 16 Bulgarians took part in the first season. The prize was 250,000 leva. The first winner in Survivor BG was Neli Ivanova.

Participants

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  • Olya Gospodinova (51)
  • Margarita Yankova (21)
  • Diyana Agontseva (35)
  • Aleksandar Dimitrov (28)
  • Iliana Valcheva (27)
  • Kostadin Traykov (33)
  • Andrey Manev (27)
  • Zvezdomir Shutov (24)
  • Ivan Sirakov (48)
  • Tanya Vasileva (22)
  • Semra Niyazieva (26)
  • Petya Spasova (27)
  • Valentin Hristov (53)
  • Atanas Ganev (32)
  • Ahmed Shuganov (26)
  • Neli Ivanova (29)

Season 2 (2007)

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Season 2 was aired on bTV from 24 September 2007 with a special live event airing on 19 September in which 22 contestants took part. This season had a brand new host, Vladimir Karamazov.

Participants

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  • Aleksandar Kirov (33)
  • Anton Agontsev (35)
  • Bilyana Martinova (18)
  • Diana Parvanova (21)
  • Dilyan Bachvarov "Bach" (22)
  • Djina Stoeva (30)
  • Gabriela Martinova (18)
  • Galina Ivanova (29)
  • Georgi Drenski (31)
  • Georgi Kostadinov (27)
  • Georgi Krastev (23)
  • Hristina Dimitrova (22)
  • Ivan Kristof (38)
  • Lachezar Borisov (44)
  • Megi Derm (33)
  • Miroslav Djokanov (19)
  • Petar Nedyalkov (54)
  • Sasha Voskresenska (46)
  • Stanislav Iliev "Findo" (26)
  • Stanka Nikleva (28)
  • Svetla Dimitrova (37)
  • Tsvetelina Razlozhka (29)

Season 3 (2008)

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The premiere of season 3 was on 24 September 2008 on bTV. The actor Vladimir Karamazov continued as host.

Participants

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  • Ali Aliev (28)
  • Dimitar Dimitrov (29)
  • Evgeniya Angelova (18)
  • Filip Lhamsuren (28)
  • Galina Petkova (34)
  • Georgi Vanov (45)
  • Gergana Dimitrova (23)
  • Gergana Savova (31)
  • Ivan Dimitrov (38)
  • Ivanka Kostova (46)
  • Lachezar Angelov (40)
  • Marina Antonova (19)
  • Nikolay Martinov (40)
  • Silviya Dimitrova (27)
  • Silviya Radulova (29)
  • Spas Stoyanov (24)
  • Valentin Gavazov (52)
  • Vanya Boneva (23)
  • Yana Marinova (29)
  • Yanita Yancheva (21)
  • Zdravko Zdravkov (37)
  • Zhivko Naydenov (27)

Season 4 (2009)

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Season 4 was filmed during May, June and July 2009 in the Philippines. The premiere of season 4 was on 22 September 2009 on bTV. The hosts consisted of Evtim Mioshev until the 22nd day, which then after switched to Vladimir Karamazov.

For the first time in the Survivor franchise across the world as a whole, a contestant died — Noncho Vodenicharov died of a heart attack during filming.[1]

Participants

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  • Dimitar Hodzhev "Mityo Krika" (33)
  • Emanuela Badeva (22)
  • Georgi Kehayov (19)
  • Georgi Petkov (29)
  • Hristina Ruseva (29)
  • Indira Kasimova (22)
  • Iva Prandzheva (37)
  • Ivan Jochkolovski (24)
  • Julieta Okot (40)
  • Kiril Haralampiev (29)
  • Lyuben Ivanov (26)
  • Lyudmila Dimitrova (31)
  • Lyudmila Ivanova (42)
  • Margarita Amidzhirova (22)
  • Maria Kalenderska (24)
  • Nikolay Koychev (36)
  • Noncho Vodenicharov† (53)
  • Plamen Penev (23)
  • Ralitsa Ginkova (25)
  • Ralitsa Kirilova (28)
  • Svetlin Zanev (35)
  • Svetoslav Barkanichkov (35)
  • Verislav Tudjarov (21)
  • Zlatina Dimitrova (22)

Season 5 (2014)

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Cast for the new season, entitled "Survivor Cambodia: Fans vs Favorites", was to November 15, 2013. The premiere of season 5 was on 15 September 2014.[2]

Participants

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  • Anton Agontsev (41)
  • Damyana Mateva (22)
  • Desislava Stefanova (28)
  • Dimitar Dimitrov (35)
  • Diyana Agontseva (43)
  • Emanuil Naydenov (36)
  • Iva Prandzheva (41)
  • Krum Sirakov (27)
  • Marcho Markov (28)
  • Merlina Arnaudova (42)
  • Nadezhda Prokopieva (25)
  • Ralitsa Kirilova (32)
  • Rosen Vangelov (36)
  • Silviya Dimitrova (33)
  • Silviya Radulova (35)
  • Stanislav Iliev "Findo" (33)
  • Svetlin Zanev (40)
  • Svetoslav Barkanichkov (40)
  • Vanja Džaferović (30)
  • Vasil Petkov (52)
  • Yanita Yancheva (26)
  • Yavor Zayn (27)
  • Yordanka Nikolova "Yori" (29)

Season 6 (2022)

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After a 7-year hiatus on April 15, 2021, it was announced that Survivor would return with a new season in 2022.[3] The premiere of season 6 was on 21 February 2022

Participants[4]

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  • Aleksandra Petrova (35)
  • Anelia Shtereva (21)
  • Borislava Varbanova (29)
  • Ganka Stateva (25)
  • Georgi Petkov (24)
  • Djuliana Butrakova (22)
  • Dragomir Methodiev (46)
  • Zoran Petrovski (39)
  • Ivaylo Krusharski (28)
  • Ivana Mikova (43)
  • Ivan Georgiev (32)
  • Ilian Vassilev (37)
  • Ioana Varbichkova (34)
  • Karin Okolie (27)
  • Margaritha Chaneva (36)
  • Mila Savova (31)
  • Milev Kutelov (33)
  • Peyo Georgiev (43)

Season 7 (2023)

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Participants

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  • 1. Blagoy Georgiev (41)
  • 2. Ermina Boyanova (21)
  • 3. Danail Stoyanov (22)
  • 4. Edis Pala (27)
  • 5. Svetoslav Slavchev (49)
  • 6. Tatyana (44)
  • 7. Tsvetelin Stavrev (21)
  • 8. Genoveva Ivanova (24)
  • 9. Maria Obreykova (21)
  • 10. Pavel Zdravkov (25)
  • 11. Kiril Hadzhiev - Tino (26)
  • 12. Ivan Bulkin (27)
  • 13. Stefan Popov - Chefo (29)
  • 14. Snezhana Makaveeva (32)
  • 15. Staniliya Stamenova (34)
  • 16. Georgi Valentinov (29)
  • 17. Bozhana Katsarova (33)
  • 18. Elina Panayotova (26)
  • 19. Aleksandra Nakova (32)
  • 20. Margo Cooper (29)
  • 21. Krum Tsonev (27)
  • 22. Filip Bukov (29)
  • 23. Zlatomira Oprova (32)
  • 24. Stefani Razsolkov (22)

References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria Mayor Dies during Survivor Episode". novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. May 31, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Survivor Камбоджа стартира по-силен от всеки на 15 септември по bTV" [Survivor Cambodia started stronger than each on 15 September by bTV] (in Bulgarian). 2014-08-24. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  3. ^ "Стани част от новия сезон на "Survivor"".
  4. ^ "Двайсет смели мъже и жени влизат в "Survivor: Скритият идол"". survivor.btv.bg. February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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