Bulgaria Eurovision Contester Wraps up Promo Tour in Istanbul

Krasimir is now back in Sofia together with his entire team: "We are rehearsing daily," he says. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency

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Krasimir Avramov, the Bulgarian representative in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, has just concluded his promo tour in Istanbul and has now returned to Sofia for the final rehearsals of Illusion before he flies off to Moscow in ten days time.

"I was blown away by Turkish hospitality and warmth. People were so helpful, eager to guide and inform us about everything. Even TV hosts made a point of escorting us personally to our cars to see us off. It feels great to have such neighbours close to us!" Krassimir told esctoday.com on his way to the airport to return to Sofia.

Krasimir, together with Petya Buyuklieva who will be together with him on stage in Moscow as a backing vocalist, arrived in Istanbul where a full promo schedule was laid out for them. Krassimir and Petya were guests on the 60 Dakika in Show TV, PATLICAN of Number 1 TV and also Number One Radio. Finally they were interviewed by MTV Turkey and Skyturk TV.

Krasimir is now back in Sofia together with his entire team: "We are rehearsing daily," he tells us, "the hardest thing was to find a room high enough for the stilt dancers to rehearse. They are about 2,50- 2,70 metres tall on stilts."

Today, the Bulgarian team recorded for the Mitko Stconev Sunday show. This will be the first time Illusion will be presented to the Bulgarian public after the country's final. On Tuesday, they will be closing the local Music Idol show and on Friday they are guests on the Night Flight on BNT Satellite which will also be broadcast on Darik Radio. Finally on Sunday, they will be on the special Eurovision show on BNT.