Big Brother 1 (Bulgarian season)

Big Brother 1 was the first season of the Bulgarian version of Big Brother and it's the first reality show in Bulgaria. The show was aired on Nova Television. The show started on 18 October 2004 and ended on 17 January 2005 and it was hosted by Niki Kanchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Zdravko, who won 200 000 leva.[1] He also participated in the second season of VIP Brother - the season was won by his wife.[2]

Big Brother 1
Season 1
Presented byNiki Kanchev
Evelina Pavlova
No. of days92
No. of housemates15
WinnerZdravko Vasilev
Runner-upSvetlozara Trendafilova
Release
Original networkNova television
Original release18 October 2004 (2004-10-18) –
17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)
Season chronology
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Season 2

Housemates

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12 Housemates entered the House on Day 1, and another 1 on Day 18. Veneta and Zeyneb entered on Day 50.

Name Age Occupation Residence Day entered Day exited Status
Zdravko Vasilev 27 Un­known Primorsko 1 92 Winner
Svetlozara Trendafilova "Zara" 19 Model Varna 1 92 Runner-up
Viktor Zhechkov 27 Dentist Sliven 1 92 Third Place
Alidzhan Aliev 31 Computer specialist Sofia 1 85 Evicted
Zeyneb Madzhurova 19 Student Burgas 50 78 Evicted
Tihomir Georgiev 31 Businessman Sofia 18 71 Evicted
Veneta Mileva-Ilieva 36 Beautician Kostinbrod 50 58 Evicted
Mariela Kiselkova "Mel" 23 Graphic designer Sofia/Veliko Tarnovo 1 57 Evicted
Nayden Naydenov 24 Computer club operator Sofia 1 48 Ejected
Svetlan Shevrov "Groshi" 32 Carpenter Kostandovo 1 48 Ejected
Stoyka Stefanova 25 Unemployed Plovdiv 1 43 Evicted
Margarita Grigorova 38 Undergraduate Kyustendil 1 36 Evicted
Silvia-Aleksandra Docheva 25 Student Lovech 1 29 Evicted
Anelia Ivanova 31 Housewife Sofia/Ruse 1 22 Evicted
Dimitar Kazalov 40 Un­known Sofia/London 1 17 Evicted

Alidzhan

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Alidzhan Aliev is from Sofia. He entered the house on Day 1 and was the eighth evicted on Day 85.

Anelia

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Anelia Ivanova is from Sofia (born in Ruse). She entered the house on Day 1 and was the first evicted on Day 22. Disappointed with her participation, Anelia returned to Italy, where she lived before the show.

Dimitar

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Dimitar Kazalov is from Sofia (lives in London). He entered the house on Day 1 and left voluntarily on Day 17.

Margarita

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Margarita Grigorova is from Kyustendil. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the third evicted on Day 36.

Mariela

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Mariela Kiselkova "Mel" is from Sofia (born in Veliko Tarnovo). She entered the house on Day 1 and was the fifth evicted on Day 57. She had a brief lesbian romance with her roommate Svetlozara and made love to her.

Nayden

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Nayden Naydenov is from Sofia. He entered the house on Day 1, but was ejected on Day 48 along with Svetlan for aggressive behavior. After an incident in which they both started vandalism (breaking things in the house), the nominations were cancelled and there were open special telephone lines - the viewers had to decide whether they should be punished. They had four choices - to eject Nayden, to eject Svetlan, to eject both of them, or both of them simply to stay in the house. Nayden celebrated his 25th birthday in the house - there was a party in which Zara came out of a big cake. They had sex the same night.

Silvia-Aleksandra

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Silvia-Aleksandra Docheva is from Lovech. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the second evicted on Day 29.

Stoyka

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Stoyka Stefanova is from Plovdiv. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the fourth evicted on Day 43.

Svetlan

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Svetlan Shevrov "Groshi" is from Kostandovo. He entered the house on Day 1, but was ejected along with Nayden on Day 48.

Svetlozara

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Svetlozara Trendafilova "Zara" is from Varna. She entered the house on Day 1 and finished second in the finale on Day 92. She had a brief lesbian romance and sexual encounter with her roommate Mariela.

Tihomir

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Tihomir Georgiev is from Sofia. He entered the house on Day 18, after Dimitar's voluntary leave. He was the sixth evicted on Day 71. After he left the house, he met and later married the famous TV host Veneta Raykova. On 26 March 2007 they both entered the house as participants in VIP Brother 2.

Veneta

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Veneta Mileva-Ilieva is from Kostinbrod. She entered the house on Day 50, along with Zeyneb. Veneta left the house voluntarily on Day 58. After her participation in the show, she gave birth to her third child.

Viktor

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Viktor Zhechkov is from Sliven. He entered the house on Day 1 and finished third in the finale on Day 92. Viktor was the only housemate not to be nominated for eviction (never faced the public vote) during the whole season.

Zdravko

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Zdravko Vasilev is from Primorsko. He entered the house on Day 1 and became a winner on Day 92. An interesting fact is that his girlfriend Hristina contacted him during his stay in the house to tell him she was pregnant. On 26 March 2007 Zdravko entered the house again, this time as a participant in VIP Brother 2. Before entering, he proposed marriage to Hristina. On Day 5, she entered the house, too with their daughter. The couple married in the house. Surprisingly, Hristina was the winner of VIP Brother 2.[2]

Zeyneb

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Zeyneb Madzhurova is from Burgas. She entered the house on Day 50 along with Veneta, after Nayden and Svetlan's ejections. She was the seventh evicted on Day 78.

Weekly summary and highlights

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Week 1 Tasks Save the fire - the housemates had to save the fire in the garden for 72 hours. The task was successful.
Week 2 Tasks In the army - the housemates were put into military conditions - to wear army clothes, to separate into two armies... The task was unsuccessful
Week 3 Up for eviction Dimitar and Anelia (after Dimitar walked the nominees became four - Anelia, Silvia-Aleksandra, Stoyka, Mariela)
Entrances Tihomir entered the house on Day 18
Tasks Get to know your buddy - the housemates had to gather as much information about the other as they could.
Exits Dimitar walked on Day 17
Week 4 Up for eviction Silvia-Aleksandra and Zdravko
Tasks Diet - the housemates were divided into two groups - the first one had to lose weight, the second - to raise
Exits Anelia was evicted on Day 22
Week 5 Up for eviction Margarita, Stoyka and Zdravko
Tasks Stageplay - the housemates had to make up their own play. The special jury - the three housemates outside the house (Dimitar, Anelia and Silvia-Aleksandra) decided it was unsuccessful. The housemates lost 100% of their budget for the next week.
Exits Silvia-Aleksandra was evicted on Day 29
Week 6 Up for eviction Stoyka and Zdravko
Tasks A pet - the housemates were given the dog Rufus. They had to take care of him and teach him different tricks.
Exits Margarita was evicted on Day 36
Week 7 Up for eviction Alidzhan and Zdravko (the nominations were cancelled after Svetlan and Nayden's ejection)
Tasks In chains - the housemates were in chains with each other (in couples). They had to be together everywhere and all the time. The task was unsuccessful - Nayden and Svetlan broke the rules.
Birthdays Nayden celebrated his 25th birthday on 30 November. There was a party in the house in which Svetlozara came out of a big cake. They had sex the same night.
Exits Stoyka was evicted on Day 43; Svetlan and Nayden were ejected on Day 48 for breaking the rules
Week 8 Up for eviction Alidjan, Zdravko, Mariela and Tihomir
Entrances Veneta and Zeyneb entered the house on Day 50
Tasks Rich, poor - the housemates were divided into rich and poor
Week 9 Up for eviction There were no nominations because of Veneta's leaving
Tasks Good parents - the housemates were divided into couples, and they were given baby dolls. They had to look after them as their own children.
Exits Mariela was evicted on Day 57; Veneta walked on Day 58
Week 10 Up for eviction Tihomir and Zeyneb
Tasks Help Santa Claus - the housemates had to run 1208 miles (the distance between Lapland and Helsinki) on a running path in order their relatives to be given Christmas presents. The task was successful.
Week 11 Up for eviction Svetlozara and Zeyneb
Tasks Dirty trick - the housemates had to do bad tricks to each other.
Exits Tihomir was evicted on Day 71
Week 12 Up for eviction Svetlozara and Alidzhan
Tasks Skaters
Exits Zeyneb was evicted on Day 78
Week 13 Up for eviction No nominations. The positive voting started
Tasks This week there were only day tasks in order to entertain the housemates during their final days in the house
Exits Alidzhan was evicted on Day 85
Final
Day 92
Viktor finished in third place, Svetlozara - second and Zdravko left the house as the winner of Big Brother 1

Nominations table

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Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Final Nominations
received
Zdravko Mariela,
Dimitar
Stoyka,
Mariela
Tihomir,
Stoyka
Nayden,
Stoyka
Nayden,
Mariela
Mariela,
Tihomir
No
Nominations
Tihomir,
Zeyneb
Svetlozara,
Zeyneb
Svetlozara,
Alidzhan
Winner
(Day 92)
27
Svetlozara Dimiar,
Silvia-Aleksandra
Zdravko,
Silvia-Aleksandra
Zdravko,
Margarita
Zdravko,
Alidzhan
Alidzhan,
Zdravko
Alidzhan,
Zdravko
No
Nominations
Zeyneb,
Viktor
Zdravko,
Zeyneb
Alidzhan,
Zdravko
Runner-up
(Day 92)
9
Viktor Dimitar,
Anelia
Svetlozara,
Zdravko
Svetlan,
Alidzhan
Nayden,
Stoyka
Nayden,
Tihomir
Tihomir,
Mariela
No
Nominations
Tihomir,
Zeyneb
Svetlozara,
Zeyneb
Alidzhan,
Svetlozara
Third place
(Day 92)
5
Alidzhan Dimitar,
Anelia
Silvia-Aleksandra,
Zdravko
Tihomir,
Mariela
Nayden,
Stoyka
Mariela,
Nayden
Tihomir,
Mariela
No
Nominations
Tihomir,
Zeyneb
Svetlozara,
Zeyneb
Svetlozara,
Zdravko
Evicted
(Day 85)
20
Zeyneb Not in
House
Exempt No
Nominations
Alidzhan,
Tihomir
Alidzhan,
Svetlozara
Evicted
(Day 78)
8
Tihomir Not in
House
Exempt Margarita,
Stoyka
Zdravko,
Viktor
Zdravko,
Alidzhan
Zdravko,
Alidzhan
No
Nominations
Alidzhan,
Zdravko
Evicted
(Day 71)
10
Veneta Not in
House
Exempt Walked
(Day 58)
0
Mariela Zdravko,
Anelia
Zdravko,
Silvia-Aleksandra
Margarita,
Zdravko
Zdravko,
Alidzhan
Zdravko,
Alidzhan
Alidzhan,
Zdravko
Evicted
(Day 57)
13
Nayden Anelia,
Dimitar
Silvia-Aleksandra,
Mariela
Mariela,
Stoyka
Stoyka,
Viktor
Viktor,
Mariela
Ejected
(Day 48)
8
Svetlan Dimitar,
Stoyka
Zdravko,
Stoyka
Zdravko,
Stoyka
Zdravko,
Stoyka
Alidzhan,
Zdravko
Ejected
(Day 48)
2
Stoyka Anelia,
Silvia-Aleksandra
Silvia-Aleksandra,
Zdravko
Zdravko,
Margarita
Alidzhan,
Zdravko
Evicted
(Day 43)
15
Margarita Viktor,
Stoyka
Stoyka,
Alidzhan
Mariela,
Stoyka
Evicted
(Day 36)
4
Silvia-Aleksandra Svetlozara,
Mariela
Alidzhan,
Svetlan
Evicted
(Day 29)
7
Anelia Dimitar,
Nayden
Evicted
(Day 22)
5
Dimitar Alidzhan,
Nayden
Walked
(Day 17)
7
Nomination
notes
1 2 none 3 4 5 none 6
Against
public vote
Anelia,
Mariela,
Silvia-Aleksandra,
Stoyka
Silvia-Aleksandra,
Zdravko
Margarita,
Stoyka,
Zdravko
Stoyka,
Zdravko
Alidzhan,
Zdravko
Alidzhan,
Mariela,
Tihomir,
Zdravko
none Tihomir,
Zeyneb
Svetlozara,
Zeyneb
Alidzhan,
Svetlozara
All
Housemates
Walked Dimitar none Veneta none
Ejected none Svetlan,
Nayden
none
Evicted Anelia
Most votes
to evict
Silvia-Aleksandra
Most votes
to evict
Margarita
Most votes
to evict
Stoyka
Most votes
to evict
Eviction
Cancelled
Mariela
Most votes
to evict
Eviction
Cancelled
Tihomir
Most votes
to evict
Zeyneb
Most votes
to evict
Alidzhan
Most votes
to evict
Viktor
10%
(out of 3)
Svetlozara
46%
(out of 2)
Zdravko
54%
to win

Notes

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  • ^Note 1 : Initially, Dimitar and Anelia faced the public vote. However, after Dimitar walked, his nominations were voided meaning Mariela, Silvia-Aleksandra and Stoyka would also face the public vote with Anelia.
  • ^Note 2 : As a new Housemate, Tihomir was exempt from the nominations process this week.
  • ^Note 3 : Week 7's eviction was cancelled after the public voted to allow Big Brother to eject both Nayden & Svetlan as punishment for aggressive behavior and vandalizing the house.
  • ^Note 4 : As new Housemates, Veneta and Zeyneb were exempt from the nominations process this week.
  • ^Note 5 : As Veneta walked prior to nominations, nominations and the planned eviction for Week 9 were cancelled.
  • ^Note 6 : For the final week, the public were voting for a winner.

References

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  1. ^ "Здравко спечели в 'Биг брадър', прибира 200 000 лв" [Zdravko won at 'Big Brother', collected 200,000 leva.]. Vesti (in Bulgarian). Net Info. January 18, 2005. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Младоженката Христина победи звездите във "ВИП брадър 2"" [The bride Hristina beats stars in "VIP Brother 2"]. Vesti (in Bulgarian). Net Info. April 28, 2007. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
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