{{Short description|Bulgarian musical duo}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Elitsa and Stoyan | native_name = Елица и Стоян | native_name_lang= bg | image = ESC 2007-Elitsa Todorova-Stovan Yankulov.jpg | caption = Stoyan Yankoulov and Elitsa Todorova at ESC 2007 | origin = Varna and Sofia, Bulgaria | genre = Folk rock, electronic rock, world, worldbeat | years_active = 2003–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Elitsa Todorova<br>Stoyan Yankoulov }}
'''Elitsa and Stoyan''' ({{langx|bg|Елица и Стоян}}) are a Bulgarian music duo consisting of singers Elitsa Todorova and {{ill|Stoyan Yankoulov|bg|Стоян Янкулов}}. In 2007, they were the entry for Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, finishing in fifth place with the song "Water". It remained the highest placement for Bulgaria in the contest until the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.<ref name=ESC2007>{{cite web|last=Brey|first=Marco|title=Elitsa & Stoyan to represent Bulgaria!|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=elitsa_and_stoyan_to_represent_bulgaria|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=27 March 2013|date=10 February 2007}}</ref> In March 2013, the duo were selected to represent Bulgaria for a second time at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Samo shampioni",<ref name=ESC2013>{{cite web|last=Escudero|first=Victor|title=Bulgaria enters new song for Malmö|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=bulgaria_enters_new_song_for_malmoe|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=27 March 2013|date=11 March 2013}}</ref> but failed to qualify for the final.
== Career == Elitsa and Stoyan met in 2003. In 2007 they won Pesen Na Eurovizija 2007 and represented Bulgaria at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, with the song "Voda (Water)".<ref name=ESC2007/> Later they released their second single "Earth".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Floras |first=Stella |date=2008-03-25 |title=Bulgaria: Elitsa and Stoyan - Faces for a new campaign |url=https://esctoday.com/10945/bulgaria_elitsa_and_stoyan_-_faces_for_a_new_campaign/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=ESCToday |language=en-US}}</ref>
On 10 February 2013, Elitsa and Stoyan were selected by the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The Bulgarian national selection took place on 3 March 2013, with two songs tied for first place after the combined jury and audience votes, "Kismet" and "Samo Shampioni". Kismet was selected as the winning song,<ref>{{cite web|last=Escudero|first=Victor|title=Elitsa & Stoyan to perform Kismet in Malmö|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=elitsa_and_stoyan_to_sing_kismet_in_malmoe|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|access-date=27 March 2013|date=3 March 2013}}</ref> however on 11 March 2013, BNT withdrew "Kismet" due to copyright concerns and replaced it with "Samo shampioni".<ref name=ESC2013/>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{succession box|before=Mariana Popova<br>with ''Let Me Cry'' | title=Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest | years=2007 | after= Deep Zone and DJ Balthazar<br>with ''DJ, Take Me Away'' }} {{s-break}} {{succession box | before=Sofi Marinova<br>with "Love Unlimited" | after=Poli Genova<br>with "If Love Was a Crime" | title=Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest | years=2013 }} {{s-end}}
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Category:Musical groups from Sofia Category:Male–female musical duos Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants
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