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Big Brother is a reality show. It is based on the "Big Brother" series by
At present, the format is spread in a number of countries around the world. A group of people (called the Housemates) live together in an isolated house. 24 hours a day their life is recorded by hidden cameras in all the rooms in the House. They don't have TV, Internet, newspapers, even watches on their hands. The Housemates are completely isolated from the outside world. Every week, each one of them must enter the Diary room and nominate 2 of the other people for public eviction. The 2 or more housemates with most negative votes become nominated. For almost a week the TV viewers have to decide which of them to be evicted, voting via SMS or phone calls. Every week the Housemates have a week task. Depending on whether they do their task successfully or unsuccessfully, their week budget is increased or decreased. During the final week, the viewers vote which one of the remaining people in the House to be the winner. He or she wins a big cash prize.
The show's name comes from
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Main seasons
Big Brother 1
Big Brother is the first reality show in Bulgaria. Its first season started on 18 October, 2004 and ended on 17 January, 2005. The winner was Zdravko Vassilev. He won 200 000
A 24-hour cable channel was created to show live image from the house. Its original name was Big Brother Live, but it was renamed Nova + when it showed
In the first season, the Housemates were originally 12. Later, 3 new Housemates entered the House. Here are all the participants:
* Zdravko Vassilev (27) - Winner on Day 92
* Svetlozara Trendafilova (19) - Runner-up on Day 92
* Viktor Jechkov (27) - 3rd place on Day 92
* Alidjan Aliev (31) - 8th evicted on Day 85
* Zeineb Madjurova (19) - 7th evicted on Day 78 (She entered on Day 50)
* Tihomir Georgiev (31) - 6th evicted on Day 71 (He entered on Day 18)
* Veneta Mileva-Ilieva (36) - Left the house on Day 58 (She entered on Day 50)
* Mariela Kiselkova (23) - 5th evicted on Day 57
* Svetlan "Groshi" Shevrov (32) - Expelled by Big Brother on Day 48
* Nayden Naydenov (24) - Expelled by Big Brother on Day 48
* Stoyka Stefanova (25) - 4th evicted on Day 43
* Margarita Grigorova (38) - 3rd evicted on Day 36
* Sylvia-Alexandra Docheva (25) - 2nd evicted on Day 29
* Anelia Ivanova (31) - 1st evicted on Day 22
* Dimitar Kazalov (40) - Left the house on Day 17
Big Brother 2
Big Brother 2 started on 19 September, 2005 and ended on 19 December, 2005. The hosts of the show were Niki Kunchev and Evelina Pavlova. The winner was Miroslav Atanasov. He won 200 000 levas (100 000 Euros).
The second season of "Big Brother" in Bulgaria was full of secret tasks and surprises, which started from the first day. Entering the House, the new participants were very surprised - it was empty. The walls were unpainted, there was no furniture. The same night, each one of the Housemates was asked to enter the Diary room and nominate one of the other people not to receive his luggage during the whole stay in the House. Then, before the end of the LIVE show, it was announced that two of the housemates were married - Elena (evicted later with 86%) and Miroslav (the winner). The Nova + 24-hour channel was available once again, but this time on more cable providers.
Originally, the housemates were 15. Later, the House entered 4 new housemates. Here are all the participants:
* Miroslav Atanasov (25) - Winner on Day 92
* Leonardo Bianchi (31) - Runner-up on Day 92 (He entered on Day 51)
* Stefan "Bat Sali" Kemalov (28) - 3th place on Day 92
* Zvezdelin "Vego" Minchev (40) - 4th place on Day 92
* Ivan Naydenov (35) - 13th evicted on Day 89
* Irena Vassileva (39) - 12th evicted on Day 87
* Daniela Dimitrova (24) - 11th evicted on Day 85 (She entered on Day 51)
* Elena Romele (39) - 10th evicted on Day 78 (She entered on Day 8)
* Maya Iotsova (19) - 9th evicted on Day 71 (She entered on Day 51)
* Marian Zahariev (28) - 8th evicted on Day 64
* Radomira Kossadjieva (18) - 7th evicted on Day 57
* Miglena Kamenova (29) - 6th evicted on Day 50
* Plamena Nikolaeva (21) - 5th evicted on Day 43
* Elena Georgieva (23) - 4th evicted on Day 37 (Left on Day 38)
* Silvia Dragoeva (23) - 3rd evicted on Day 29
* Nedyalko Lazarov (31) - 2nd evicted on Day 22
* Petko Vasilev (27) - 1st evicted on Day 15
* Radoslav Stoyanov (21) - Left the House on Day 8
* Silva Bratanova (20) - Left the House on Day 8
Big Brother 3
Started 18th September, 20:00 EET and ended on 11th December, 2006. This season, only Niki Kunchev was hosting the show.
There was also a live
Originally, the housemates were 16. On the first night, it was announced that a secret housemate was living in a secret room. It turned to be Vyara's twin-sister - Nadejda. Every day they had to replace themselves, without any other person's notice. Later, it was announced that there is a second secret housemate living in a second secret room. It was Vyara and Nadejda's third twin-sister Lyubov (their names come from the popular Bulgarian expression "Вяра, надежда и любов" , or "Faith, hope and love").The prize (200 000 leva in BB1 and BB2) was increased to 500 000 leva. However, if any of the housemates breaked one of the house rules (even if he/she forgot to put on his/her microphone) the prize would be decreased with 5000 leva. So, the prize dropped to 200 000 leva, just like in the first two seasons. Plamen, who left the House voluntarily gave back the 5 000 leva, which he took the first time he wanted to leave. The money were added to the big prize. However, during the new week task "
On the first nominations, the difference was that the two people with most negative votes were directly evicted. These were Mariola and Panayot. In the Big Brother Live Studio, they were given a secret task - to return in the secret rooms in the house and stay there for a week. They had to take clothes and food from the House without anyone's notice. If the task was successful, they would go back to the house. In the beginning both of them agreed to return, but later Mariola decided to leave the show, so now only Panayot is a secret housemate.
The house had much more rooms, but its square surface was the same. There were several bathrooms. Four days before the official start of the show the 16 reserves entered to test the house. They lived there till 17 September, 20:00 h when they left it. Their stay has not been aired. However, none of them entered the House later. The real Housemates entered the House on 18 September, 20:00 EET when the show officially started. They weren't told that the House had been inhabited four days ago.
The Nova + live channel was officially available from the following providers:
* Eurocom Cable
* Dobrudja Cable
* SCAT
Originally, the housemates were 16. Later, the House entered two new housemates - Vyara's sisters. Here are all the participants:
*Lyubov Stancheva (21) - Winner on Day 85
*Violeta Kondova (57) - Runner-up on Day 85
*Lilyana Angelova (25) - 4th place on Day 85
*Paloma Santana (18) - 4th place on Day 85
*Boyan Angelov (23) - 5th place on Day 85
*Todor Karagyozov (34) - 10th evicted on Day 80
*Vyara Stancheva (21) - 9th evicted on Day 78
*Pavel Takov (24) - 8th evicted on Day 71
*Nadejda Stancheva (21) - evicted on Day 64
*Penyo Daskalov (20) - evicted on Day 64
*Svetlana Stoycheva (29) - 5th evicted on Day 57
*Borislav Borisov (25) - 4th evicted on Day 50
*Eva Miteva (29) - Left the house voluntarily on Day 47
*Garo Papazyan (37) - 3rd evicted on Day 43
*Diyana Nikolova (21) - 2nd evicted on Day 37
*Panayot Kyuchukov (23) - 1st evicted on Day 29
*Mariola Indjova (26) - Left the house voluntarily on Day 16
*Plamen Vurbanov (44) - Left the house voluntarily on Day 8
Big Brother 4
VIP seasons
VIP Brother 1
VIP Brother is the name of the Bulgarian version of the Big Brother's spin-off
The winner of VIP Brother 1 was the pop-folk singer Konstantin, who was chosen by 78% of the audience. He won 50 000 leva. Here are all the VIP Housemates from the first season:
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VIP Brother 2
The second season of the show started on 26th March, 20.00 h. This year the show lasted for 33 days because of the high ratings and its final was on 27th April, 20.00 h. The rules were not followed so strictly as in
Surprisingly, the winner was
The Housemates
12 Housemates entered the House on Day 1. Before entering, BB1's winner Zdravko proposed to his girlfriend Hristina. On Day 5, she accepted and entered the House with their daughter Yanica. Yanica was the third child to live in the House after Danaya from VIPB1 and the baby Amber from BB3.
Here are all the Housemates:
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VIP Brother 3
Big Brother: The Housemates Strike Back
On the 7th June, Big Brother brought together Housemates from all Big Brother and VIP Brother seasons and gave them their last task - to destroy the House. Here are the Housemates, who participated in the
From Big Brother 1:
** Zdravko (he won BB1 and also participated in VIPB2)
** Zeyneb
** Mariela "Mell"
** Nayden
** Stoyka
** Tihomir (he also participated in VIPB2)
** Veneta
From Big Brother 2:
** Elena
** Zvezdelin "Vego"
** Ivan
** Miroslav (the winner of BB2)
** Nedyalko
** Silvia
** Stefan "Bat Sali"
** Leonardo Bat Sali and Leonardo made a performance as a part of the concert in the House by some of the singer stars from VIP Brother.
From VIP Brother 1:
** Dim Dukov
** Konstantin (the winner of VIPB1)
** Mitio "The Gun"
** RainaRaina and Konstantin also made a performance. Dim Dukov also sang with Konstantin.
From Big Brother 3:
** Panayot
** Garo
** Eva
** Borislav
** Svetlana
** Penyo
** The triplets Vyara, Nadejda and Lyubov (the winner of BB3)
** Lilyana
** VioletaPenyo participated in the concert.
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** Zdravko (also the winner of BB1)
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** Tihomir (he and Zdravko entered with the other BB1 Housemates)
** Hristina (the winner of VIPB2. She is also Zdravko's wife, who won BB1 and also participated in VIPB2.)
Trivia
*General
** Winners: 3 males and 2 females
** Youngest "Big Brother" winner: Lyubov (
** "Big Brother" winner with the highest percentage: 78%, Konstantin,
** Highest eviction percentage: Elena Georgieva, 86%,
** Least eviction difference: 1%: Maya Iotsova 51%, Daniela Dimitrova 49%, Maya evicted,
** Oldest "Big Brother" housemate: Ivan - 58 years old,
** Season with most contestants:
** Season with least contestants:
** Shortest gap between 2 "Big Brother" seasons: 3 months, BB2 -
** Shortest "Big Brother":
** Longest "Big Brother":
** Shortest stay in the House: Danail and Daniel,
** "Big Brother" with highest money-prize:
** Most housmates to leave the house voluntarily: 4,
** Most housemates left on the final night: 6,
** Youngest "Big Brother" housemate: Radomira Kossadjieva,
** "VIP Brother" with highest money-prize:
** Longest time spent in the House: 118 days, Zdravko Vassilev -
*2004-2005, January /
** First set of nominees: Anelia and Dimiter -
** First contestant to be evicted: Anelia Ivanova –
** First contestant to voluntarily leave: Dimiter Kazalov –
** First replacement housemate: Tihomir Georgiev –
** First "Big Brother" Winner: Zdravko Vassilev /200 000 leva/
** First contestants to be expelled by Big Brother: Naiden Naidenov and Svetlan Shevrov “Groshi” –
** First sex in the House: Tihomir Georgiev and Mariela Kiselkova -
** First lesbian sex: Mariela Kiselkova and Svetlozara Trendafilova -
** Longest time spent in the house without being nominated: 70 days, Svetlozara Trendafilova -
** First housemate not to be nominated during the whole season: Victor -
*2005 /
** First "evil" Big Brother
** First "Big Brother" with a couple competing: Elena and Miroslav –
** First contestant to be voted into the house by the public: Elena Romele -
** First foreigner housemate: Leonardo Bianchi (from Italy) –
** Longest time spent in the house by a replacement housemate: Elena Romele - 70 days,
*2006 /
** First set of nominees: Raina, Mitio Pishtova and Vesela Neynski
** First VIP housemate to be evicted: Raina –
** First VIP housemate to voluntarily leave: Vesela Neynski –
** First "VIP Brother" Winner: Konstantin /50 000 levas/
** First child to enter and live in the House: Danaya (3 years old) -
** First blood related housemates: Violeta and Danaya, mother and daughter,
** Least housemates to be evicted: 2,
** First "Big Brother" with secret inquisition:
*2006 /
** First season with a talk show:
** First triplets competing: Vyara, Nadejda and Lyubov -
** First pregnant housemate: Svetlana -
** First "Big Brother" baby: Amber -
** First faked eviction: Panayot and Mariola,
** Longest time before the 1st eviction takes place: 29 days,
** First nominations with 5 nominated housemates (Vyara, Nadejda, Lilyana, Svetlana, Penyo): the 6th nominations,
** First double eviction: Penyo and Nadejda,
** First non-secret nominations: the 8th nominations,
** First nominations with positive votes: the 9th nominations,
** First final with two people on 4th place: Liliana and Paloma (they had equal votes),
** First woman to win: Lyubov,
*2007 /
** First housemates to compete in two "Big Brother" seasons: Zdravko and Tihomir, previously from
** First TV show shot in the House during "Big Brother": "Hot" with host
** First family in the House: Zdravko, Hristina and Yanica,
** First wedding in the House: Zdravko and Hristina,
** First non-VIP on "VIP Brother": Hristina,
** First nominations when the Housemates can nominate themselves positively: the 1st nominations,
** First nominations when the Housemates had to nominate three people: the 2nd nominations,
** First non-VIP to win "VIP Brother": Hristina,
** First intruder to win: Hristina,
*2008 /Big Brother 4/
** First season to be shot in the new House
** First season without Niki Kunchev as a host
*2009 /
** It may be longer than the previous two seasonsUpcoming season
External links
* [http://www.bigbrother.bg/ Official site]
* [http://bb1.bigbrother.bg/ Big Brother 1]
* [http://bb2.bigbrother.bg/ Big Brother 2]
* [http://bb3.bigbrother.bg/ Big Brother 3]
* [http://www.bigbrother.bg/ Big Brother 4]
* [http://vip1.bigbrother.bg/ VIP Brother 1]
* [http://vip2.bigbrother.bg/ VIP Brother 2]
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