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✪ 4TH PLACE 2016 BulgariaBulgaria

If Love Was a Crime

Poli Genova

POINTS307
BPM110
TONEC major

🏆 Contest Performance

GRAND FINAL 4th Place 307 Points Running order 8
SEMI-FINAL 1 5th Place 220 Points Running order 12
semifinal25th220 pts
final4th307 pts

Who Voted for This Song

Country-by-country points from the contest score data stored on the site.

semifinal2 5th · 220 pts
20 voters
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final 4th · 307 pts
38 voters
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Lyrics

You and I we collide
Like the stars on the summer night
We can shine for ever
And you and I we're alive
What we feel is what is right
We can run like never
If love was a crime then we would be criminals
Locked up for life but I'll do the time
If love was a crime then we would work miracles
High above the ground
They will never break us down
О, Day mi lyubovta
Day mi lyubovta
О, Day mi lyubovta
They will never break us down
О, Day mi lyubovta
Day mi lyubovta
О, Day mi lyubovta
They will never break us down
Never mind
Wrong or right
Our love ain't got no pride
So we change for better
Unafraid
Never fade
When it's dark we illuminate
Can we rise together
If love was a crime then we would be criminals
Locked up for life but I'll do the time
If love was a crime then we would work miracles
High above the ground
They will never break us down
О, Day mi lyubovta
Day mi lyubovta
О, Day mi lyubovta
They will never break us down
О, Day mi lyubovta
Day mi lyubovta
О, Day mi lyubovta
They will never break us down
Together we're untouchable
You and me against the world
Together we're invincible
Together we're untouchable
You and me against the world
Together we're invincible
They will never breаk uѕ down

Credits & Delegation

ARTIST Poli Genova If Love Was a Crime
Past participations
BACKING SINGERS Bobo
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BACKING SINGERS Cesár Sampson
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BACKING SINGERS Desislava Hristova
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BACKING SINGERS Elisabeth Nesheva
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BACKING SINGERS Yana Baleva
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COMPOSER Borislav Milanov
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COMPOSER Joacim Persson
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COMPOSER Sebastian Arman
Past participations
COMPOSER Poli Genova
Past participations
STAGE DIRECTOR Ambra Succi
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SPOKESPERSON Anna Angelova
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COMMENTATORS Elena Rosberg
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COMMENTATORS Georgi Kushvaliev
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JURY MEMBERS Angel Zaberski No past participations found
JURY MEMBERS Michail Belchev No past participations found
JURY MEMBERS Stoyan Yankoulov
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JURY MEMBERS Teodora Katzarova No past participations found
JURY MEMBERS Yoanna Dragneva
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ARTIST PEOPLE Poli Plamenova Genova (Поли Пламенова Генова)
Past participations
LYRICIST Borislav Milanov
Past participations
LYRICIST Joacim Persson
Past participations
LYRICIST Poli Genova
Past participations
LYRICIST Sebastian Arman
Past participations

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Artist Info

Poli Genova

Poli Genova is a Bulgarian singer who represented Bulgaria twice in the Eurovision Song Contest. She first participated in 2011 with the song "Na Inat," performed in Bulgarian. Poli returned to Eurovision in 2016 with the bilingual song "If Love Was a Crime," sung in Bulgarian and English. She achieved significant success, finishing in 4th place with 307 points.