Big Brother 1 was the first season of the Bulgarian version of Big Brother and 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. He also participated in the second season of VIP Brother - the season was won by his wife.
Housemates 12 Housemates entered the House on Day 1, and another 1 on Day 18. Veneta and Zeyneb entered on Day 50. NameAgeOccupationResidenceDay enteredDay exitedStatusZdravko Vasilev27Primorsko192Svetlozara Trendafilova "Zara"19ModelVarna192Viktor Zhechkov27DentistSliven192Alidzhan Aliev31Computer specialistSofia185 Zeyneb Madzhurova19StudentBurgas5078 Tihomir Georgiev31BusinessmanSofia1871 Veneta Mileva-Ilieva36BeauticianKostinbrod5058 Mariela Kiselkova "Mel"23Graphic designerSofia/Veliko Tarnovo157 Nayden Naydenov24Computer club operatorSofia148 Svetlan Shevrov "Groshi"32CarpenterKostandovo148 Stoyka Stefanova25UnemployedPlovdiv143 Margarita Grigorova38UndergraduateKyustendil136 Silvia-Aleksandra Docheva25StudentLovech129 Anelia Ivanova31HousewifeSofia/Ruse122 Dimitar Kazalov40Sofia/London117
Alidzhan Alidzhan Aliev is from Sofia. He entered the house on Day 1 and was the eighth evicted on Day 85.
Anelia 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 Dimitar Kazalov is from Sofia (lives in London). He entered the house on Day 1 and left voluntarily on Day 17.
Margarita Margarita Grigorova is from Kyustendil. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the third evicted on Day 36.
Mariela 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 had sex with her.
Nayden 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 Silvia-Aleksandra Docheva is from Lovech. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the second evicted on Day 29.
Stoyka Stoyka Stefanova is from Plovdiv. She entered the house on Day 1 and was the fourth evicted on Day 43.
Svetlan Svetlan Shevrov "Groshi" is from Kostandovo. He entered the house on Day 1, but was ejected along with Nayden on Day 48.
Svetlozara 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 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 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 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 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.
Zeyneb 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 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 FinalDay 92 Viktor finished in third place, Svetlozara - second and Zdravko left the house as the winner of Big Brother 1
Nominations table Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Final Nominationsreceived Zdravko Mariela,Dimitar Stoyka,Mariela Tihomir,Stoyka Nayden,Stoyka Nayden,Mariela Mariela,Tihomir NoNominations 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 NoNominations Zeyneb,Viktor Zdravko,Zeyneb Alidzhan,Zdravko Runner-up(Day 92) 9 Viktor Dimitar,Anelia Svetlozara,Zdravko Svetlan,Alidzhan Nayden,Stoyka Nayden,Tihomir Tihomir,Mariela NoNominations 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 NoNominations Tihomir,Zeyneb Svetlozara,Zeyneb Svetlozara,Zdravko Evicted(Day 85) 20 ZeynebNot inHouse Exempt NoNominations Alidzhan,Tihomir Alidzhan,Svetlozara Evicted(Day 78) 8 TihomirNot inHouse Exempt Margarita,Stoyka Zdravko,Viktor Zdravko,Alidzhan Zdravko,Alidzhan NoNominations Alidzhan,Zdravko Evicted(Day 71) 10 VenetaNot inHouse 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 Svetlozara,Mariela Alidzhan,Svetlan Evicted(Day 29) 7 Anelia Dimitar,Nayden Evicted(Day 22) 5 Dimitar Alidzhan,Nayden Walked(Day 17) 7 Nominationnotes 1 2 none 3 4 5 none 6 Againstpublic vote Anelia,Mariela,Stoyka Silvia-Aleksandra,Zdravko Margarita,Stoyka,Zdravko Stoyka,Zdravko Alidzhan,Zdravko Alidzhan,Mariela,Tihomir,Zdravko none Tihomir,Zeyneb Svetlozara,Zeyneb Alidzhan,Svetlozara AllHousemates WalkedDimitar none Veneta none Ejectednone Svetlan,Nayden noneEvictedAneliaMost votesto evictMost votesto evictMargaritaMost votesto evictStoykaMost votesto evictEvictionCancelledMarielaMost votesto evictEvictionCancelledTihomirMost votesto evictZeynebMost votesto evictAlidzhanMost votesto evictViktor10%Svetlozara46%(out of 2)Zdravko54%to win
Notes
: 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. : As a new Housemate, Tihomir was exempt from the nominations process this week. : 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. : As new Housemates, Veneta and Zeyneb were exempt from the nominations process this week. : As Veneta walked prior to nominations, nominations and the planned eviction for Week 9 were cancelled. : For the final week, the public were voting for a winner.
References
External links The official website of Big Brother 1