Bulgaria came first in the Eurovision final with the country finishing in 10th place.

Akylas spoke to ERT1 expressing his sadness: “Bucket again…I don’t know if I should apologize. To be honest, I am indeed sad because I didn’t want to disappoint you. I didn’t mean to upset you,” he noted and added: “You really brought me this far, you supported me and that’s the most important thing for me: that you gave me this opportunity to be in this great competition.

I want you to know that throughout this whole journey I gave 100%, 200% of my stamina and myself. I got sick, I got tonsils, I did everything I could to give my best. I’m definitely sorry for the position we got, maybe we were a little bit unfair, but still: Greece, thank you so much for giving me the chance to live it. Thank you, and I love you very much.”