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DARA wins Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria

DARA, photo by Corinne Cumming, EBU

In last night’s Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest from Vienna, Austria, the song Bangaranga, performed by 27-year-old singer Dara for Bulgaria came out the winner. As usual, the results of the final were determined by public voting and jury voting in all thirty-seven participating countries, plus a Rest of the World aggregate public vote. Bulgaria finished first both in the jury voting and in the voting of the public. The juries placed Australia and Denmark joint second (Eclipse by Delta Goodrem and Før vi går hjem by Søren Torpegaard Lund). In the public voting Romania came second (Choke Me by Alexandra Căpitănescu) followed by Israel (Michelle by Noam Bettan) in third place.

It’s the first ever win for Bulgaria in the history of the Contest. Check out the complete ranking of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest and watch the Top 3 performances below. Congratulations Dara, congratulations Bulgaria!

The Results:

1. Bulgaria – Dara “Bangaranga” 516
2. Israel – Noam Bettan “Michelle” 343
3. Romania – Alexandra Căpitănescu “Choke Me” 296
4. Australia – Delta Goodrem “Eclipse” 287
5. Italy – Sal Da Vinci “Per sempre sì” 281
6. Finland – Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen “Liekinheitin” 279
7. Denmark – Søren Torpegaard Lund “Før vi går hjem” 243
8. Moldova – Satoshi “Viva, Moldova!” 226
9. Ukraine – Leléka “Ridnym” 221
10. Greece – Akylas “Ferto” 2200
11. France – Monroe “Regarde!” 158
12. Poland – Alicja “Pray” 150
13. Albania – Alis “Nân” 145
14. Norway – Jonas Lovv “Ya Ya Ya” 134
15. Croatia – Lelek “Andromeda” 124
16. Czechia – Daniel Zizka “Crossroads” 113
17. Serbia – Lavina “Kraj mene” 90
18. Malta – Aidan “Bella” 89
19. Cyprus – Antigoni “Jalla” 75
20. Sweden – Felicia “My System”51
21. Belgium – Essyla “Dancing on the Ice” 36
22. Lithuania – Lion Ceccah “Sólo quiero más” 22
23. Germany – Sarah Engels “Fire” 12
24. Austria – Cosmó “Tanzschein” 6
25. United Kingdom – ook Mum No Computer “Eins, Zwei, Drei” 1

A full breakdown of the votings is available on Eurovision.tv

 

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