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- May 16, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Bulgaria's Dara Wins Eurovision 2026 in Vienna With 'Bangaranga'
- Bulgaria's Dara won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna on 16 May 2026 with 'Bangaranga' and 516 points, the country's first win[1]
- She is the first artist since Salvador Sobral in 2017 to win both the jury and public votes; Bulgaria's previous best was Kristian Kostov's second place in 2017[1]
- The song was written by Anne Judith Wik, Cristian Tarcea, Darina Yotova (Dara) and Dimitris Kontopoulos[1]
- The final began at 21:00 CEST at the Wiener Stadthalle with 25 finalists; Israel, Romania, Australia and Italy rounded out the top five[2]
- 35 countries took part, the fewest since 2003, after Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain boycotted over Israel's participation[2]
- The EBU reported 131 million viewers in 35 European markets, 35 million fewer than in 2025[2]
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- [1]90%eurovoix.com/2026/05/17/bulgaria-dara-wins-eurovision-2026eurovoix.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts May 16, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
Eurovoix, published 16 May 2026 (23:19 UTC): 'Dara from Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna with 516 points'; Wikipedia[2] gives the final's start as 21:00 CEST.
- [2]80%Eurovision Song Contest 2026en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 27, 2026· 50% of score
States the final took place on 16 May 2026 at 21:00 CEST at the Wiener Stadthalle with 25 finalists from 35 participants; Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain boycotted over Israel's inclusion; Israel, Romania, Australia and Italy completed the top five; the EBU reported 131 million viewers in 35 markets.[1]
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