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A singer from Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest
Bulgarian singer DARA (Darina Yotova) became the winner of the 70th Eurovision music competition, the final of which took place on the night of May 17 in Vienna.
DARA brought pure energy with BANGARANGA on the Eurovision stage! 🇧🇬🔥Proud of our artist tonight. Show your support and vote Bulgaria! #Eurovision2026 #Bangaranga #Dara #Bulgaria pic.twitter.com/jp1k8FKZ8U
— Bulgaria (@Bulgaria) May 16, 2026
DARA received 516 points. Israeli representative Noam Bettan came in second place, 173 points behind.
Because of Israel's participation in the competition, it was boycotted by broadcasters and representatives of five countries - Iceland, Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands.
Ukraine was represented by singer Victoria Leleka, she took 9th place.
Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Results 🏆1.🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 516 points2.🇮🇱 Israel: 343 points3.🇷🇴 Romania: 296 points4.🇦🇺 Australia: 287 points5.🇮🇹 Italy: 281 points6.🇫🇮 Finland: 279 points7.🇩🇰 Denmark: 243 points8.🇲🇩 Moldova: 226 points9.🇺🇦 Ukraine: 221 points10.🇬🇷 Greece:…
— World of Statistics (@stats_feed) May 17, 2026
Russia took part in the competition for the last time in 2021, the singer Manizha then took 9th place. In 2022, Russia was suspended from the competition due to its invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently expelled from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which runs the competition.
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A singer from Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest