DARA debuts at No.21 on UK chart

DARA’s “Bangaranga” opened at No. 21 on the UK Official Singles Chart for the week of May 22-28, according to the Official Charts Company. The entry came less than a week after DARA won the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 for Bulgaria with the same song, as reported by ESCToday. The chart run gives the Bulgarian singer a visible post-contest result in one of Eurovision’s biggest non-domestic music markets. Official Charts says the UK singles ranking is compiled from streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl sales. ### Where did the No. 21 figure come from? The Official Charts Company lists “Bangaranga” on its song page with chart statistics tied to the UK singles ranking. The main Official Singles Chart page for May 22-28, 2026 covers that weekly frame, while ESCToday reported on May 23 that the song had debuted at No. 21 with the Eurovision-winning entry. ESCToday also said the appearance marked DARA’s first UK top-40 placement. Official Charts separately describes the singles chart as the UK’s weekly ranking of the biggest songs, based on audio and video streams, downloads, CDs and vinyl. That matters here because Eurovision songs often get a short burst from broadcast exposure and fan-driven streaming in the days after the final. ### How quickly did this follow Eurovision? ESCToday reported that Bulgaria won Eurovision 2026 on May 17 in Vienna, with DARA taking the title for “Bangaranga.” The chart debut therefore landed within the first chart week after the contest result. The timing is typical of Eurovision spillover into national charts, because the contest final concentrates attention into one weekend. In this case, the UK chart entry shows that “Bangaranga” moved beyond the contest scoreboard into commercial consumption measured by the Official Charts Company. ### Is this DARA’s first UK chart breakthrough? ESCToday said the No. 21 debut was DARA’s initial UK top-40 arrival. Official Charts’ artist page for DARA also indicates limited prior UK chart history, with “Bangaranga” now the song attached to the singer’s UK chart presence. The result gives Bulgaria’s winning act a concrete benchmark in the British market, even if the chart data available publicly on Official Charts’ pages is limited to the weekly placement and related song statistics. ### How did the UK’s own Eurovision act perform in the contest? Eurovisionworld says Look Mum No Computer represented the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2026 with “Eins, Zwei, Drei.” The site lists the UK as finishing 25th with one point in the grand final. That contrast does not describe UK chart performance for the British entry, but it does place DARA’s UK chart debut against the backdrop of the contest’s British result. Eurovisionworld also identifies “Eins, Zwei, Drei” as the song performed for the UK in this year’s competition. ### What happens next for the song? The next test for “Bangaranga” will come with the following weekly UK chart update from the Official Charts Company. The current published frame is May 22-28, 2026, and the Official Charts website will show whether DARA holds, climbs or drops in the next tally.